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Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve
National Park Service Southeast Alaska Coastal Research Program
Dr. Cooper  

Did You Know?
It was the inspiration of one man, Dr. William S. Cooper, an ecologist studying how plant life returns to land freshly revealed from beneath retreated glaciers, that lead to the establishment of Glacier Bay as a National Monument in 1925.

Last Updated: October 02, 2008 at 15:26 EST