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Park NewsNational Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorSummary of Park RegulationsKatmai National Park and PreserveAlagnak Wild RiverAniakchak National Monument and PreserveAniakchak National MonumentKatmai National Park, Regulations Summary - Vol. 1 May 1, 2011

National Park ServiceU.S. Department of the InteriorPark NewsKatmai RegulationsKatmai, Alagnak, and Aniakchak provideunique opportunities for users of Park areas.This booklet is designed to help visitors andusers understand park regulations as theyrelate to three National Park Service (NPS)units: Katmai National Park and Preserve,Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve,and Alagnak Wild River, collectively referredto as Katmai.The following pages provide a general listingof park definitions and regulations, referencemaps, and selections of applicable state andfederal regulations that are used to manage thepark areas.To conserve the scenery andthe natural and historicobjects and the wildlife thereinand to provide for theenjoyment of the same in suchmanner and by such means aswill leave them unimpairedfor the enjoyment of futuregenerations. NPS MissionContentsPark Missions and PurposeNews Flash important informationGeneral Park DefinitionsSummary of Katmai RegulationsActivities that Require a PermitSport Hunting and other regulations for Preserve areasWilderness Travel and Personal Locator BeaconsBrooks Camp Developed Area (BCDA)MapBrooks Camp Developed Area (BCDA) RegulationsBrooks River Sportfishing RegulationsOther park areas specific regulations:Geographic HarborHallo Bay Camping ClosureLake Camp Boundary MapLake Camp RegulationsNaknek Lake Area RegulationsSubistence UsesMap depicting Naknek LakeAlaska Boating SummaryAircraft Travelis to protect, study, and interpret activevolcanism surrounding the Valley of TenThousand Smokes, extensive coastalresources, habitats supporting a highconcentration of salmon and brown bears,and an ongoing story of humans integratedwith a dynamic subarctic ecosystem.Note that the park definitions and generalregulations apply to all three park areas. Certain areas of Katmai, such as the Preservesand the Brooks Camp Devloped Area (BCDA)have additional regulations.The purpose of Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve is to protect, study andinterpret the dynamic geology, ecology, andhuman use of Aniakchak Caldera and the surrounding landscape.To understand these regulations it isimportant to know the purpose for theKatmai group of parks and the reasons whythese park units were set aside.The Alagnak Wild River is internationallyrenowned for its scenic beauty, pristine condition, and wide range of outstandingrecreational opportunities. It also protects ariver system necessary for the perpetuation ofthe Bristol Bay sockeye salmon fishery.Katmai National Park and Preserve’s purpose2345-6678910111213141516161718We care for those specialplaces in Alaska.We serveresidents and visitors who seekinspiration, recreation andeducation, as well as thosewho come for traditionalactivities, subsistence andscientific study.to protect thenatural and culturalresources.for this and futuregenerations to experience andenjoy. NPS Alaska Region MissionStatement2 Katmai Regulations Summary

News Flash:Although the following pages providevirtually all of the regulations that pertain toare prohibited within Federal Facilities.In the following locations, firearms are strictlyKatmai, the following list provides some itemsthat we ask you to pay special attention to:prohibited: King Salmon Park Headquartersand maintenance buildings, Brooks Camp andUsing a Business or Guide inside ofthe park:King Salmon Visitor Centers, Brooks CampRanger Station, Brooks Camp MaintenanceIf you are paying for services where a personbuildings, and all employee housing withoutthe express permission of the resident.or business is receiving compensation of anykind (money, cameras, free trip, etc.) thatNo weapon storage will be provided for atFor your safety and the safetyof others:Bear Spray is allowed in all Park areas. However, please note that bear spray should not betransported in the main cabin of an aircraft.Please check with your aircraft transporter formore information on how to transport yourbear spray.business is required to first obtain a permitfrom the National Park Service. That permitPark Facilities.Other tips to make your stay moreenjoyable:is called a Commercial Use Authorization(CUA) permit. For a list of businesses thatPossession by clients and guides of businesses,lodges, and aircraft owners is up to eachhave a permit please consult the Alaska Region website dividual owner/operator. Check with youraircraft carrier for what they may or may notallow prior to your arrival.Know and understand the dangers of campingin bear country. Make loud noise when travelling through brush and do not camp nearspawning salmon streams. For more infor-Firearms:As of February 22, 2010, loaded and operable weapons may be carried within KatmaiNational Park subject to Alaska law. WeaponsThere is still no authorization for use offirearms in any manner which includes:-Pointing or aiming weapon (such as to use ascope).-Target practice or demonstration.-Warning shots.-Brandishing or other inappropriate handling/display.mation please contact park headquarters orvisit Bear Safety in Alaska National Parklandsfound on this ad/bearsafe-2.pdfElectric Fences and Bear ResistantContainers (BRC):An electric fence is not a substitution for usingapproved Bear Resistant Containers to storefood and odorous items. An electric fencearound a standard cooler is prohibited. Allfood and beverages, food and beverage containers, garbage, harvested fish and equipmentused to cook or store food must be stored in abear resistant container (BRC) or secured— Within a hard sided building; Within a lockable and hard sided section of avehicle, vessel, or aircraft; or *By caching a minimum of 100 feet fromcamp and suspending at least 10 feet abovethe ground and 4 feet horizontally from a post,tree trunk or other object on a line or branchthat will not support a bear’s weight.*Bear Resistant Containers are the preferredchoice of storing food. Park areas generallydo not have a lot of trees making caching thefood from trees nearly impossible to do. Donot use hanging food as a plan to store yourfood because it might not be possible.BRCs are free for use on a first come first servebasis at the King Salmon and Brooks CampVisitor Centers.Signs like the example above will be postedon buildings where firearms are prohibited.3 Katmai Regulations Summary

