• FREE Admission for Moms on Mother’s Day!

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

    We would like to say thank you to all the mothers for everything they do with free admission to all mothers on Mother’s Day! Bring mom for a visit on May 12th, 2024. Come explore the sanctuary and share this special day with Alaska’s wildlife! Tour the center by riding your bike, walking, or driving […]

  • Summer Hummingbird Days – May 18 Event

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

    Join us for Hummingbird Banding demos with a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biologist!

  • “Hold My Bear” Launch Party Fundraiser

    Girdwood Brewing Company 2700 Alyeska Hwy, Girdwood, AK, United States

    The AWCC is partnering with local favorites, Girdwood Brewing Company and Amanda Rose Warren, on an exciting fundraiser! Here’s a little peek of the Hold My Bear label being done by Amanda Rose Warren Studio & Gallery. Girdwood Brewing is crafting a refreshing Helles Lager to be released on May 19, just in time for […]

    FREE
  • Summer Hummingbird Days Trivia & Banding Event

    Alpenglow Coffeehouse 140 Olympic Mountain Loop, Girdwood, AK, United States

    A fun filled event with Hummingbird Trivia and banding demonstration at the Alpenglow Coffee House in Girdwood!

  • Summer Hummingbird Days 2024

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

    Join us at the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center for Rufous Hummingbird banding demonstrations and presentations with biologists from US. Fish & Wildlife and AWCC's naturalists. Highlights include: Banding demos, naturalist talks, current impacts to hummingbirds, hummingbirds as pollinators, migration, Facebook live for those who cannot attend in person, and more!   https://youtube.com/shorts/lGyrlIlmxG4?feature=share

    Free with Admission
  • Bear and Moose Safety Training

    Girdwood Community Room 250 Egloff Drive, Girdwood, AK, United States

    Join AWCC and partners at the Girdwood Community Room on June 11th at 6PM for bear and moose safety training. Featuring bear and moose educational activities, partner booths, and a bear spray demonstration.

  • Celebrate Father’s Day at AWCC!

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

    We would like to say thank you to all fathers for everything they do with a 20% DISCOUNT on Be Wild Gift Shop purchases! Happy Father's Day to all the awesome dads out there, wood bison and human alike! Come on down to AWCC on Sunday, June 16th where we'll be honoring fathers with 20% […]

  • Hummingbird Banding Event

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

    Join us for Hummingbird Banding demos with a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biologist! Todd Eskelin, a Biologist with USFWS, will be banding rufous hummingbirds at AWCC on Thursday, June 27th! Time: 9:00AM - 12:00PM Location: Back patio of Bison Hall (near the playground)

  • Wildlife Safety Presentation

    Kincaid Chalet 9401 West Raspberry Road, Anchorage, AK, United States

    Join Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center for a wildlife safety presentation and Bear Spray demonstration at the Kincaid Chalet on July 18th from 5PM - 6:30PM.

  • Author Event – Book Signing with Chris von Imhof

    Chris von Imhof, author of Today Alyeska, Tomorrow Zee World! will be on site at the *Bears Boardwalk signing books on August 9th from 11AM to 2PM. Mister Hospitality – With vision, courage and unshakable optimism, German-born Chris von Imhof turned a small local ski area into a world-class destination resort. He also had the […]

  • Author Event – 2nd Book Signing with Chris von Imhof

    Chris von Imhof, author of Today Alyeska, Tomorrow Zee World! will be on site at the *Bears Boardwalk signing books on September 7th from 11AM to 2PM. Mister Hospitality – With vision, courage and unshakable optimism, German-born Chris von Imhof turned a small local ski area into a world-class destination resort. He also had the […]