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​The WISE office is headquartered in the small community of Kenny Lake within Alaska’s Copper River Basin. A little more than a mile from our front door lies the largest park and preserve in the U.S., Wrangell-St. Elias. Its western border, the Copper River, is the landmark that ties this region together and is famous the world over for its salmon. The landscape is covered by extensive boreal forest. Our namesake Wrangell Mountains sit just 30 miles to the northeast and are easily visible on clear days. To our south, the Chugach Mountains run all the way to Anchorage and receive more average annual snowfall than anywhere else on Earth.​

Though positioned at roughly the same latitude as Anchorage nearly 200 miles to the west, the interior climate of the upper Copper River Basin experiences a much greater swing in temperatures.  Summer highs can reach 90 degrees Fahrenheit while the winter lows dive to -50 degrees Fahrenheit.

The office functions out of a neighborhood on the Old Edgerton Hwy. Although it is not regularly visited by the general public and tourists, it is open to the public with a given notice. Often WISE staff are in the field facilitating and implementing programs throughout the summer period. 

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  • Home
  • About WISE
    • Mission and Goals
    • President's Message
    • Staff
    • Board of Directors
    • Partners
    • Location
    • Policies
    • Donors and Grantors
    • Annual Reports and Newsletters
    • Nic'anilen Na'
  • What We Do
    • Education Programs >
      • Aquatic Ecology Camp
      • Alaska Forum on the Environment
      • Changing Seasons
      • Copper River Stewardship Program
      • Outdoor and Wilderness Leadership Skills
      • Earth Discovery Day
      • In-Class Science
      • Science Lecture Series
      • Summer Hikes
      • Wild Plants Workshop
    • Research & Citizen Science >
      • Salmon Blitz
      • Willow Creek Research Consortium
      • Christmas Bird Count
    • Other Programs >
      • Copper Country Discovery Tour
      • Family Ice Fishing Day
      • Project Healing Waters
      • We are ALL Teachers
      • Winter Fun Day
  • Get Involved
    • Employment
    • Volunteer
  • Support WISE
    • Donate
    • WISE Store
    • Take Our Nature Tour
  • Contact Us
  • WISE Blog