David Raskin

Alaska Conservation Consultant
draskin@refugeassociation.org

David Raskin serves as Alaska Conservation Consultant. He works closely with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to enhance and protect the 16 national wildlife refuges in Alaska. 

David began his volunteer conservation work 50 years ago as Conservation Chairman for the Sierra Club in Utah, promoting national parks and fighting destructive water projects and power plants. After retiring as a Professor of Psychology at the University of Utah in 1995, David moved to Homer, Alaska. While serving as president of the Homer-based Center for Alaska Coastal Studies, David learned about the Refuge Association at its 2004 board meeting in Homer. The next year, he co-founded the Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges, recognized as the 2010 Friends of the Year by the National Wildlife Refuge Association.

In recognition of his many years of conservation advocacy in Alaska, especially Izembek, Arctic, and Kenai National Wildlife Refuges, David received the 2021 Alaska Conservation Foundation Celia Hunter Award for Outstanding Volunteer Contributions and the Refuge Association 2022 award as Refuge Advocate of the Year. Having recently retired after 16 years as president of Alaska Friends and chair of its advocacy committee, David is excited to continue his work on behalf of Alaska's 16 national wildlife refuges as a volunteer consultant to the National Wildlife Refuge Association.

 
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David Raskin Joins National Wildlife Refuge Association As Alaska Conservation Consultant
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David Raskin Joins National Wildlife Refuge Association As Alaska Conservation Consultant
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The National Wildlife Refuge Association is pleased to announce the addition of David Raskin, the long-time Board President and Advocacy Chair of the Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges, as a new consultant for the National Wildlife Refuge Association on Alaska's national wildlife refuge issues. After nearly two decades of dedicated service, David recently retired from the Board of the Friends of Alaska NWRs.

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2022 Wildlife Refuge Awards— A Sneak Peek Of What's In Store!
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2022 Wildlife Refuge Awards— A Sneak Peek Of What's In Store!
National Wildlife Refuge System, 2022 Wildlife Refuge Awards, Wildlife Refuge Awards, Volunteer of the Year, Employee Of The Year, Paul Kroegel Refuge Manager of the Year, Friends of Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge, Friends Group of the Year, Refuge Friends, Washington DC, Inside Washington, Desert National Wildlife Refuge, Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Green River National Wildlife Refuge, Clarks River National Wildlife Refuge, Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge, California, Kentucky, Nevada, David Raskin, Alaska, Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Izembek National Wildlife Refuge

We hope you will join us for our 2022 Wildlife Refuge Awards hosted in Washington D.C. and live-streamed on September 14th, 2022 starting at 7 pm ET. Check out a preview of the evening by watching the video!

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Alaska’s ‘Voice’ to Protect Wildlife
2022 Wildlife Refuge Awards, Wildlife Refuge Awards, Refuge Advocate, Advocacy, Advocate of the Year, 2022 Advocate of the Year, David Raskin, Alaska, Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges
Alaska’s ‘Voice’ to Protect Wildlife
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In Alaska, there may be no bigger voice than David Raskin when it comes to ensuring thriving wildlife populations and protection for the places they call home. For David’s passion and years of service in his role as co-founder, Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges, a group that supports all 16 of Alaska’s national wildlife refuges, he has recently been named the National Wildlife Refuge Association’s 2022 Refuge Advocate Awardee.

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