The boundary for Kachemak Bay NERR encompasses two State CHAs (Kachemak Bay Critical Habitat Area and Fox River Flats Critical Habitat Area), and two State Parks, (Kachemak Bay State Park and Kachemak Bay State Wilderness Park). The State CHAs comprise 923 km2 (233,650 ac.) within the Reserve boundary [Kachemak Bay = 926 km2 (226,400 ac.); Fox River Flats = 27 km2 (7,200 ac.)], while those areas of Kachemak Bay State Park, Alaska’s first state park, and Kachemak Bay State Wilderness Park, that fall within the Kachemak Bay watershed make up the remaining 554 km2 (138,350 ac.).[2]
In 2011, Alaska withdrew from participation in the Coastal Zone Management Program and hence no longer qualifies for grants under the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program.[3]
References
^"Kachemak Bay, AK". National Estuarine Research Reserve System. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 15 January 2010.