National Petroleum Reserve Alaska photos
Hikers along Puvakrat mountain, Etivluk River, Brooks Range mountains, National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska. (Patrick J. Endres / AlaskaPhotoGraphics.com)
Location in Alaska
The National Petroleum Reserve Alaska (or NPR-A) is a monstrous 23 million-acre region located north of the Brooks Range, mainly on Alaska’s Arctic North Slope. It was initially set aside by President Harding as an emergency oil supply for the US Navy.
Map of the NPR-A courtesy of Northern Alaska Environmental Center
NPR-A
The average person knows little about the region, and it is enormous. It is a land rich in wildlife and serves as a critical habitat for the Western Arctic Caribou Herd, which fluctuates in population between 200-400 thousand animals. All the National Petroleum Reserve Alaska photos are available for purchase as stock photography or fine art prints to display in your home or office.
Western arctic caribou herd migrates in the Utukok Uplands, National Petroleum Reserve Alaska, Arctic, Alaska. (Patrick J Endres / AlaskaPhotoGraphics.com)
A grizzly bear stands in the midnight sun along Archimedes ridge, Utukok uplands, National Petroleum Reserve Alaska, Arctic, Alaska. (Patrick J Endres / AlaskaPhotoGraphics.com)
Newborn caribou calves of the Western arctic caribou herd, Utukok Uplands, National Petroleum Reserve Alaska, Arctic, Alaska. (Patrick J Endres / AlaskaPhotoGraphics.com)
Aerial view of Kucher Creek that drains into the Colville River, Arctic, National Petroleum Reserve Alaska. (Patrick J Endres / AlaskaPhotoGraphics.com)
Geological formations along Archimedes ridge, Utukok Uplands, National Petroleum Reserve Alaska, Arctic, Alaska. (Patrick J. Endres / AlaskaPhotoGraphics.com)
Landscape with bull caribou antlers on the summer tundra along Archimedes ridge in the Utukok uplands, National Petroleum Reserve Alaska, Arctic, Alaska. (Patrick J. Endres / AlaskaPhotoGraphics.com)
Alaska marmot finds shelter among the rocks along Archimedes ridge, Utukok Uplands, National Petroleum Reserve Alaska, Arctic, Alaska. (Patrick J. Endres / AlaskaPhotoGraphics.com)
American golden plover, Utukok uplands, National Petroleum Reserve Alaska, Arctic, Alaska. (Patrick J. Endres / AlaskaPhotoGraphics.com)
Lapland longspur, Utukok Uplands, National Petroleum Reserve Alaska, Arctic, Alaska. (Patrick J. Endres / AlaskaPhotoGraphics.com)
Spring blooming glacier, even flowers on Puvakrat mountain, National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska. (Patrick J Endres / AlaskaPhotoGraphics.com)
Red-necked phalarope, tundra pond, National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska. (Patrick J. Endres / AlaskaPhotoGraphics.com)
Gyrfalcon in white phase, on nest along a cliff of the Etivluk River, National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska. (Patrick J. Endres / AlaskaPhotoGraphics.com)
Canada goose nest along the Nigu bluff, Nigu River, National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska. (Patrick J. Endres / AlaskaPhotoGraphics.com)
Erosion exposes tundra and organics along the Nigu River, National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska. (Patrick J. Endres / AlaskaPhotoGraphics.com)
Windflower on the tundra, Brooks Range, National Petroleum Reserve, Alaska. (Patrick J Endres / AlaskaPhotoGraphics.com)
Tundra tussocks, Utukok Uplands, National Petroleum Reserve Alaska, Arctic, Alaska. (Patrick J. Endres / AlaskaPhotoGraphics.com)