Camped on an island in Southeast Alaska a few mornings ago, Sasha Calvey heard a commotion outside her tent. “(On Aug. 10) at 5:45 a.m., I woke to a loud roar of rushing water,” the 25-year-old kayaker and outdoor educator said. “Then there was this massive tidal surge just inches away from our tent.” Calvey […]
People often visit U.S. national parks to catch a glimpse of wildlife. But how does our presence impact the animals we hope to see? National park traffic has grown steadily over the past decade, and popular parks like Yosemite and Yellowstone can easily see over a million visitors a year. In these heavily used areas, […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard, good Samaritan rescued four mariners after their boat capsized in Glacier Bay National Park, Friday. At 12:04 p.m., watchstanders at the Sector Juneau command center received a distress alert in the vicinity of Muir Inlet from a digital selective calling device registered to Cats N Dawgs, a 66-foot privately owned […]
KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew assisted the National Park Service with rescuing a plane crash survivor from Crillon Lake shore, in Glacier Bay National Park, Wednesday. The survivor swam to a Crillon Lake shore after the crash occurred, where he was rescued by a Jayhawk aircrew. The […]