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The Novarupta Alagnak Aniakchak Katmai Wild River National Monument and Preserve National Park and Preserve National Park Service Park News U.S. Department of the Interior The offcial newspaper of Alagnak Wild River Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve Te Novarupta Katmai National Park and Preserve A trip planning and information guide to Issue Number 2019 Katmai National Park and Preserve NPS/ROY WOOD ANELA RAMOS What’s Inside: Brooks Camp ..............6 Bearcam .....................12 Katmai Origins ...........14 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY NATIONAL ROY WOOD Three National Parks, Many Amazing Experiences National Park Service Welcome to Katmai Country U.S. Department of the Interior Welcome to the land of Katmai! through periods of difculty. Today Alaska Native peoples maintain their traditional The Alaska Peninsula is a vast and beautiful lifeways as they join in the momentum of Alagnak Wild River landscape where the National Park Service an ever-changing world. Their connection Aniakchak National Monument and has the privilege of managing Katmai to these lands is profound and worthy of Preserve National Park and Preserve, Aniakchak our unwavering respect. Katmai National Park and Preserve National Monument and Preserve, and the Alagnak Wild River. Regardless of your The eforts of many dedicated individuals Katmai was declared a national monument interests, these areas ofer a diversity of from diverse walks of life and over many in 1918; Aniakchak in 1978. The Alaska outstanding Alaskan experiences. years which has ensured wildlife remains National Interest Lands Conservation Act of abundant and diverse across the region. All 1980 established Alagnak Wild River, while The geology of these places is both ancient three National Park Service units support Katmai and Aniakchak were expanded to and new. The parks’ diverse landscapes world-class fsheries and outstanding include national preserve areas. Katmai was comprise expansive mountains, active wildlife viewing opportunities. To observe also redesignated a national park. Together, volcanoes, fowing glaciers, a wild and an Alaskan brown bear in its natural these lands encompass nearly fve million environment is a testament to the priorities acres of unique landscapes managed by the beautiful seacoast, and sparkling rivers National Park Service. and lakes. The cataclysmic eruption of of a nation and a gift to humankind. Novarupta in 1912 took place long ago Mailing Address when compared to a human lifespan, but We hope you have the chance to come and PO Box 7 is geologically recent. This single event experience the sights, sounds, and feel of King Salmon, AK 99613 had profound impacts. For example, the these special places for yourself; if you do, resulting ash covered everything for miles you are sure to create memories that will Park Headquarters and even today life is still recovering from last a lifetime. Phone: 907-246-3305 the efects of the eruption. Fax: 907-246-2116 Mark Sturm Human habitation of this region goes back Superintendent Websites many thousands of years and speaks of Alagnak: www.nps.gov/alag Aniakchak: www.nps.gov/ania thriving communities and perseverance Katmai: www.nps.gov/katm Contents: Southwest Alaska’s Parklands...................................... 2-3 Katmai and the National Park Idea .......................... 14-15 Essential Information ....................................................... 4 Fishing Information ....................................................... 17 Getting Here, Getting Around ........................................ 5 Backcountry Travel ......................................................... 18 Brooks Camp .................................................................... 6 Aniakchak National Monument ............................... 20-21 Camping at Brooks Camp ................................................ 8 Alagnak Wild River ................................................... 22-23 Brooks Camp Map ............................................................ 9 Park Neighbors .......................................................... 24-25 Bear Viewing ............................................................. 10-11 Cycle of the Salmon ....................................................... 26 Live Bearcams ................................................................. 12 Alaska Geographic Association ..................................... 27 Safe Travels in Bear Country ......................................... 13 Exploring the Human History of Katmai ...................... 