nawqa_roads is a line coverage of the roads in the Cook Inlet Basin National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) study unit. A statewide coverage of the road system was obtained...

nawqa_towns is a point coverage of the towns and cities located in the Cook Inlet Basin National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) study unit in southcentral Alaska. The purpose...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service manages 16 national wildlife refuges in Alaska, totaling 76,774,229 acres. These refuges are part of a National Wildlife Refuge System...

nawqa_phys is a polygon coverage of the physiographic divisions within the Cook Inlet Basin, National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) study unit. The coverage was created from...

ArcGIS Server Service. Ikonos satellite imagery, year 2000. Copyright Space Imaging. Data available from the Kenai Peninsula Borough. For more information, please contact the...

nawqa_ecoreg is a polygon coverage of the ecoregions contained in the Cook Inlet National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) study unit. This coverage was developed by clipping a...

Since January 1998, about 2000 birds of 30 different species have been reported in Alaska with grossly deformed beaks. Most sightings have been concentrated in south-central...

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) installs, operates, and maintains an extensive, automated system to collect snowpack and related climatic data in the Western...

This map shows the indigenous language regions of Alaska. Related languages of neighboring Canada and Russia are also shown. The language boundaries represent traditional...

Hydrologists and climate scientists supported by Alaska EPSCoR are using climate data from four climate data networks on the Kenai Peninsula. These data will be used to study...

Many wetlands in the Cook Inlet lowlands, Alaska have been classified and mapped as part of an ongoing project to better manage these valuable resources. Areas covered include...

Includes the locations of bridges, gates and culverts. Data available from the Kenai Peninsula Borough. For more information, please contact the Kenai Peninsula Borough GIS...

Includes the locations of airports, seaplane bases and heliports. Shapefile (.shp) download. For additional download formats, visit KPB GIS Downloads (link below).

Distance markers (in approximately one mile increments) along state highways or other major roads in the Kenai Peninsula Borough. Shapefile (.shp) download. For additional...

This map was created by the State of Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation-Contaminated Sites Program to assist the public in identifying known Contaminated Sites in...

The data can be used to look at institutional capacity. Scores are broken into three categories: Technical, Financial, and Managerial. For all questions or concerns pertaining...

Ice wedges are common features of the subsurface in permafrost regions. They develop by repeated frost cracking and ice vein growth over hundreds to thousands of years....

Alaska’s Arctic and boreal regions, largely dominated by tundra and boreal forest, are witnessing unprecedented changes in response to climate warming. However, the intensity of...

Rock and willow ptarmigan are abundant herbivores that require shrub habitats in arctic and alpine areas. Shrub expansion is likely to increase winter habitat availability for...

Drift-feeding fish are challenged to discriminate between prey and similar-sized particles of debris, which are ubiquitous even in clear-water streams. Spending time and energy...