NATUREWATCH: Alaska Tern Lake At a Glance

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	Description:  The easily accessible Tern Lake wildlife viewing area provides visitors to the Kenai Peninsula with an excellent opportunity to view a diversity of Alaska wetland animals. Located along the Seward Highway, the site features an accessible viewing platform and interpretive signs.
		Facilities, Activities and Species These symbols denote available facilities, permitted activities and species of interest. The species icons will lead you to a  page about that species.			Viewing Information: The Tern Lake area hosts a myriad of animals, birds, fish and unique plants. Insect-eating sundews, bog rosemary and cottongrass grace the floating mats of vegetation in the lake. Common loons, bald eagles, arctic terns share the area with a variety of song birds and shorebirds like the northern waterthrush, golden-crowned sparrow and the greater yellowlegs. Beavers, river otters, muskrats and salmon ply the cold, clear waters of Tern Lake. Moose, Dall's sheep and mountain goats can be seen on the surrounding mountains. Tern Lake wildlife can be best viewed from the accessible viewing platform. Interpretive signs help visitors understand the area's wildlife. Throughout the summer, the platform is often staffed by a knowledgeable forest interpreter who can answer questions and help spot wildlife. Directions: Tern Lake is located at the intersection of the Seward and Sterling Highways, at milepost 37 of the Seward Highway. Ownership & Management: USDA Forest Service, Chugach National Forest, Seward Ranger District (907) 224-3374 Closest Town: Moose Pass, Alaska
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		Map of Tern Lake Wildlife Viewing Area This image will take you to directions to Tern Lake.

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