 Dan
Wetzel
In 1967, when Dan Wetzel came to Alaska, nature travel meant strapping-on
snowshoes to break trail for the 70-mile trip by dog team to the post
office. In the decades that followed, Dan broke many new trails as he
radio-tracked grizzly bear by helicopter, packed geologists on horseback
over the Arctic Continental Divide and hunted with Inupiat Eskimos in
the Arctic Ocean.
These wilderness skills and a solid background in hands-on science
are his foundation for pioneering birdwatching tours from the
Arctic to the
Aleutians.
His tours have become his way of fostering public interest in wildlife
and wilderness. A leadership role in conservation initiatives helped
facilitate the first partnership between the Alaska Watchable Wildlife
Conservation Trust and the Alaska tourism industry.
As a professional naturalist with graduate work at the University of
Alaska in biology, geology and journalism, a seat on the museum’s
Quaternary Center Board of Directors sharpen his interpretative skills.
Today, he welcomes you to come north and share the adventure and
rewards of finding your personal connections with the wildlife
and wilderness
of Alaska.
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