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The Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve is a 
Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation - Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve
Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation - Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve
state park
State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural ...
and wildlife refuge
A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, or features of geological or ...
in the U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sove ...
of Alaska
Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...
near Haines. Established in 1982, the park covers 49,320 acres (199.6 km2), mainly along the Chilkat River
The Chilkat River is a river in British Columbia and southeastern Alaska that flows southward from the Coast Range to the Chilkat Inlet and ultimately Lynn Canal. It is about long. It begins at Chilkat Glacier, in Alaska, flows west and south i ...
, with sections along the Klehini and Tsirku rivers.
The preserve is home to the world's largest concentration of bald eagles. 200 to 400 birds live there year-round, with up to 4,000 observed during the annual Fall Congregation.
The Haines Highway
The Haines Highway or Haines Cut-Off (and still often called the Haines Road) is a highway that connects Haines, Alaska, in the United States, with Haines Junction, Yukon, Canada, passing through the province of British Columbia. It follows ...
from miles 12–18 (km 19–29) is a popular viewing location.
See also
*List of Alaska state parks
Alaska’s state park system is managed by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation. The system contains over 120 units spanning 3,427,895 acres, making it far larger than any other state park system in ...
External links
Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation - Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve
Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation - Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve
Further reading
*Bugliosi, Edward F. (1988). ''Hydrologic reconnaissance of the Chilkat River basin, southeast Alaska: with special reference to the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve'' .S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 88-4023 Anchorage: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey. State parks of Alaska Protected areas of Haines Borough, Alaska {{HainesAK-geo-stub