Alaska is a Battleground in "Green" Wars Sep 11, 2008
KENAI FJORDS NATIONAL PARK, Alaska - Sarah Palin makes some greens see red, not least because her Alaskan home is a battleground in America's "environmental wars.". One frontline is the Exit Glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park, which has been receding so fast that signs mark the years where it once stood -- vivid testimony to climate change ... In and around Kenai Fjords National Park, the bird's numbers are estimated to be down about 80 to 90 percent over the last 10-15 years, according to... (Planet Ark, United States)
Travel specials are blooming as summer wanes Aug 31, 2008
You'll arrive in Seward in time to board the Glacier Express for the trip inside Kenai Fjords National Park. Ride back to Anchorage on the Alaska Railroad, arriving in Anchorage at 10:15 p.m.. (Anchorage Daily News)
City of Seward, AK Chooses Bellwether Software's Purchasing Management eXtra (ePMX) for its Ease of Use and Affordability Aug 11, 2008
Seward is the gateway to the Kenai Fjords National Park and was named the all American city in 1963, 1965 and 2005 ... Kenai Fjords National Park. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
St. Paul is for the birders Jul 7, 2008
After St. Paul Island, the birders were to travel to Barrow, Dutch Harbor, Seward and Nome, with stops at Kenai Fjords National Park and Denali National Park. The hope-to-see list in Alaska included the bristle-thighed curlew, McKay's bunting, Smith's longspur, red-legged kittiwake, emperor goose, Aleutian tern, snowy owl and various auklets, murrelets, puffins and other seabirds. (Anchorage Daily News)
Why visit a national park? Jun 25, 2008
South of Anchorage, the Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska is an under-the-radar national park getting far fewer visits than Denali National Park but its 600,000 acres offer visitors a true back-country adventure. . (MSNBC -- Travel)
After 30 years, there's still more to see in Alaska Jun 15, 2008
Choose from a Seward fishing junket, the Kenai Fjords National Park cruise, the Russian River harvest fishery or a scenic float through the Kenai River Canyon into Skilak Lake. Whichever option you choose, it's worth continuing your trip down to Homer. (Anchorage Daily News)
Alaska adventure should have visit to national parks May 5, 2008
Kenai Fjords National Park. Hop aboard one of the wildlife cruises from Kenai Fjords Tours, Renown Tours or Major Marine Tours for a six-hour boat ride deep into the park. (Anchorage Daily News)
If you miss the Iditarod, at least visit the dogs Feb 15, 2008
Summer flightseeing trip and sled dog rides on a glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park, adults, $430, children $390. Don't miss these Travel stories from msnbc. (MSNBC -- Travel)
SeaLife was good deal for ex-aide to Stevens Feb 11, 2008
Lewis couldn't find anything with that name either, and suggested a call to Jeff Mow, the superintendant at Kenai Fjords National Park, who helped plan the proposed federal complex, the Mary Lowell Center. Mow said he also knew of no such document, but said that sometimes people use that term interchangeably with the Seward Waterfront Study, a 2003 report commissioned by the National Park Service and U.S. Forest Service for locating the visitor center and administrative complex. (Anchorage Daily News)
With climate changes, better sooner than later Dec 30, 2007
According to park rangers, Exit Glacier in Kenai Fjords National Park near Seward, which is one of the most visited sheets of ice in the north, has receded nearly 1,000 feet in the last 10 years. Global warming also is affecting our beaches and coastal walk lands. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Anchorage writer turns to fiction after hitting a historical dead-end Sep 3, 2007
2004: "Kenai Fjords National Park" (Alaska Natural History Association). 2007: "Denali National Park and Preserve" (Alaska Natural History Association). (Anchorage Daily News)
Stevens probe is expanding Aug 2, 2007
Kenai Fjords National Park is nearby. The federal government eventually bought several other parcels, including a second one McCabe owned. (Anchorage Daily News)
Unlocking Seward's secrets Jun 19, 2007
Seward, Alaska, is the gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park Visitors come for wildlife encounters and outdoor activities Fishing, hiking, boating and biking are popular pastimes in Seward By Sarah Brueggemann Coastal Living Adjust font size ... As the gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park, Seward (a two-hour drive south from Anchorage) delivers astonishing wildlife encounters ... "This trip is so dynamic, you'll never spot the same thing twice," says Julia Pinnix, a ranger with Kenai Fjords... (CNN)
In summer, Alaska's national parks are tough to beat Jun 18, 2007
The second-most-accessible national park is Kenai Fjords National Park. There are no roads into the park, but you can take a cruise with one of several tour operators in Seward. (Anchorage Daily News)
Princess to Deploy Five Ships Across Gulf of Alaska in 2008 Apr 25, 2007
Sailing in Alaska for the first time, the intimate Tahitian Princess will debut a new longer "Connoisseur" route that features a number of unique and memorable experiences not usually included on most Alaskan cruises, including the chance to view the famous brown bears of Kodiak, explore the natural beauty of "Alaska's Little Switzerland," at Valdez and revel in one of Alaska's best wildlife spectacles from Seward, the gateway to Kenai Fjords National Park. Princess ships will offer 73 signature... (Canada Newswire)
