• Sunset view of Glacier Bay and the surrounding Fairweather Mountains.

    Glacier Bay

    National Park & Preserve Alaska

Kelp Forest Lesson Plans

fish in kelp forest
 
Glacier Bay's Kelp Forest background Powerpoint presentation

The Kelp Forest
Check out this slideshow to learn more about the rich kelp forests in Glacier Bay.

Powerpoint presentation

 
 

Kelp Forest Background Information

Kelp Forest Unit Outline

Kelp Forest Instructional Resources

Kelp Activity #1

Kelp Activity #2

Kelp Activity #3

Kelp Curriculum National Education Standards

Did You Know?

Mt Fairweather

Captain James Cook named the tallest mountain in Glacier Bay, Mount Fairweather, in 1778.  As Southeast Alaska is a temperate rainforest, with an average of only 50 sunny days a year, it would require fair-weather to see that mountain.