News Release

The National Park Service Park Seeks Public Comment into Alaska Coastal Park Units Fire Management Plan

Date: June 20, 2024
Contact: Bella Furr, 907-644-3535
Contact: Patrick Lewis, 907-422-0543

SEWARD, Alaska – The National Park Service (NPS) proposes an Alaska Region Coastal Park Units Fire Management Plan (FMP) Environmental Assessment for the following park units:  Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve (ANIA), Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve (GLBA), Kenai Fjords National Park (KEFJ), Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (KLGO), which includes the Chilkoot National Historic Trail, and Sitka National Historical Park (SITK).

NPS Director's Order #18 Wildland Fire Management, requires every NPS unit with burnable vegetation to implement an approved FMP (NPS 2008). An approved FMP would reduce the risk of wildfire to human communities, provide park managers direction and guidance to assist when making decisions related to wildland fire activities, and maintain or restore the integrity of park ecosystems. Furthermore, the purpose of this project follows NPS guidance, recognizing that the fuels management program has become increasingly important for reducing the risk of severe wildfire to human communities and for maintaining or improving the integrity of park ecosystems.

How to Participate 
June 20th, 2024, to July 21, 2024. The public is invited to review documents and comment online at Planning, Environment & Public Comment (PEPC).All comments should be submitted on the plan’s website: https://parkplanning.nps.gov/document.cfm?parkID=1&projectID=123083&documentID=137751
Comments submitted by phone or email will not be accepted.