General Park Definitions summarized from 36 CFR:Aircraft means a machine or device that isused or intended to be used to carry personsor objects in flight through the air, including, but not limited to airplanes, float planes,helicopters, and gliders.ANILCA means the Alaska National InterestLands Conservation Act. ANILCA providesfor some activities to perpetuate the ruralAlaskan lifestyle, such as subsistence uses,traditional uses, access, cabins, and huntingand trapping.Bear Resistant Container (BRC) means an itemconstructed to prevent access by a bear. BRC’sinclude—Items approved by the Department of Interiorand Agriculture’s Interagency Grizzly BearCommittee ( http://www.igbconline.org/html/safety.html). Any additional items listedby the State of Alaska, Department of Fishand Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation (http://www.wildlife.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg bears.containers ) must have theconcurrence of the Superintendent;Brooks Camp Developed Area (BCDA) meansall park areas within a 1.5 mile radius from theBrooks Falls Platform in Katmai National Parkand Preserve. Reference pages 9-11 for moreinformation.Boundary means the limits of lands or watersadministered by the National Park Service andincludes waters located within the boundariesof the National Park System, includingnavigable waters and areas within theirordinary reach (up to the mean high waterline in places subject to the ebb and flow ofthe tide and up to the ordinary high watermark in other places) and without regard tothe ownership of submerged lands, tidelands,or lowlands.Boundaries of the coast of Katmai are landsabove the mean high tide line and all islandswithin five miles of the coast line.Camping means the erecting of a tent or shelter of natural or synthetic material, preparinga sleeping bag or other bedding material foruse, or mooring of a vessel for the apparentpurpose of overnight occupancy.Carry means to wear, bear or carry on orabout the person and additionally, in the caseof firearms, within or upon a device or animalused for transportation.Firearm means a loaded or unloaded pistol,rifle, shotgun or other weapon which isdesigned to, or may be readily converted to,expel a projectile by the ignition of apropellant.Fishing means taking or attempting to takefish.Flat wake speed means the minimum requiredspeed to leave a flat wave disturbance closeastern a moving vessel yet maintain steerageway, but in no case in excess of 5 statute milesper hour.Hunting means taking or attempting to takewildlife, except trapping.Sportfishing means the taking of or attemptingto take for personal use, and not for sale orbarter, any fresh water, marine or anadromousfish by hook and line held in the hand, or byhook and line with the line attached to a poleor rod which is held in the hand or closelyattended.Federal Subsistence Uses means the customaryand traditional uses by rural Alaska residents(defined under federal subistence definitions)of wild renewable resources for direct personal or family consumption, as food, shelter,fuel, clothing, tools, or transportation; for themaking and selling of handicraft articles andfor customary trade and barter.Off-Road Vehicle means any motor vehicledesigned for or capable of cross country travelon or immediately over land, water, sand,snow, ice, marsh, wetland or other naturalterrain, except snowmachines orsnowmobiles.Permit means a written authorization toengage in uses or activities that are otherwiseprohibited, restricted, or regulated.Park Areas means lands and waters administered by the National Park Service within theState of Alaska. For the purposes of thisbrochure, this includes Katmai NationalPark and Preserve, Alagnak Wild River, andAniakchak National Monument and Preserve.Collectively these areas are known as “KatmaiPark Areas” or simply Katmai.Picnicking is defined as the consumption orpreparation of any food items (other thanwater).Snowmachine or snowmobile means a selfpropelled vehicle intended for off road travelprimarily on snow having a curb weight of notmore than 1,000 pounds, driven by a track ortracks in contact with snow and steered by aski or skis on contact with the snow.Superintendent means the official in charge ofa park area or an authorized representativethereof.Take or takings as used with respect to fish andwildlife, means to pursue, hunt, harass, harm,shoot, trap, net, capture, collect, kill, wound,or attempt to engage in any such conduct.Vessel means every description of watercraft,or other artificial contrivance used, or capableof being used, as a means of transportation onthe water. This definition does not apply to aseaplane on the water.Wilderness Areas are undeveloped Federallands retaining its primeval character andinfluence, without permanent improvementsor human habitation, which is protected andmanaged so as to preserve its naturalconditions.Katmai Regulations Summary 4