• Winter light on the Fairweather Range

    Glacier Bay

    National Park & Preserve Alaska

Glacier Bay Foundation Statement open for comment

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Date: March 27, 2009
Contact: Allison Banks, Public Information Officer, 907-697-2230

Announcement letter for the Glacier Bay Foundation Statement  with a link to the draft document and commenting instructions (82 KB PDF)

Did You Know?

Iceworms do exist!

No hoax, iceworms do exist. These small, threadlike, segmented black worms, usually less than one inch long, thrive in temperatures just above freezing. Observers as far back as the 1880’s reported the tiny worms on the surface of glaciers. When sunlight strikes, ice worms burrow into the ice.