Report Jul 26, 2010

Center for State of the Parks: Alcatraz Island

Alcatraz Island Report (2.16 MB)

This report is a brief summary of the challenges the Park Service faces in caring for Alcatraz’s cultural and natural resources. Also included is information on the work the National Park Service is doing to protect the island’s irreplaceable resources into the future

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