National Petroleum Reserve

The National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (or NPR-A) is a monstrous 23 million-acre region located north of the Brooks Range. It was initially set aside by President Harding as an emergency oil supply for the U.S. Navy. It is a land rich in wildlife and serves as a critical habitat for the Western Arctic caribou herd.

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Grizzly bear on tundra, NPR-A
Landscape along the Nigu river, NPR-A
Spring flowers, Brooks Range, NPR-A
Landscape along the Nigu river, NPR-A
Landscape along the Nigu river, NPR-A
Hiker glasses for wildlife, Brooks Range
Hiker glasses for wildlife, Brooks Range
Nigu bluff, Brooks range, NPR-A
Nigu bluff, Brooks range, NPR-A
Nigu bluff, Brooks range, NPR-A
Loaded canoes along NIgu bluff
Canada goose nest and eggs, NPR-A
Canada goose nest and eggs, NPR-A
Canada goose nest and eggs, NPR-A
Chert rock, Nigu bluff, NPR-A
Chert rock, Nigu bluff, NPR-A
Chert rock, Nigu bluff, NPR-A
Chert rock, Nigu bluff, NPR-A
Chert rock, Nigu bluff, NPR-A
Chert rock, Nigu bluff, NPR-A
Puvakrat mountain, NPR-A
Etivluk river, Puvakrat Mt. NPR-A
Etivluk river, Puvakrat Mt. NPR-A
Etivluk river, Puvakrat Mt. NPR-A
Etivluk river, Puvakrat Mt. NPR-A
Etivluk river, Puvakrat Mt. NPR-A
Alaska dwarf primrose, douglasia ochotensis
Alaska dwarf primrose, douglasia ochotensis
Alaska dwarf primrose, douglasia ochotensis
Alaska dwarf primrose, douglasia ochotensis
Alaska dwarf primrose, douglasia ochotensis
Etivluk river, Puvakrat Mt. NPR-A
Spring flowers, Brooks Range, NPR-A
Spring flowers, Brooks Range, NPR-A
Spring flowers, Brooks Range, NPR-A
Etivluk river, Puvakrat Mt. NPR-A
Hiker, Etivluk river, Puvakrat Mt. NPR-A
Etivluk river and Puvakrat Mt
Etivluk river, Puvakrat Mt. NPR-A
Panorama view of Lisborne ridge, NPR-A
Lisborne ridge, NPR-A
Etivluk river, Puvakrat Mt. NPR-A
Etivluk river, Puvakrat Mt. NPR-A
Puvakrat mountain, NPR-A
Etivluk river, Puvakrat Mt. NPR-A
Lisborne ridge, NPR-A
Puvakrat mountain, NPR-A
Lisborne ridge, NPR-A
Etivluk river, Puvakrat Mt. NPR-A
Orange lichen, Puvakrat mountain, NPR-A