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Comment Period on Guns in Parks

Comments are being accepted on a regulatory change that would allow concealed handguns to be carried in U.S. parks.  See the Fairbanks Daily News Miner's take on the issue and the gov's comment page for more information.
 
Glacier Bay visitor season begins with new superintendent

Associated Press - April 30, 2008 5:04 PM ET

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve has a new superintendent at the helm as it gears up for the arrival of its first cruise ship of the season on May 6.

Cherry Payne has traded the balmy byways of the Florida Everglades for the glacial-fed waters of Southeast Alaska.

A 30-year veteran of the park service, Payne was most recently the chief of interpretation and visitor services at Everglades and Dry Tortugas National Parks.

She has also served as acting superintendent at Cape Lookout National Seashore in North Carolina and at Canaveral National Seashore in Florida.

Payne replaces former Superintendent Tomie Lee, who retired last year.

Glacier Bay is expecting 153 cruise ship calls this year.

 
 
Mission

Wild Strawberries in Glacier Bay - nearby Gustavus used to be called Strawberry point.Mission

Friends of Glacier Bay is dedicated to ecological integrity, opportunities for solitude and appropriate research in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.

 The purposes of Friends of Glacier Bay are to:

  • Serve as a forum for discussion, education and action on issues affecting Glacier Bay national Park and Preserve.
  • Provide an organized means by which individuals' experience and knowledge of the Park can be retained as an influence on the management and management philosophy of the Park.
  • Work with the National Park Service to ensure that Park management strives to maintain the natural environment in a pristine condition.
  • Support scientific research that provides a better understanding of Park ecosystems and practices sound ethics in order to have the least possible impact on the Glacier Bay landscape.
  • Support the interests of human communities associated with the Park to the extent compatible with Friends of Glacier Bay core purposes.
 
Oystercatcher Newsletter

The Oystercatcher is the Friends of Glacier Bay newsletter.The Oystercatcher

You can download .pdf versions of previous and current issues of the FOGB newsletter - The Oystercatcher.

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