28 2 The Novarupta Alagnak Aniakchak Katmai Wild River National Monument and Preserve National Park and Preserve Unbounded by dams or artifcial channels, Midway down the wild, remote, and On June 6, 1912 residents of the northern the Alagnak River meanders its way from mostly roadless Alaska Peninsula lies Alaska Peninsula experienced one of the headwaters in the Aleutian Range across one of the nation’s most fascinating, but largest volcanic eruptions in recorded the Alaska Peninsula to Bristol Bay and the least visited, volcanic features. Aniakchak history. The eruption at Novarupta Bering Sea. The upper 69 miles of river are National Monument and Preserve volcano sent ash over 100,000 feet into the designated a national wild river, meaning surrounds a large caldera formed by the atmosphere, led to the collapse of Mount free fow, no dams, and little human impact. collapse of a 7,000 foot volcano. Set inland Katmai, and created the Valley of Ten in a place of frequent clouds and ferce Thousand Smokes. From the time of the earliest Alaskans, the storms, Aniakchak was unknown to all river has given much to those willing to but area residents until the 1920s, and had Katmai National Monument was learn its ways. In summer, the river teems its last eruption in 1931. Nestled inside established in 1918 to protect the with salmon. Falls brings migrating caribou the caldera is Surprise Lake, a remnant of volcanically devastated region surrounding and berries. It traverses the beautiful Alaska a much larger lake that catastrophically Mount Katmai and the Valley of Ten Peninsula, providing opportunities to drained in a massive food. Warm springs, Thousand Smokes. Today, Katmai National experience the unique wilderness, wildlife, melting snow, and glaciers feed Surprise Park and Preserve is still an active volcanic and cultural heritage of the area. Lake, which in turn gives rise to the landscape, which also protects 9,000 years Aniakchak Wild River. of human history as well as important This river is one of the most popular habitat for salmon and the thousands of sport fshing destinations in all of Alaska. This narrow stretch of the Alaska Penin- brown bears that feed on them. Alagnak’s extraordinary rainbow trout, sula boasts a rich human history. Volca- char, grayling, and abundant salmon are noes, earthquakes, and tsunamis have Katmai is a rugged and diverse land where some of the most attractive sport fsh in the interrupted the human story, yet the land bears are plentiful, salmon leap watefalls on world, and the river has become the most abides as a wild place where people can their journey to spawn, steaming volcanoes popular fy-in fshing destination in all of experience independence and interde- serve as a reminder of the earth’s power, Southwest Alaska. pendence. Life has persisted here in the and where cultural change continues. face of catastrophic change. See pages 22-23 for more information. See pages 6-19 for more information. See pages 20-21 for more information. FITZM. Glacially shrouded volcanoes, like Mount Mageik, form the geologic backbone of the Alaska Peninsula. Katmai National Park is the site of the largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century (see pages 14-15). The Novarupta 3 Essential Information Dates and Hours of Operation page 13 for bear safety information. Only non-guided sport hunting is allowed in Alagnak, Aniakchak, and Katmai are open 24 the Alagnak Wild River corridor. In all other hours a day every day of the year. Most services Visitors to Brooks Camp are required, upon areas, sport hunting is prohibited. All hunting such as lodges and air taxis operate seasonally. arrival, to participate in a brief, mandatory bear activities require a license and are subject to safety talk at the Brooks Camp Visitor Center. National Park Service and Alaska Department National Park Service and concessionaire of Fish and Game regulations and restrictions. operated facilities at Brooks Camp are open Food Storage from June 1 through September 18. All food, beverages, garbage, equipment used Weather to cook or store food, and/or any odorous Even during summer, visitors to the Alaska Camping items must be properly stored in an approved Peninsula should be prepared for cool and Within 1.5 miles (2.4 km) of Brooks Falls (i.e., bear-resistant container (BRC). Certifed bear- stormy conditions with frequent strong winds. the Brooks Camp Developed Area), camping resistant products approved by the Department Clear skies occur about 20 percent of days. is only allowed at Brooks Camp Campground. of Interior and Agriculture‘s Interagency Grizzly In general, visitors to the Aniakchak area Camping is permitted elsewhere in Katmai Bear Committee can be found at http://igbcon- should expect signifcantly cooler, stormier, with one exception (see Hallo Bay, page 18) line.org/certifed-products-list/. The Alaska De- and windier conditions. Wherever you travel, and on any public lands within Aniakchak and partment of Fish and Game has an additional remain aware of the dangers and treatments Alagnak. list of approved items at www.adfg.alaska.gov/
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