BARTLETT COVE, ALASKA - The National Park Service (NPS) has approved a plan for managing the Bartlett Cove area of Southeast Alaska that features:
* a more extensive and durable trail network
* one new consolidated visitor facility
* fostering a wide variety of partnerships, and
* historic Glacier Bay Lodge rehabilitations, combined with commercial service model changes for a more sustainable operation.
“The frontcountry plan will help the park maintain the viability of the lodge and the relevance of the park to changing visitor needs," said Park Superintendent Philip Hooge.
The decision and final plan, in the form of a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) was signed by Bert Frost, Alaska Regional Director, on June 13, 2019 and is available at:
https://go.nps.gov/GLBA_FMP
While completion of the plan is a significant milestone for Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, it is important for everyone to know that implementing the plan will take years, as funds and resources become available. Park officials invite members of the public to keep in touch as conceptual plans become more defined and refined for implementation, either by monitoring the project webpage (above), or by contacting the park by email to subscribe to our planning notification list:
glba_public_comments@nps.gov
Further information is also available by contacting Glacier Bay National Park at (907) 697-2675 and is available on the National Park Service Planning, Environment & Public Comment website: https://parkplanning.nps.gov/projectHome.cfm?parkID=12&projectID=65312
Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
