[2][3] However, Eklutna Glacier is shrinking in response to climate change which will inevitably affect downstream water resources.

Eklutna Glacier has an overall negative mass balance, meaning more melt is occurring than snow accumulation.

Soldiers based out of Fort Richardson practiced skills for arctic warfare including tactical cross country skiing, rappelling into crevasses, and glacier travel safety.

[12] A USGS study in cooperation with the Municipality of Anchorage investigated glacial runoff and sediment contribution to the Eklutna Lake basin during the years 1985 to 1988.

Glacial field work has been employed since the late 1980s by various agencies and research groups, focusing on accumulation and ablation measurements.

This includes digging snow pits, setting stakes for ablation and accumulation measurements, climatological station deployment, and laser altimetry.