Transcript Kenai Fjords - maliszewski09

By: Ben Williams
How was the park formed?
The Kenai Fjords National Park was formed by glaciers
from the ice age, or a mirror of the past as many have
called it, still slowly moving after millions of years after
they formed. These glaciers most likely started out
hundreds of miles away, from the point they are today,
near the icecaps. They moved from the Harding ice
field, moving from there to form the fjords that we
admire now.
What year was the park formed?
Why?
 The park was founded in 1980 named after President
Warren G. Harding, who visited Seward in 1923.
 It was founded to protect the Harding ice field, it’s out
flowing glaciers, and coastal fjords making it a very
beautiful place.
What types of rocks can be found
in this park?
 There are two main rocks in this park know as
greywacke and basalt. Greywacke is a type of
sedimentary sandstone while basalt is formed by
volcanoes.
What special land features can be
found in this park?
 The Harding Ice field is the largest contained ice field
in the U.S. The tremendous glaciers and beautiful
coastal fjords are mainly the special land features. Also
volcanoes created by tectonic plate subduction leaving
behind fertile soil. Tsunamis, earthquakes, and
volcanoes are destructive but Volcanoes can be
constructive too.
What environmental issues are
affecting your park?
 A major problem is climate change in this park. It
affects the habitat for many animals and it starts to
melt the glaciers. Some animals don’t mind like moose
or goats which are used to the regular weather. This is a
problem that will be hard not just to avoid, but to find
a way to improvise off of.
How is the land inside your park
currently changing?
 The many 38 glaciers in the park are constantly
moving on a slope, creating many things in its wake.
These things consist of fjords, forests, and many more
habitats for the animals. Every winter the glaciers get
600-800 inches of snow each winter, which is a very
important process to keep the glaciers flowing.
Map of park
How is technology used to help
preserve and maintain the park?
 Technology is used to create files and websites about
the park, to tell everyone about it. The park also uses
technology to help take care of sick, wounded animals
or find them throughout the park. The technology
keeps track of climate changes and weather forecasts
to tell the park rangers what will be happening in the
next month. Technology is a very useful resource in
U.S. national parks.
Pictures and diagrams
Bibliography
 The letter I used was sent from Lynn A. Aderholt to
Ben Williams, dated April 8, 2010. For my project I
have only used this letter and a couple of brochures to
find resources, except Google to find my pictures.
These item were very helpful and I’d like to thank
Kenai Fjords National Park for their help.