Nature & Science

This seemingly harsh terrain is home to a diverse array of plants and animals

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Kenai Fjords National Park sits at the edge of the North Pacific Ocean, where storm patterns develop and feed a land of ice. The Harding Icefield crowns the park and is the source of at least 38 glaciers that flow over the land, sculpting as they go. These gigantic rivers of ice have shaped the terrain and are now receding to reveal their work. As ice melts, rock is uncovered and the process of succession begins to take place. Scientists in the park investigate such diverse topics as newly colonized nunataks, black bear genetics, and the reproductive success of shorebirds.

 

Newsletters from Kenai Fjords' Resource Management Team

• Summer 2013
• Summer 2012
• Summer 2011
• Summer 2010

 

Resource Briefs

• Kittlitz's Murrelet - 2012
• Seabird Surveys - 2012
• 20 Years Later...Exxon Valdez Oil Spill - 2009