Calendar of Events
Community Events

Alaska Zoo

• 4/12/25 Saturday, April 12 11:00 a.m-12:00 p.m.
  Wildlife Safety
  Saturday, April 12 11:00 a.m-12:00 p.m. Join ADF&G staff as they discuss what to consider and how to prepare to live and recreate safely around bears and moose, as well as how to react in different encounters.

Anchorage

• 4/9/25 Wednesday, April 9, 2025 7pm-8pm
  Cook Inlet Belugas: The Endangered Whales in Your Backyard
  Wednesday, April, 2025 7pm-8pm. Cook Inlet Belugas: The Endangered Whales in Your Backyard Anchorage at the Alaska Zoo, at the Alaska Zoo Gateway Hall. For additional details visit: https://www.alaskazoo.org/wildlife-wednesdays-free-science-lecture-series

Eagle River Nature Center

• 4/6/25 Sunday, April 6 2:00-3:00 p.m.
  Wildlife Safety
  Sunday, April 6 2:00-3:00 p.m. Join ADF&G staff as they discuss what to consider and how to prepare to live and recreate safely around bears and moose, as well as how to react in different encounters.

Muldoon Public Library

• 4/12/25 Saturday, April 12 2:00-3:00 p.m.
  Wildlife Safety
  Saturday, April 12 2:00-3:00 p.m. Join ADF&G staff as they discuss what to consider and how to prepare to live and recreate safely around bears and moose, as well as how to react in different encounters.

Potter Marsh boardwalk, Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge

• 5/31/25 Saturday, May 31, 2025 12-4 p.m
  Potter Marsh Discovery Day
  Saturday, May 31, 2025 12-4 p.m This family-friendly event includes nature-related games and prizes, birding stations along the boardwalk, educational animals from the Alaska Zoo, kid-friendly archery range, fishing practice area, release of a rehabilitated wild bird (if available), fish from the marsh, artist tables by Plein Aire, and much more. Visit the Potter Marsh Discovery Day page for details.

Reflections Lake, Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge

• 6/7/25 Saturday, June 7, 2025 12pm - 4pm
  Reflections Lake Discovery Day 2025
  Saturday, June 7, 2025 12pm - 4pm Celebrate one of Palmer's popular wildlife viewing areas at this free annual event. At this family-friendly event you can engage with birding stations along the trail, assist ADF&G staff with a fish release, learn how to deploy bear spray, participate in hands-on nature activities,  and more! Visit the Reflections Lake Discovery Day page for details.

Virtual/Online

• 4/10/25 Thursday, April 10 11:00 a.m-12:00 p.m.
  Bear and Moose Safety
  Thursday, April 10, 2025, 7 p.m.-8 p.m. Register here: Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
  Bear and Moose Safety: Living and Recreating Among Bears and Moose in Alaska. Join ADF&G staff as they discuss what to consider and how to prepare to live and recreate safely around bears and moose, as well as how to react in different encounters.