Refuge Store

A store inside the Alaska Islands & Ocean Visitor Center offers an intriguing selection of nature guides, children's items, curricula, books, clothing, maps and postcards. Items featuring the refuge include the 30-minute film "Journey of the Tiglax."

Filmed on location, "Journey of the Tiglax" (available in DVD and VHS) takes you along to the remote islands of the Alaska Maritime Refuge aboard its research support ship M/V Tiglax ("eagle" in Aleut and pronounced TEKH-lah).

You see smoking volcanoes, the underwater ballet of northern fur seals, and intimate looks at the nesting seabirds and their chicks, just as the wildlife biologists do each summer in their studies. The film was a finalist in the 2003 Jackson Hole Wildlife Film Festival.

Many of the items available in the store may be purchased online from the Alaska Geographic who operates the store. Alaska Geographic is a nonprofit partner of the Alaska Maritime Refuge and other public lands supporting their educational programs through publishing and the operation of educational book stores.

Membership in the Alaska Natural History Association benefits future projects of the refuge and entitles you to a 15% discounts on all items purchased in the refuge shop, online, or from similar organizations around the state and nation.

Last updated: September 8, 2008