Hands holding a bowl of wild strawberries. Strawberry plants are visible on the ground beneath.

Ethnobotany Walk in Bartlett Cove

Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve

  • 30 - 120 minutes
  • 12 tour stops

Find the useful plants of Glacier Bay and Bartlett Cove! The Tlingit have called Glacier Bay home since time immemorial. Learn the Tlingit words for the many edible and useful plants found in Glacier Bay. Tour starts at the Whale 68 (Snow) exhibit, but can be started at the far end of the Tlingit trail and completed in reverse. CAUTION: Glacier Bay is home to several inedible or dangerous plants. Do not consume wild plants unless you are certain it is safe to eat.

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