The Canning River, which flows on the western edge of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge into the Beaufort Sea, is seen from the air on Aug. 23, 2015.

The last true wilderness in America is in the northernmost region of Alaska, and just getting there is a daring feat that requires intense planning.

The Trump administration will soon let oil companies bid on land to drill in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Some Alaska Natives fear harm to migrating caribou, others see opportunity.

Bids for oil exploration rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s coastal plain will be opened on Jan. 10, a day later than originally scheduled, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management has said.

Fall colors are seen on Aug. 24, 2015, along the Canning River on the western edge of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Katrina Liebich/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) It is the season of ANWR.

WASHINGTON - The decades-long battle to defend Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is likely to heat up again in the new year, as oil drilling in the remote landscape was named as an agenda item ...

Fall colors are seen on Aug. 24, 2015, along the Canning River on the western edge of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo by Katrina Liebich/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) ...

FILE - The Kaktovik Lagoon and the Brooks Range mountains of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge are seen in Kaktovik, Alaska, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File) ...

Katrina Liebich/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service The Canning River, which flows on the western edge of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge into the Beaufort Sea, is seen from the air on Aug. 23, 2015.

Fall colors are seen on Aug. 24, 2015, along the Canning River on the western edge of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo by Katrina Liebich/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) It is the ...

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Interior Department on Wednesday said no bids were submitted for this week’s oil and gas lease sale in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge — a sale the ...

JUNEAU, Alaska – The U.S. Interior Department on Wednesday said no bids were submitted for this week's oil and gas lease sale in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge — a sale the state has ...