Gates of the Arctic National Park By Abbigale Nunley 1800 Exploration of the Brooks Range 1898 Koyukuk Gold Stampede 1929 Gates of the Arctic was discovered 1964 Signing of the Wilderness act Dec 1, 1978 Gates of the Arctic was protected as a national monument 1980 Alatna river was dedicated a wild and scenic river Dec 2, 1980 Gates of the Arctic was established 2014 Annual Alaska Archeaology Month is started 2014 Rangers and sled dogs clean up fuel barrels left from old military exploration Jun 30, 2016 Ambler Mining District Industrial Access Project
