Mendenhall Wetlands – State Game Refuge easy, accessible trails
\n<\/strong>Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge at Juneau, Alaska has some accessible trails.\u00a0 The refuge is a saltwater wetlands which provides a vital feeding and resting area for both resident birds and migrants traveling to and from their Arctic breeding grounds. The 4,000-acre wildlife refuge stretches nine miles along the shores of Gastineau Channel\u00a0\u00a0and is enjoyed for\u00a0waterfowl hunting, hiking, wildlife viewing and photography, boating, fishing, and scientific and educational studies.\u00a0 Here is their website<\/a>.\u00a0 Phone 907-465-4266\u00a0 A fuller description of these trails is found on Alaska.org’s\u00a0 Juneau Hiking Trails<\/a>.
\n<\/strong>Airport Dike Trail\u00a0 \u00a01.2 miles paved. \u00a0Elevation gain 3′. \u00a0 “It has many opportunities for waterfowl and bird watching.”
\n<\/a>Mendenhall Wetlands Trail\u00a0 1 mile “…runs through the wetlands between the mainland and Douglas Island. It\u2019s a great walk for families, birdwatchers, and exercisers. There are interpretive signs along the trail, with information about the birds, animals, and the wetlands ecosystems. “<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Mendenhall Wetlands – State Game Refuge easy, accessible trails Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge at Juneau, Alaska has some accessible trails.\u00a0 The refuge is a saltwater wetlands which provides a vital feeding and resting area for both resident birds and migrants traveling to and from their Arctic breeding grounds. The 4,000-acre wildlife refuge stretches nine … Continue reading Mendenhall Wetlands – State Game Refuge<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-alaska-state"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6091"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6091\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6790,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6091\/revisions\/6790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.accessiblenature.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}