Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park, Nature reserve in British Columbia, Canada
Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park is a nature reserve in northwestern British Columbia covering around 9,580 square kilometers and bordered by Alaska and Yukon. The landscape contains vast glaciers, flowing rivers, and high mountain ranges throughout the territory.
The territory became a provincial park in 1993 after conservation groups successfully campaigned to prevent mining exploration and protect the region. This decision secured the area's preservation for the future.
The Tlingit and Southern Tutchone peoples built fishing villages along the rivers and created trade routes crossing through the eastern part of this territory. These connections to the land remain part of how visitors understand the region today.
Access to the park is easiest from Whitehorse, where several companies offer multi-day rafting expeditions on the Tatshenshini and Alsek rivers. The best season for visiting runs from late spring through early fall.
The region contains one of the largest ice fields outside the polar regions anywhere on Earth. These vast frozen areas also form a crucial corridor that connects grizzly bear populations between the coast and interior lands.
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