In late 2018, NPS published some ideas for managing winter and shoulder season visitation at Denali. Then in late 2019, NPS put out a plan based on the input received. Early this summer an Environment…
Denali Citizens Council board members had a chance to teleconference with Denali’s Acting Superintendent Denice Swanke to discuss current plans for the summer season and other topics on Friday, May 8.…
NPS submitted a proposal to the Alaska Board of Game offering two potential seasonal closures to protect wolves that den in Denali. DCC supports Closure Proposal 1. The Alaska Board of Game will meet …
This NPS planning effort at Denali has been sparked by increasing visitation in the winter and shoulder seasons at the park. Like with the Kantishna-Wonder Lake planning effort, NPS has been gathering…
The National Park Service has been gathering input on a range of proposals for the area around Kantishna and Wonder Lake in the heart of Denali. Inexplicably, the agency's outreach documents have avoi…
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has published a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for construction of the much-touted Alaska LNG gas pipeline project. Proposed by the Alaska G…
NPS Photo Park geologist Denny Capps headlined the DCC annual meeting on June 8 to discuss the issue that is at the forefront of Denali concerns this year: the slumping road bed just east of the Prett…
NPS Photo by Emily Buhr The National Park Service has released a range of proposals for a Kantishna and Wonder Lake Area Plan, with comments due on October 31, 2019. NPS is continuing with its recent …
The National Park Service is accepting comments through June 6, 2019, on an Environmental Assessment for actions that would accommodate access to the private inholding on the Ruth Glacier that is the …
Back at the end of October, the DCC board sent Denali Superintendent Don Striker a letter outlining concerns about traffic on the park road and Vehicle Management Plan implementation. Some of these co…
NPS Photo Here at the DCC virtual office we are finally climbing out of hibernation and catching up on communication. Attached are the comments the DCC board submitted to the National Park Service on …
