Mike Eberhardt Archives

National Parks to care for Castle Hill, Old Sitka this summer

by Emily Kwong, KCAW | Mar 30, 2016 | Local News, Syndicated

The Sitka National Historical Park will oversee Castle Hill and Old Sitka again this summer. The State Department of Natural Resources announced last week that the two agencies have renewed their cooperative management agreement for another season. Read More

Sitka Assembly explores taking over Halibut Point Rec

by Rachel Waldholz, KCAW | Jul 29, 2015 | Local News, Syndicated

Sitka will likely take over management of the Halibut Point State Recreation Area. But that doesn’t mean the city is happy about it. Read More

National Historical Park to oversee Castle Hill

by KCAW News | Jul 17, 2015 | The Morning Interview

Superintendent Mary Miller announces that Sitka National Historical Park has entered into a cooperative management agreement with the state of Alaska to maintain a portion of Sitka's state parks. As of June 30th, the maintenance staff of Sitka NHP has been taking care of the grounds of Baranof Castle Hill and the historic portions of Old Sitka. The agreement will continue through Alaska Day of 2015. Downloadable audio. Read More

Sitka’s state parks to close without ‘creative’ management

by Robert Woolsey, KCAW | Jun 15, 2015 | Local News, Syndicated

In Sitka, the state Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation is preparing to close Castle Hill, Halibut Point Recreation Area, and the Old Sitka boat launch on July 1 if no other entity can be found to run them. Read More

State seeks bidders to care for Sitka’s parks

by KCAW News | Jun 15, 2015 | The Morning Interview

Mike Eberhardt, the Southeast Area Parks Superintendent, talks about the plan by the Alaska Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation to seek new managers for Sitka's state parks. The state will end management of all seven of Sitka's state parks on July 1, 2015. The link to the RFP is available here.Downloadable audio. Read More