The document is a long one, but park officials say that Chapters 2 and 3 should give the casual reader enough information to understand the changes. The public comment period runs through Dec. 30.
"Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve"
Without Ocean Rangers, Glacier Bay is monitoring cruise ships on its own
Glacier Bay used to rely on the state’s Ocean Ranger program for these inspections, but the legislature dissolved that program this year.
Owners of Gustavus Inn sell to Hoonah Lingít tribe
The tribe’s main reason for buying the inn is for the Hoonah Lingít to have a physical presence in their homelands once again.
‘We’re gonna squeeze by’: Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve uses savings to dodge layoffs in cruise ship drought
After a year without tourists, Park Director Philip Hooge says there are moths flying out of his checkbook.
Researchers: No cruise ships in 2020 gave Glacier Bay’s whales ‘room to roam’
The cancellation of this year’s cruise ship season has been a boon for marine mammals in one of Alaska’s most protected destinations. Federal scientists say humpback whales are enjoying the relative calm in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.
Glacier Bay National Park acquires ancestral site of Hoonah’s Tlingit
The National Park Service is promising “forever” access to the tribe.
Hoonah sets new borders in bid to form borough. But, it overlaps with Juneau’s annexation plan.
The city of Hoonah recently submitted a petition to the state to form a borough, laying claim to Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve and most of Chichagof Island and a peninsula on Admiralty Island.
Holland America settles with Alaska DEC over Glacier Bay spill
Carnival Corporation’s Holland America Line agreed to pay $17,563 to Alaska authorities over a graywater discharge in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.
Earthquake shakes Southeast Alaska, no tsunami danger
The 5.0 tremblor struck just after 8:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Icy Strait Point to add megaship dock as Hoonah readies for hundreds of thousands of cruise visitors
Hoonah’s Icy Strait Point is positioning itself as one of Alaska’s top cruise ship destinations. But it’s been difficult to gauge local sentiment on the influx of visitors.