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    Glacier Bay

    National Park & Preserve Alaska

News

Vessel Operating Restrictions Implemented To Protect Whales NEW
May 7, 2013

 
Glacier Bay news releases

Glacier Bay News Releases
Read the latest news and updates for Glacier Bay

 

Giant landslide onto Johns Hopkins Glacier!
June 2012

 
Massive landslide on the Johns Hopkins Glacier
Massive Landslide on the Johns Hopkins Glacier!
Click on image to read the initial report.
D. Olson
 
Schedule of Glacier Bay NP Events

Schedule of Events
What's happening?

 
whale education team

The Return of Whale 68
Articulating a massive humpback skeleton!

 
whale flukes

Glacier Bay Whales in the News!
"Whale Tales" Read all about it...

 
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Glacier Bay webcam

Glacier Bay Webcam
Enjoy the LIVE view from the Inner Lagoon!

 
tribal house project

Huna Tribal House Project
Constructing a traditional Tlingit Tribal House on the shoreline of Bartlett Cove.

  • The Fairweather The Fairweather

    Glacier Bay Trip Planner and Visitors Guide Read More

  • Just The Facts... Just The Facts...

    How big? How high? How deep? Glacier Bay Fact Sheet Read More

  • NPS Morning Report NPS Morning Report

    Find out what is happening throughout your national parks. Updated daily Read More

  • Alaska Park Science Alaska Park Science

    Recent Studies in Alaska National Parks. Published twice each year. Read More

Did You Know?

Kittlitz's Murrelet

Kittlitz Murrelets are seabirds, spending most of their lives on the ocean, diving for fish.  However, they nest on scree slopes or cliff faces near the tops of mountains in glaciated regions.  Their plumage is so cryptic, only 25 nests have ever been found.