The Park continues to compile a long-term dataset using aerial surveys to count bears congregating on various salmon spawning streams. The surveys now span five decades and serve as an index of timing and abundance of bears and salmon.

Katmai’s coastal ecosystems are experiencing changes that impact species reliant on the coastal environment. This study uses noninvasive DNA metabarcoding to track the movements, diets, and population density of wolves and bears on the Park’s coast.

Salmon, and the water they live in, are the life blood of Katmai National Park and Preserve. This study aims to define the relationship between volcanoes and mercury levels found in the waterways of the Katmai ecosystem.

Survey results add valuable insight into the perceptions and experiences of Brooks Camp visitors during a year of near-record high visitation and provide another tool to help the National Park service staff at Katmai manage the visitor experience.

We support Katmai’s ethnobotanical studies and the creation of education and outreach kits distributed throughout local communities, helping to preserve priceless indigenous knowledge of local plants and their uses.