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Alaska Lands Protected by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act, the largest land conservation act in United States history, protected a total of 103 million acres, adding new national parks, wildlife refuges, national forests, and wild and scenic rivers. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, above, is not designated wilderness, but is managed as such until Congress decides its fate. Back to Alaska: Keeping it Wild, Then and Now Up to Top