Community Conversation: Saving the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Register

Date and Time:
Tue, Apr 14, 2026; 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM  (Eastern)

Organized By: Maine Chapter

Location: Virtual

Event Organizers:
Corrine Adamowicz
   corrine.kucirkaadamowicz@sierraclub.org

In 2019 field artist Michael Boardman was selected by the US Fish & Wildlife Service to be the artist in residence for Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northeastern Alaska. The two week project was based on the coastal plain of the Refuge, studying and sketching migratory birds that come from all corners of the world to use the unique tundra habitat to nest and raise young. Michael fell in love with the unique natural history of the Arctic and has returned many times to record the interactions of wildlife, botany and climate. Through his nature journals he will offer a view of the endangered coastal plain, the life that congregates there, and the stories of migratory birds who connect us all to the Refuge.


Michael Boardman is a wildlife and watercolor artist based in North Yarmouth, Maine.  His artistic practice includes many hours of field sketching and direct observation; taking notes and renewing a sense of wonder about the natural world. Through good fortune he has been able to connect his work to both wildlife science and conservation through artist residencies in Maine and Alaska, including Baxter State Park, Acadia, Glacier Bay and Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Michael is a Maine Master Naturalist and runs Coyote Graphics, an art and screen printing business focusing on wildlife.