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Exploring Katmai National Park's Mysterious Valley Of 10,000 Smokes

Dark, heavy skies threaten to unleash a torrent. Undaunted, the single-engine’s propellor rumbles defiantly and roars to life, promising adventure as my float plane taxis upriver from tiny King Salmon, Alaska, headed for the mysterious Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes at Katmai National Park and Preserve.

UPDATE | National Park Service Broadens Tribal Involvement In Stewardship Of Parks

The National Park Service is moving to strengthen "the role of American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes, Alaska Natives entities, and the Native Hawaiian Community in federal land management," a development that Park Service Director Chuck Sams said "will help ensure tribal governments have an equal voice in the planning and management" of the park system.

Photography In The National Parks: Getting Great Smartphone Shots – Part 1

The smartphone camera is an amazing piece of technology and people are coming home from their national park trips with some really cool shots. In this month’s Part 1, contributing photographer Rebecca Latson provides tips and techniques on how to make the most of your own smartphone camera for great park images that don’t look like a run-of-the-mill snapshot.

Glacial Studies Point To Retreat, And Advance, Of Kenai Fjords National Park Glaciers

Nearly four decades of Landsat imagery have allowed researchers to closely monitor the retreat, and advance, of some of Kenai Fjords National Park's glaciers. The study didn't pinpoint the exact cause of the glaciers' movements, but rather documented for the National Park Service the behavior of 19 glaciers in the park located about two hours southwest of Anchorage, Alaska.