News Release

Lake Clark National Park and Preserve Coastal Management Plan and Public Meeting

Date: April 2, 2024
Contact: Susanne Green, Superintendent, [phone]

Lake Clark National Park and Preserve welcomes all interested persons to participate in the development of its coastal management plan. The purpose of the plan is to improve visitor experiences at key coastal sites while protecting resources and responding to changing conditions.

This plan is needed to address a number of management issues including 1) Large increase in number of coastal visitors; 2) potential for human-bear conflicts and impacts to brown bears; 3) inadequate visitor facilities and amenities; 4) limited aviation guidelines; and 5) limited NPS presence on the coast. 

Get Involved:   

The National Park Service encourages all interested members of the public to play a role in outlining the park’s future by sharing their thoughts on key issues and potential management strategies to improve visitor experiences and protect park resources on the Lake Clark coastline. The project team will consider public input while developing the plan.   

For more information on Lake Clark National Park & Preserve, visit the park’s website at: https://www.nps.gov/lacl    

To provide feedback, please click on the link below to reach the park planning website for Lake Clark National Park & Preserve or write to the National Park Service using the address below. Please submit comments by May 2, 2024. 

To hear more information and share ideas directly with National Park Service staff, please attend one of the virtual public meetings on April 18, 2024, from 2-3:30pm or 6-7:30pm Alaska Standard Time.  

Virtual Public Meeting 
April 18, 2024, 2:00pm AKST  
Teams Meeting Link: https://tinyurl.com/LACLMeeting1  
Meeting ID: 295 740 132 626, Passcode: npUunJ 
Call In: 1-202-640-1187, Passcode: 891 565 782#  
 

Virtual Public Meeting 
April 18, 2024, 6:00pm AKST  
Teams Meeting Link: https://tinyurl.com/LACLMeeting2   
Meeting ID: 267 584 120 737, Passcode: rNF2Yo 
Call In: 1-202-640-1187, Passcode: 888 953 281# 

Provide Comment Here:  

ONLINE: https://parkplanning.nps.gov/LACLcoast 

MAIL: Lake Clark National Park & Preserve 
Coastal Management Plan 
Attention: Susanne Fleek-Green  
240 West 5th Avenue, Suite 236 
Anchorage, AK 99501 
 

Closed captioning will be available, and the virtual meeting will be recorded. To request accessibility accommodations, please contact Sarah Bodo at [e-mail] or [phone] by April 8, 2024.     

For more information on Lake Clark National Park & Preserve, visit the park’s website at: https://www.nps.gov/lacl 

-NPS- 

April 2, 2024