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Fire Island National Seashore
Talisman/Barrett Beach
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The Barrett Beach/Talisman area is a boater's paradise located near the center of Fire Island National Seashore, across the Great South Bay from Bayport and Sayville on Long Island.
Lake Clark National Park & Preserve
My Park Story: Brandon and Summer Jackman
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Brandon and Summer Jackman are a husband-and-wife photography team from Idaho. On their first visit to Lake Clark in 2023, Brandon captured their winning photo "Tiny Treasure" when a young cub proudly showed off a clam shell to her mother and sibling, who were just out of the frame. Learn more about their experience visiting Lake Clark National Park and Preserve and how they came about taking their second-place winning photo.
Lake Clark National Park & Preserve
Clam Cove Pictographs
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Read the abstract for a recently published article on what we are learning from the Clam Cove archaeological site in Lake Clark. Baird, M., M. Moss, S. Perrot-Minnot, and J. Rogers. 2022. The archaeology of Clam Cove, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Southcentral Alaska. Alaska Journal of Anthropology 20(1-2): 85-102.
War In The Pacific National Historical Park
Outside Science (inside parks): Clam Monitoring in Guam
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Follow along as scientists track the growth and health of giant clams War In The Pacific National Historic Site.
War In The Pacific National Historical Park
Outside Science (inside parks): Guam
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Take a tour of Guam's waters off War In The Pacific National Historical Park! In this 3 part series, you'll follow researchers as they monitor clams and coral bleaching, and learn more about summer programs in the park.
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Writing Prompt: Travel Blog written by Audrey Nelson for "A Day in the Life of a Fellow" Article Series. Audrey is a NPS Workforce Management Fellow, in partnership with Northwest Youth Corps
San Juan Island National Historical Park
Clark Island Marine State Park
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San Juan Island National Historical Park
Sucia Island Marine State Park
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When you visit Cape Disappointment State Park today, you certainly won’t be disappointed in what you find. It’s an amazing park that’s home to the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center. Perched on a cliff 200 feet above the pounding Pacific surf, the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center shares the story of the Corps of Discovery’s journey, focusing particularly on their Pacific Coast stay during the winter of 1805-1806.
Acadia National Park
Research Brief: What is Impacting Soft-shelled Clam Survival in Interidal Mudflats
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Information of a research project in Acadia National Park looking at factors impacting survival of soft-shelled clams in the intertidal zone.
Lake Clark National Park & Preserve
Using Gene Expression to Investigate Differences Between Clam Populations
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Read the abstract and get the link to a published article on gene expression in razor clams to discern differences between two populations in the Cook Inlet of Alaska: Coletti, H. A., L. Bowen, B. E. Ballachey, T. L. Wilson, S. Waters, M. Booz, K. L. Counihan, T. E. Hollmen, and B. Pister. 2021. Gene expression profiles in two razor clam populations: Discerning drivers of population status. Life 11(12): 1288.
Katmai National Park & Preserve
Kukak Bay Cannery
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The Kukak Bay Cannery ruins are located in a glacially carved fjord. The historical archeological district in Katmai National Park & Preserve is surrounded by three hills and a rocky shoreline. The first cannery at the site was constructed in 1922 by the Hemrich Packing Company to can razor clams. In 1980, after the passing of Alaska National Lands Interest Conservation Act (ANILCA), this area of coastline was designated wilderness, ending further use as a cannery.
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Leonard Harmon is a citizen of the Lenape Tribe of New Jersey and the Nanticoke Tribe of Delaware. In his artwork, Harmon blends the traditional with the modern, infusing bright colors into the regalia he designs. He also uses beads made from wampum, the purple and white shell of the quahog or hard clam. The Lenape people were considered the keepers of the white wampum beads.
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Read the abstract and get the link to a recently published article on how razor clams may be used as indicators of nearshore ecosystem health: Bowen, L., K. L.Counihan, B. Ballachey, H. A. Coletti, T. Hollmen, B. Pister, and T. L. Wilson. 2020. Monitoring nearshore ecosystem health using Pacific razor clams (Siliqua patula) as an indicator species. PeerJ 8:e8761.
Yellowstone National Park
Research Report: Going on a Snail Hunt
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Yellowstone National Park recently hosted a team of five researchers from Russia who are exploring the role of the Bering Land Bridge faunal exchange in the evolution and dispersal of animals. For this work, they focus on tiny and often overlooked animals in the park: pond snails and pea clams. The project has a particular interest in the role that hydrothermal water might have played as possible cryptic refugia for species crossing the Bering Land Bridge...
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The Changing Tides project is a three-year study examining the link between the marine and terrestrial environments, specifically between coastal brown bears, clams and mussels, and people. It is a cooperative project of the National Park Service, U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Sealife Center, and Washington State University.
Assateague Island National Seashore
Natural Parking Lots at Assateague Island National Seashore
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Park managers at Assateague Island National Seashore replaced asphalt parking lots with clay and clam shells to reduce damage to beaches and park resources from asphalt during overwash events.
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Southwest Alaska’s coastal brown bears are the largest of their kind in the world, deriving much of their bulk from the abundant salmon resources that pulse into the rivers from the sea each summer. Bears also use intertidal resources such as clams and mussels. Along the shores of Lake Clark National Park and Preserve and Katmai National Park and Preserve, bears spend hours in the mudflats digging, chomping, slurping, and digging again.
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Browse articles related to the Changing Tides project. This is a research study in Southwest Alaska exploring the connections between coastal brown bears, invertebrates like clams and mussels, and what influence human activities have on bear ecology.
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The Changing Tides project is a three-year study examining the link between the marine and terrestrial environments, specifically between coastal brown bears, clams and mussels, and people. It is a cooperative project of the National Park Service, U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Sealife Center, and Washington State University. Preliminary data from the summer of 2015 creates more questions to study.