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Tips For Raising Outdoors-Loving Kids

Submitted by Michael Lanza on February 13, 2013 - 2:38am
Experiencing the natural world, and specifically national parks, seems richer when you have kids who can share the experience with you. But how do you raise outdoors-loving youngsters?

National Park Service Issues Prospectus For Glacier Bay National Park Concessions

Submitted by David and Kay Scott on January 8, 2013 - 2:44am
The National Park Service recently issued a prospectus requesting bids for providing lodging, food service, retail, and boat tours in Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. The proposed 10-year contract is to become effective January 1, 2014.

Can't Make It To Glacier Bay National Park? Check Out The Bartlett Cove Webcam!

Submitted by NPT Staff on September 26, 2012 - 1:03am
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve is a hard place to reach any time of year, let alone the fall. But that doesn't mean you can glimpse this beautiful corner of Alaska.

Bicycle Trail Opened At Glacier Bay National Park

Submitted by NPT Staff on September 15, 2012 - 1:47am
A short trail -- actually, an old road -- in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve has been opened to bicycle use.

72 Aboard Sightseeing Ship At Glacier Bay National Park Rescued After It Hits Rock

Submitted by NPT Staff on August 20, 2012 - 7:38am
With help from the Coast Guard, the National Park Service, and a commercial cruise ship, nearly 80 people were safely rescued from a sightseeing ship at Glacier Bay National Park that began taking on water after apparently hitting a rock.

Pilot's Video Provides Close-Ups Of Landslide In Glacier Bay National Park

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on July 15, 2012 - 1:39am
An Alaska pilot who offers air tours over Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve returned home with some stunning up-close video footage of a massive landslide that covered roughly 5 miles of the Johns Hopkins Glacier in June. Watch it here.

Massive Landslide Coats Glacier Bay National Park's Johns Hopkins Glacier Like Chocolate Frosting

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on July 11, 2012 - 1:55am
A massive landslide, one of the biggest ever seen in North America and which registered on seismographs in Canada and the United States, has covered a more than 5-mile run of the Johns Hopkins Glacier in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve like chocolate frosting on cake.

Yogi The Bear Meets His Match At Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve

Submitted by NPT Staff on March 12, 2012 - 2:39am
Yogi might have been smarter than the average bear, but he was just a two-dimensional cartoon character. But there's a bear in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve who really seems to be smarter than the average bear, as he's figured out how to use tools.

Glacier Bay National Park Proposing To Build Tribal House Replica Near Barlett Cove

Submitted by NPT Staff on March 5, 2012 - 2:22am
A 3,500-square-foot Tlingit tribal house could rise up near Bartlett Cove in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve under a plan the National Park Service first proposed more than a decade ago.

Discriminating Explorer: Visiting Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve By Mothership

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on February 21, 2012 - 2:30am
As our kayaks bobbed on the currents of Fingers Bay, a multi-fingered bight in Glacier Bay, we listened quietly for the tell-tale whoosh of the humpback spouting. We had seen it earlier as we neared the mouth of the smaller bay, and watched as the whale circled the bay, its wispy froth marking its progress.

Discriminating Explorer: Touring Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve on the Sea Wolf

Submitted by NPT Staff on February 21, 2012 - 2:25am
This short slideshow was pulled together from photos collected during a week-long exploration of Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. Though they don't capture every incredible aspect of the park, they should be enough to get you thinking about adding Glacier Bay to your national park "life list."

Discriminating Explorer: Dining Your Way Across Glacier Bay National Park And Preserve

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on February 21, 2012 - 2:20am
Shiny silver on the outside, the cauldron's contents were a delicious contrast of bright orange. With carapaces large as dinner plates and legs and claws folded to their sides, the Dungeness crabs were freshly steamed and stacked high. Dinner on the Sea Wolf was served.

2011 Visitation to National Park Units In Alaska Up About 2 Percent Over 2010 Figures

Submitted by NPT Staff on January 1, 2012 - 2:16am
Tourism traffic to Alaskan units of the National Park System grew by roughly 2 percent in 2011 to a total of 2.32 million visitors, according to preliminary National Park Service statistics.

National Parks By the Numbers: Recapping the Year's Statistical Recaps

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on December 30, 2011 - 3:59am
Traveler's "By the Numbers" articles provide interesting (and often surprising) statistics for selected parks. We published 13 of them this year.

A Year In The Parks, From Cape Lookout National Seashore To Glacier Bay National Park

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on December 25, 2011 - 2:25am
The past year took me across the National Park System, from Cape Lookout National Seashore on the North Carolina coast to Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve in Alaska. The stories that spooled out from these trips into the National Park System told of advocacy and nurturing, of history and recreation, and even of controversy. Here's a look back.

Birding In The National Parks: Where Are All The Kittlitz's Murrelets Going?

