Copper Country Discovery Tour - Wrangell Institute For Science and Environment
HC60 Box 338A Copper Center, AK 99573 907-822-3575 or 907-822-3282 Contact US
Facilities and Cautions
Facilities are rustic. Enjoy your easy 1/2 mile walk to Tonsina Bluffs on trails that are bare earth or covered with wood chips. Log or wood benches are provided along the way. Although the trails are not challenging, the wilderness can be. It is vital to stay with the group and follow the instructions of the guide at all times.
What is Provided
Binoculars
Mosquito head nets
Hand lenses
Rain ponchos
Water
Your Guide Bruce
What to Bring
Camera
Jacket (cool weather)
Sunglasses
Shade hat
Walking shoes
Your tour will be unique, partly dependent on weather and season, but planned opportunities include::
- View and photograph Wrangell Mountain vistas.
- Visit sourdough camp and discover life in Copper Basin.
- Visit active beaver lodges and dams and explore how these busy engineers transform their woodland home.
- Climb inside flowers to observe intricate details.
- Discover the boreal forest, discover one of the largest organisms on Earth, and America’s smallest mammal.
- Discover local plants with edible, poisonous, or medicinal properties.
- Examine mammal skins and skulls and explore how these wild animals are linked in the circle of life.
- Witness the grandeur of the largest active shield volcano of its kind.
- Wonder at the amazing migration of Copper River salmon and its impact on life in the Copper River Valley.
- Marvel at the local bird life, and if your are lucky (in June) visit an active great horned owl nest with young
Draw inspiration from the region, with growing appreciation for its life, its history, and its geologic origins.
