Katmai National Park

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Brooks River Corridor Reopening at Katmai National Park; areas below bridge to remain closed

The lower Brooks River corridor from Brooks Falls downstream to the elevated bridge and boardwalk will reopen at sunrise on Monday, October 7, 2024.

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Get your brackets ready! This years Fat Bear Junior Contestants are ready for the floof throw-down

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@HereLiesErdrick Who do you want him to go up against? Is he willing to hibernate November to March or April?

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Bear 910 in beach-ready form!
Fat Bear Week Oct. 2–8, 2024
Choose the bear that has what it takes https://t.co/NvXCYNiOJh
“Fat Bear Week satisfies your hunger for bears, salmon, and the other wonders of Katmai,” said supt. Mark Sturm “all with one bite.”
NPS image - Cory Cravatta

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@BanNoBooks Here's Chunk in game shape!

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@DrE_A_OK No sign of Otis, unfortunately. Thank you for looking for him.

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Happy National Wilderness month from all of Katmai's 3.4 million acres of wilderness!

Newly designated this month with a proclamation from The White House.

Learn more about Katmai's wilderness by visiting: https://t.co/O3it30dnli

NPS photo/L. Law

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See how these cubs cuddle together? Very demure. Very cutesy.

NPS Photo/ F. Jimenez

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This little guy didn't get the memo that foxes are supposed to be sly not curious. Maybe wild animals don't conform to human impressions though 🦊

Red foxes range all over the continental US and north into Canada and Alaska. Do you see red foxes in your area?

NPS Photo/L. Law

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Raise your hand if you ever had to dissect one of these in science class ✋
Photo Courtesy of M. Boles

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"Who cooks for you? Who cooks for you allllll?" - Great Horned owls

Each species of owl has their own unique calls. Birders will often use human words to help remember the cadence of certain bird calls.

What do birds say in your area?

NPS Photo/ C. Cravatta

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We know you love it, Fat Bear Week 2024 will be October 2-8! We work with @explore.org and @katmaiconservancy to broadcast to you the bodacious beautiful bears every year. Fat Bear Week and Fat Bear Junior are the only Katmai Fat Bear events hosted by the Park and our partners

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Katmai is celebrating a winning design by Cianne Adams, a 13-year-old student from Newhalen, Alaska, that is featured on Brooks Camp bear pins this summer.

“I wanted to add not only the bears but also other famous animals that reside in Katmai,” said Cianne.

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Species Spotlight: Three-toed Woodpecker

This small woodpecker can be found in the boreal forests of Katmai. They specialize in eating bark beetle, specifically the Spruce bark beetle, a pest that is abundant in the forest surrounding Brooks Camp.

Photo courtesy of M. Freels

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Regular monitoring of two park wildfires reveals that neither is growing significantly or posing an immediate threat to life or property. American Creek fire is 4,650 acres burning south of Nonvianuk Lake. Naknek Lake fire is 26 acres & nine miles west of Dumpling Mountain.

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The flag at the Brooks Camp Visitor Center needed a little TLC for a few days, but our rangers got it raised again just in time for the 4th 🇺🇸

Have a safe and happy holiday!

📸NPS Photo/K. Moore

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Ahh, the calm, warm waters of the Carib... Oh wait. Is that a snow capped mountain?

Yep, this is Alaska in the summer, not the warm turquoise of the tropics. These waters are fed by snow and glacial melt and are frigid throughout the summer months

Photo Courtesy of M. Boles

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A coastal brown bear diet varies from the interior grizzly bear.

Coastal brown bears are known to eat salmon, grasses, berries, cow parsnip, moose, roots, and.......*checks📓 notes*, ah yes, WHALES 🐋

NPS photos/L. Law

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Happy Wilderness Wednesday!

Checking in from Hallo Bay.

Hallo Bay is one of Katmai’s most popular bear watching destinations, and for good reason. In Hallo Bay, you can watch bears feed on sedges, clams, and salmon against the backdrop towering volcanoes.

NPS photos

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Two wildfires are burning within Katmai at American Creek and Naknek Lake. Regular monitoring reveals that neither fire poses an immediate threat to life or property. Smoke may be visible from portions of the park and nearby communities, depending on changing wind conditions.