Mountains of icy green sea, cacophonous bird cliffs, vicious weather--just part of a day's work for the men and women of the M/V Tiglax, research vessel of the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge.

Visit isolated refuge field camps where scientists work to unlock the secrets of island wildlife.Experience the vastnesss of this refuge of 2,500 islands, rocks, and reefs scattered along Alaska's coast from the British Columbia border to the tip of the Aleutian chain.