Kobuk Valley National Park by Maleah Walker https://padlet.com/walker_maleah/17zmcv07duwd Maleah Walker en-us 2018-10-16 18:44:15 UTC 2025-09-29 11:30:29 UTC hello@padlet.com Annual Amount of Visitors and Entrance Fees walker_maleah https://padlet.com/walker_maleah/17zmcv07duwd/wish/294962382 2018-10-19 18:19:13 UTC https://padlet.com/walker_maleah/17zmcv07duwd/wish/294962382 Activities walker_maleah https://padlet.com/walker_maleah/17zmcv07duwd/wish/297546394 2018-10-26 18:48:15 UTC https://padlet.com/walker_maleah/17zmcv07duwd/wish/297546394 History walker_maleah https://padlet.com/walker_maleah/17zmcv07duwd/wish/298326044
  • Home to humans for as long as there been people. 
  • First people were there 12,500 years ago
  • The first human inhabitants of the Kobuk Valley were people of the paleo-arctic tradition  who hunted caribou
  • Provides important clues about human migration across a land bridge from Asia to North America
  • 1961 Giddings uncovered an area yielding evidence of flint-working technology representing a number of eight different cultures.
  • Scientists have found chiseled stone spearheads and tools, ancient hearthbeds, Siberian-style pit houses, and other artifacts.
  • Kobuk Valley National Park is home to the famous Onion Portage archeological site
  • In 1980 Jimmy Carter signed the bill that established this 1.7-million-acre area as Kobuk Valley National Park.
  • About 32 prospectors' camps were established during a short gold rush in 1899–1900



    • ]]>     2018-10-30 01:44:53 UTC https://padlet.com/walker_maleah/17zmcv07duwd/wish/298326044     Animals walker_maleah https://padlet.com/walker_maleah/17zmcv07duwd/wish/299105045 2018-10-31 17:38:02 UTC https://padlet.com/walker_maleah/17zmcv07duwd/wish/299105045 Accommodations walker_maleah https://padlet.com/walker_maleah/17zmcv07duwd/wish/299241820 2018-11-01 04:13:00 UTC https://padlet.com/walker_maleah/17zmcv07duwd/wish/299241820 Attractions walker_maleah https://padlet.com/walker_maleah/17zmcv07duwd/wish/299518415 Kobuk Sand Dunes - 
    - Largest active sand dunes in the arctic
    -  25 miles long 
    - Some people say that the sand dunes are one of the best views there
    - Foot tracks everywhere in the sand because of all the animals
    - In the winter there is usually snow on top of sand
    - There are trees surrounding them

    Kobuk River-
    - 280 miles long
    - It would take 5-7 days to boat through entire thing
    - If boating through the river you can experience a lot of amazing views
    - There are thousands of fish that call this river home
    - Some of those fish are Arctic grayling, lake trout, Arctic char, sockeye salmon, pink salmon, chum, Chinook, Dolly Varden, rainbow smelt, pond smelt, humpback whitefish, Arctic lamprey, and burbot.
    - All fish that live in this river have to adapt to the cold temperature in the winter.

    Baird Mountains -
    - The Baird Mountains have an elevation that reaches to approximately 3,000 feet  
    - Highest peak at Mount Angayukaqsraq, which measures at 4,700 ft.
    - These mountains surround the whole park
    - Protects the mid section of the Kobuk River]]>     2018-11-01 18:09:28 UTC https://padlet.com/walker_maleah/17zmcv07duwd/wish/299518415     Sand Dunes walker_maleah https://padlet.com/walker_maleah/17zmcv07duwd/wish/299528393 2018-11-01 18:26:20 UTC https://padlet.com/walker_maleah/17zmcv07duwd/wish/299528393 Kobuk River walker_maleah https://padlet.com/walker_maleah/17zmcv07duwd/wish/299535091 2018-11-01 18:38:44 UTC https://padlet.com/walker_maleah/17zmcv07duwd/wish/299535091 Baird Mountains walker_maleah https://padlet.com/walker_maleah/17zmcv07duwd/wish/300135842 2018-11-04 04:24:58 UTC https://padlet.com/walker_maleah/17zmcv07duwd/wish/300135842 Plants walker_maleah https://padlet.com/walker_maleah/17zmcv07duwd/wish/300192161 There are not many varieties of plants In Kobuk Valley because of the cold climate.

    - Spruce trees are found along the Kobuk River. They can grow up to 60 to 200 feet. They grow from 6 to 11 inched per year. Most of them are found in the northern temperate and boreal regions of the Earth. The needles of spruce  trees are attached singly to the branches in a spiral fashion, each needle on a small peg-like structure. 

    - Oxytropis kobukensis flowers are a very popular flower in Kobuk Valley. In the park they call it the Kobuk Local weed. You can only find this flower in Kobuk Valley National Park.  On average, it grows to a height of 30 cm and produces purple flowers during late June and July. It only lives on the sparsely vegetated dunes and slopes of the Great Kobuk Sand Dunes.

    - Yellow Daises can grow from 7 centimeters to 1.2 meters in height.  Daisy has green leaves that form rosette at the base of the stem. The Daisy leaf texture varies and may be smooth or covered with hairs on the surface. These flowers only survive when it's hot in the park. You can find these daises in the forest. 

    - Aspen trees can grow up to 49 to 98 feet in height. Aspen has green, round or oval leaves that are serrated on the edges. Color of the leaves changes from green to golden yellow during the autumn. Even the slightest breeze triggers trembling of leaves because of their light-weight and long leaf-stalks. Aspen is important source of food for the forest animals. You can find these trees in the forest. ]]>     2018-11-04 15:23:19 UTC https://padlet.com/walker_maleah/17zmcv07duwd/wish/300192161     Spruce Trees walker_maleah https://padlet.com/walker_maleah/17zmcv07duwd/wish/300307404 2018-11-05 04:09:52 UTC https://padlet.com/walker_maleah/17zmcv07duwd/wish/300307404 Oxytropis Kobukensis walker_maleah https://padlet.com/walker_maleah/17zmcv07duwd/wish/300307782 2018-11-05 04:12:45 UTC https://padlet.com/walker_maleah/17zmcv07duwd/wish/300307782 Yellow Daises walker_maleah https://padlet.com/walker_maleah/17zmcv07duwd/wish/300307985 2018-11-05 04:14:07 UTC https://padlet.com/walker_maleah/17zmcv07duwd/wish/300307985 Aspen Trees walker_maleah https://padlet.com/walker_maleah/17zmcv07duwd/wish/300308208 2018-11-05 04:15:59 UTC https://padlet.com/walker_maleah/17zmcv07duwd/wish/300308208 Introduction walker_maleah https://padlet.com/walker_maleah/17zmcv07duwd/wish/300309015 Kobuk Valley National Park is located in Kotzebue, Alaska. You will learn about the history of the park, animals, plants, accommodations, activities, annual amount of visitors, and entrance fees in this App Smash. ]]> 2018-11-05 04:22:18 UTC https://padlet.com/walker_maleah/17zmcv07duwd/wish/300309015