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on November 1, 2011 - 1:24am
Data being gathered to help the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decide whether the Kittlitz's murrelet should have Endangered Species Act protection shows an alarming direction in the species' population trend.

By The Numbers: Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on September 23, 2011 - 1:19am
Though its name inspires thoughts of massive rivers of ice, Glacier Bay National Park is much, much more than glaciers. With its borders you'll find some of the country's tallest mountains, tangles of temperate rain forest that harbor brown and black bears, and rich waters that attract both birds and whales. Here's a glimpse of some of the park's significant numbers:

Birding in the National Parks: Puffins, Murrelets And More In Glacier Bay National Park

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on September 21, 2011 - 1:36am
I wasn't really sure what to expect from Glacier Bay National Park, outside of glaciers, of course, but it didn't take long for me to realize this Alaskan park is a birder's paradise. From the "poor man's puffin" to dwindling numbers of Kittlitz's murrelets, I was rewriting my birding success, and not in days, but in minutes.

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve

Water and ice are prominent features of Glacier Bay National Park. Photo copyright QT Luong, www.terragalleria.com/parks, used with permission.

Featured Photographer

QT Luong

I celebrate the splendor and variety of the natural and human heritage with my photography. For the past twenty-five years, I have been privileged to travel, trek, and climb in some of the most remote and beautiful corners of the earth. Laying down in a colorful meadow dense with wildflowers, clinging precariously to a vertical icy mountain face, listening to the silence of desert sand dunes or to the calls of a bustling floating market might seem like very different experiences, however, I feel that they share the same life-affirming benefits.

For more of Tuan's national park images, visit www.terragalleria.com/parks

Though a harbor for the country's greatest collection of tidewater glaciers, Glacier Bay National Park is more than just ice and water.

National Park Quiz 97: Ships

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on August 17, 2011 - 2:59am
This month's quiz will test your knowledge of ships and their role in the National Park System. Answers are at the end. If you peek, we'll make you write on the whiteboard 100 times: "A ship is a vessel of considerable size, usually designed for deep-water navigation."

Calling All Pee Wee Rangers To the National Parks

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on June 5, 2011 - 1:14am
Is your young-un too young to get involved in the National Park Service's Junior Ranger program? Well, here's news that some parks have created a "Pee Wee Ranger Program" for kids aged 3 and 4.

By the Numbers: Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on June 3, 2011 - 2:59am
Glacier Bay National Park, the core attraction of the Inside Passage coastal cruise ship route, is noted for its tidewater glaciers, abundant watchable wildlife, and gorgeous mountain-backed scenery. Here are some statistics that reveal the character of this remarkable park.

Humpback Whale from Glacier Bay National Park is a Regular Winter Resident of Hawai'i

Submitted by Jim Burnett on March 27, 2011 - 12:45am
Hawaii's lure as a wintertime destination isn't limited to humans, and researchers recently spotted a regular seasonal visitor to island waters. A humpback whale that's regularly seen in and near Glacier Bay National Park each summer has been making the annual trek for at least two decades.

A Canadian Park Grizzly Study Underscores the Need to Minimize Human-Caused Mortality in Highway-Served Peripheral Areas

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on December 13, 2010 - 3:59am
A study in Canada's Kluane National Park and Reserve investigated grizzly bear habitat and mortality losses in peripheral areas that function as "attractive sinks."

Easy Park Hikes – Forest Loop Trail in Glacier Bay National Park

Submitted by Jim Burnett on July 22, 2010 - 12:43am
Sometimes a short, easy hike is just what you need for a nice change of pace during a park visit. Here's a suggestion for a trip to Glacier Bay National Park.

Traveler's Checklist: Glacier Bay National Park

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on April 5, 2010 - 1:11am
Half again as large as Yellowstone National Park, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve can be a conundrum for visitors. If you arrive via cruise ship, how can you possibly get a good taste of this 3.3-million acre landscape of ice, ocean, and forest?

Coast Guard Wants To Install Search-And-Rescue Communication Towers At Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on October 28, 2009 - 11:13am
The U.S. Coast Guard is seeking National Park Service approval to install one or two search-and-rescue communication towers in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.

National Park Quiz 50: Wilderness

Submitted by Bob Janiskee on April 15, 2009 - 2:30am
This week’s quiz deals with wilderness in the national parks. Answers are at the end. If we catch you peeking, we’ll make you memorize the entire list of designated wildernesses.

Are We Properly Caring for Our Ocean-Based National Parks?

Submitted by Kurt Repanshek on February 8, 2009 - 3:44pm
There was an essay recently that brought to my attention a startling figure: Even though there are nearly 1,700 marine protected areas in U.S. territorial waters, 99.9 percent of all our territorial waters were open to fishing in 2008.