Parks & Partners

The coastline of Bering Land Bridge National Preserve: where the ocean meets the land.

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Partner Parks

Collectively, our partner parks comprise more than 3600 miles of Alaska's coastline and more than 32% of the coastline in the entire National Park Service. The Ocean Alaska Science and Learning Center strives to understand and preserve the marine ecosystem connecting Alaska's 11 coastal parks through promoting research and facilitating education efforts. Learn more about the coastal and marine resources in these parks and discover the ways in which all of Alaska's parks are connected.

• Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve

• Bering Land Bridge National Preserve

• Cape Krusenstern National Monument

• Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve

• Katmai National Park and Preserve

• Kenai Fjords National Park

• Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park

• Lake Clark National Park and Preserve

• Noatak National Preserve

• Sitka National Historical Park

• Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve

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Staff, partners and volunteers pause for a group photo after a beach cleanup day in Kenai Fjords National Park.

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Key Partner Organizations

• The Southeast and Southwest Alaska Inventory & Monitoring Networks collect, analyze, and share data on natural resources, their condition, and how they are changing throughout southeast Alaska (four parks) and southwest Alaska (five parks), respectively.

• The Alaska SeaLife Center generates and shares scientific knowledge to promote understanding and stewardship of Alaska's marine ecosystems. In particular, the center studies causes of declining marine animal populations and environmental change. They share their findings with a wide audience through educational programs and presentations. Learn more about the Alaska SeaLife Center in their most recent annual report.

• The Kachemak National Estuarine Research Reserve focuses on marine science education projects in the Kenai Peninsula. Their Discovery Labs program includes hands-on activities designed for the general public or K-12 students and focuses on broad marine science topics.

• The U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division is responsible for promoting access to and sharing biological resource information on our nation's natural resources within the scientific and academic communities and with the general public.

• The University of Alaska, Fairbanks advances and disseminates knowledge through teaching, research, and public service emphasizing the North and its diverse peoples.

• The Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit is a cooperative venture between 12 federal agencies, 19 leading academic institutions, three non-profits, one non-governmental organization, and one state agency. The overarching goal of this network is to improve the scientific base for managing federal lands by providing resource managers with high-quality scientific research, technical assistance, and education.