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• Chugach National Forest to Burn Debris Piles Near Portage

  By Alaska National Park Service on April 12, 2015

  For Immediate Release: April 9, 2015 Contact: Tim Charnon, (907) 242-8628 Chugach National Forest wildland fire management staff plan to burn piles of woody debris on forest lands in the Portage area beginning the week of April 13 through May… Read More ›

• After ’13 Lake Clark NP Current Creek Fire, A Different Forest Emerges

  By Alaska National Park Service on March 10, 2015

  

  After Fire a Different Forest During the dry summer of 2013, lightning ignited the Currant Creek fire 15 miles northeast of Port Alsworth in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve. One year later, Alaska National Park Service regional wildland fire ecologists and crew visited… Read More ›

• Denali NP to Burn Debris in Entrance Area, March 2015

  By Alaska National Park Service on March 9, 2015

  Fire Management staff at Denali National Park and Preserve are planning to burn debris consisting of trees and brush between Monday, March 9 and Friday, March 27, weather conditions permitting. The single pile is located east of the park airstrip… Read More ›

• Noatak National Preserve Wildfire Declared Out

  By Alaska National Park Service on July 29, 2014

  

  Contact: Linda Jeschke, linda_jeschke@nps.gov, 907.442.3890 KOTZEBUE: Wildland fire managers declared the lightning-ignited Noatak River fire out July 23, 2014. The fire was located north of the Noatak River and east of Narvakrak Lake. At approximately 700 acres, rain extinguished the… Read More ›

• Wrangell-St. Elias NP Burns Piles of Woody Debris to Reduce Fire Risk July 21 – July 26

  By Alaska National Park Service on July 23, 2014

  

  Contact: Mark Keogh, 907-822-7223, mark_keogh@nps.gov COPPER CENTER, Alaska: Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve wildland fire staff will burn 40 piles of debris consisting of trees and brush July 21 through July 26. The piles are located at the Kiagna… Read More ›

• Lightning ignites new fires in Noatak NP

  By Alaska National Park Service on July 11, 2014

  July 11, 2014 12:30 p.m. KOTZEBUE: Lightning ignited two new fires in Noatak National Preserve. The Noatak River fire is located north of the Noatak River and east of Narvakrak Lake. This fire was estimated at 300 acres burning in… Read More ›

• Open fire restrictions lifted in coastal Alaska national parks

  By Alaska National Park Service on June 2, 2014

  4 p.m. June 2, 2014 Recent storms brought sufficient rain to Katmai National Park and Preserve, Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve, Alagnack Wild River, Kenai Fjords National Park and Lake Clark National Park and Preserve to moderate the fire danger… Read More ›

• Dry Conditions Persist in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve

  By Alaska National Park Service on May 30, 2014

  5 p.m. May 30, 2014 Port Alsworth, Alaska – While many areas of southwest Alaska have received significant rainfall, fire officials in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve are waiting for more rain to moderate fire danger enough so the… Read More ›

• All Open Fires Prohibited in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve

  By Alaska National Park Service on May 20, 2014

  Port Alsworth, Alaska – Effective immediately, all open fires in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve are prohibited due to high fire danger. This order will be in effect until weather and fire conditions change. The period of this ban… Read More ›

• Open Fires Prohibited in Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alagnak Wild River, Aniakchak National Monument & Preserve

  By Alaska National Park Service on May 15, 2014

  All Open Fires Prohibited in Katmai National Park & Preserve, Alagnak Wild River, Aniakchak National Monument & Preserve For Immediate Release: May 15, 2014 Contact: Morgan Warthin, morgan_warthin@nps.gov, (907) 644-3512 KING SALMON, Alaska – Effective immediately, Katmai National Park and… Read More ›