• Summer Hummingbird Days 2025

    Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center Mile 79 Seward Highway, Portage, AK, United States

    Annual Summer Hummingbird Days at AWCC is a partnership program with USFWS the day will include live hummingbird banding demonstrations, talks about hummingbirds natural history, and pollinators and plants, educational activities for family, and information about setting up hummingbird feeders and pollinator gardens in Alaska, Facebook live for those who cannot attend in person, door […]

    Free with Admission
  • 7th Annual Art Contest Submission Deadline

    Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center Mile 79 Seward Highway, Portage, AK, United States

    Our annual art contest is in its seventh year and this year’s theme is Portage Valley: Rainforest, Glaciers and AWCC! Accepting Submissions: August 1st – October 1st, 2025 Selected artists will be awarded prizes and have their pieces featured in an art gallery in the Be Wild Gift Shop, which can be visited both in […]

  • Brown Bear vs. Dumpster 2.0

    Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center Mile 79 Seward Highway, Portage, AK, United States

    2PM on Wednesday, October 15th | Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center Get ready for round two! Our AWCC brown bears are stepping up to the challenge once again — this time to test a brand-new bear-resistant dumpster designed by students from Kodiak, Alaska. In partnership with the Alaska Department of Fish & Game, this exciting event […]

  • Christmas Bird Count at AWCC

    Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center Mile 79 Seward Highway, Portage, AK, United States

    The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center is excited to sponsor the Portage Circle of the National Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count! The Christmas Bird Count started in 1900, making it one […]