Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve

National Parks Well Represented On List Of Volcanoes Posing Highest Threats

Have you visited Hawai'i National Park and gotten close to the Kīlauea Volcano, enjoyed Paradise at Mount Rainier National Park, climbed to the top of Lassen Peak in its namesake park, or hiked down to Crater Lake? If so, you've placed yourself in the midst of some of the country's most dangerous volcanoes in terms of the threats they pose, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

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By Kurt Repanshek - October 28th, 2018 2:00am

Interior Department Orders National Park Service To Reconsider Hunting Regs In National Preserves In Alaska

In a move that could have dire effects on wildlife in national park lands in Alaska, the Interior Department has ordered the National Park Service to reconsider wildlife regulations that are at odds with hunting and trapping regulations enforced by the state of Alaska. The directive, while legally questionable, could greatly impact bear populations on National Park System lands, such as national preserves, if the Park Service reversed rules designed to protect predators.

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By Kurt Repanshek - July 21st, 2017 5:05pm

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Groups Band Together To Help Defend National Park Service Wildlife Protections In Alaska Parks

More than 10 organizations have banded together to support the National Park Service in a legal battle over wildlife protections in national parks in Alaska.

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By NPT Staff - February 13th, 2017 5:25am

Listening To Glaciers...Under Water At Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

What sort of sounds do glaciers make, under water? Check out this video made at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in Alaska.

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By NPT Staff - January 18th, 2016 2:00am

Omnibus Budget Bill Poised To Bring Early Holiday Cheer To National Park Service

A massive omnibus budget bill, if passed by Congress, promises to deliver some early holiday cheer to the National Park Service with a nearly 10 percent increase in discretionary funding, according to an analysis by the National Parks Conservation Association.

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By Kurt Repanshek - December 17th, 2015 9:18am

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Wildfires Scattered Across National Park System In West, Alaska

Hot, dry conditions are feeding wildlfires in Alaska and in some National Park System units in the western half of the Lower 48.

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By NPT Staff - June 23rd, 2015 4:21pm

Wilderness Planning Coming To Wrangell-St. Elias National Park This Summer

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve in Alaska will begin a backcountry and wilderness stewardship planning effort this summer with a series of open house meetings beginning the last week of June.

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By NPT Staff - May 29th, 2015 12:40am

National Park Service Looking To Reduce Illegal Predator Hunting In National Preserves In Alaska

Annual problems with predator hunting in national preserves in Alaska have prompted the National Park Service to propose a permanent federal prohibition against certain hunting practices.

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By NPT Staff - September 7th, 2014 4:20am

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New Guide Looks At Climate Change At National Parks In Alaska

A new guide that describes climate change in Alaska’s national parks seeks to engage both state residents and the parks’ two million annual visitors.

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By NPT Staff - August 25th, 2014 3:20am

Packrafter Apparently Drowns On Tana River Inside Wrangell-St. Elias National Park

An Alaska man paddling down the Tana River in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in Alaska drowned after being thrown out of his packraft, according to park officials.

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By NPT Staff - August 11th, 2014 6:52pm

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