National Park News

BrooksCamp: @MidoriMonsta Weather has been cool and damp this spring. Mosquitoes are plentiful right now. Bring a headnet if you visit.

BrooksCamp: Several new bears wandered through yesterday. More salmon have been seen jumping at Brooks Falls.

BrooksCamp: @erniebernieboo #16, Cinnamon, did make a brief appearance near camp. #211, Backbite, hasn’t been spotted yet.

BrooksCamp: Bear #16, aka Cinnamon, was seen on the beach at Brooks Camp on Sat. He has been seen every year since 1988 and is probably close to 30 yo.

BrooksCamp: A few salmon were seen jumping at Brooks Falls last evening.

BrooksCamp: @k1fan100 In 9 summers I’ve never seen a tick, so I wouldn’t let that stop you. Not sure if bears this far north are get them. Dogs don’t.

BrooksCamp: @erniebernieboo Brooks Camp has a few bears hanging around, perhaps 10, but the majority of them won’t arrive for another 10 days or so.

BrooksCamp: A few sockeye salmon have arrived at Brooks Camp, which means the bears won’t be far behind. Hello Summer!

BrooksCamp: RT @erniebernieboo: @BrooksCamp Hi! Are there any bears out yet?

BrooksCamp: Permanent STF GS9 Protection Ranger position now open at Katmai as a lateral transfer. See more details at http://bit.ly/cJscCP.

BrooksCamp: Seasonal maintenance and biological technician positions open at Katmai. See all currently open positions at http://bit.ly/hKw5tW.

BrooksCamp: Katmai’s seasonal GS-5/6/7 biological technician positions now open. See all currently open positions on USAJOBS at http://bit.ly/hqfGLS.

BrooksCamp: Term positions currently open at Katmai-GS7/9 Wildlife Biologist and WG-7 Maintenance Worker. More info and apply at http://bit.ly/hNCy4M.

BrooksCamp: Learn more about Katmai’s one public use cabin, Fure’s Cabin in the Bay of Islands, at http://bit.ly/frf4s2 or call 907-246-3305 to reserve.

BrooksCamp: Campground spots for July are filling up fast, but there are still spaces available. Make reservations at http://bit.ly/evUhT0.

BrooksCamp: Remember to make your Brooks Camp campground reservations tomorrow! For best results, book online at http://bit.ly/e4KDzH.

BrooksCamp: Reservations for the 2011 season at Brooks Camp campground open January 5 at 10 AM EST. Go to http://bit.ly/e4KDzH to book sites.

BrooksCamp: Apply today for interpretive park ranger positions at Brooks Camp this summer: http://bit.ly/dTIt33.

BrooksCamp: Apply now through 12/22 for seasonal Park Ranger (Protection) jobs at Katmai this summer: http://bit.ly/hNCy4M.

The investigation into the crash of an aircraft carrying three National Park Service employees continues today with an expected visit by a National Transportation Safety Board investigator this afternoon to the beach where debris was found on Tuesday evening.

Debris from the plane carrying three National Park Service employees in Katmai National Park was located on the park’s rugged northern coast on Tuesday.

BrooksCamp: Happy 92nd birthday to Katmai! President Woodrow Wilson first declared Katmai a national monument on 9/24/18.

BrooksCamp: See a panoramic view of Brooks Camp taken from the first overlook on the Dumpling Mtn Trail at http://gigapan.org/gigapans/59601/.

BrooksCamp: Female bear #402 is frequently seen diving in the Lower River. She is one of the few bears that will nearly submerge herself while fishing.

BrooksCamp: A 2nd sow with 4 spring cubs has been spotted occasionally on the north side of the river-thought to be bear #875.

The National Park Service announced today that beginning Saturday, September 4, 2010 it will significantly scale back the search for the missing floatplane carrying employees Mason McLeod, brothers Neal and Seth Spradlin, and pilot Marco Alletto. The floatplane disappeared on August 21, 2010 after taking off from Swikshak Bay in Katmai National Park and Preserve. No sign of the floatplane or missing men has been reported since.

BrooksCamp: Sunny fall day at Brooks Camp. Bears take long naps near river after feasting on salmon buffet-be prepared for long bridge closures.

Targeted search efforts today revealed no clues in the hunt for the missing floatplane carrying National Park
Service employees Mason McLeod, 26, Neal Spradlin, 28, Seth Spradlin, 20, and pilot Marco Alletto. Clearing
skies and good visibility allowed searchers to focus on high-elevation areas and large lakes within the 14,000
square mile search area.

Targeted search efforts today revealed no clues in the hunt for the missing floatplane carrying National Park
Service employees Mason McLeod, 26, Neal Spradlin, 28, Seth Spradlin, 20, and pilot Marco Alletto. Clearing
skies and good visibility allowed searchers to focus on high-elevation areas and large lakes within the 14,000
square mile search area.

Despite variable and windy weather which developed over the area this afternoon, searchers were able to
continue efforts to locate the missing floatplane carrying National Park Service employees Mason McLeod,
26, Neal Spradlin, 28, Seth Spradlin, 20, and pilot Marco Alletto. No sign of the plane or passengers has yet
been reported.