Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve

Many Glacier Campground Tent Restrictions Lifted At Glacier National Park

Restrictions against tents and soft-sided campers have been lifted at Many Glacier Campground in Glacier National Park, but park visitors have to be much better at storing their coolers and foods to keep them out of reach of park bears, according to rangers.

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July 17th, 2018

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Man Overboard For 9 Hours Before Being Reported Missing At Glacier Bay National Park

A man who went overboard from a cruise ship in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve was in the water for about nine hours before he was reported missing, according to authorities.

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July 16th, 2018

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Cruise Ship Passenger Lost Overboard At Glacier Bay National Park

A 69-year-old passenger of a Holland America cruise ship has been lost overboard at Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska.

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July 15th, 2018

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Watching Wolves At Glacier Bay National Park And Preserve

Sure, Yellowstone National Park has wolves, but it's not the only park that does. Check out these spotted at Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve the other day by Ranger Julia Allshouse.

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May 15th, 2018

Temporary Island Closures To Protect Glacier Bay National Park Nesting Seabirds

Four islands at Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska have received temporary 100-yard buffers from humans through August to protect high concentrations of nesting seabirds by minimizing human caused disturbance and mortalities of chicks.

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May 2nd, 2018

A Day In The Park: Glacier Bay National Park

When John Muir traveled in 1879 to the landscape now embraced by Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska, his great desire to see its bay and surrounding glaciers was confounded by overcast skies and rain with some snow mixed in. But when the weather took a change for the better, he was astounded by the view.

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April 23rd, 2018

Visiting Glacier Bay National Park And Preserve By Mothership

As our kayaks bob on the currents of Fingers Bay, a multi-fingered bight in Glacier Bay, we listen for the tell-tale streaming whoosh of a humpback whale's spout. We had seen the wispy spray moments earlier as we neared the mouth of the small bay and watched as the whale circled, its occasional spouting marking its progress.

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By Kurt Repanshek - August 30th, 2024

Black Bears Causing Ruckus At Glacier Bay National Park

Young black bears have been getting into trouble at Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska, where they've been hanging out in the Bartlett Cove Developed Area trying to get into trash and into buildings. One even managed to get into a house and got some food.

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July 19th, 2017

Op-Ed | A Monumental Task!

Over the years, in visits to national monuments, this question seldom occurred to me. Walking the lava at Craters of the Moon NM, canoeing the Missouri River in the Upper Missouri River Breaks, kayaking and hiking Glacier Bay while it was still a monument and before it gained national park status, I gave little thought to where the monument boundaries were and why they were there.

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June 23rd, 2017

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Balancing Tour Boats And Underwater Communication At Glacier Bay National Park

Tour boats are one of the most popular ways to explore Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska, but noise from those vessels can disturb how sea mammals communicate.

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September 30th, 2016

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