In 2014, after completing an Environmental Assessment in 2013, Denali National Park began plowing the road earlier, starting February 1st and continuing on into the spring season when the road is norm…
From: nancy@denalicitizens.org Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2015 12:55 PM To: bruce.dale@alaska.gov Subject: Denali wolves emergency closure Dear Mr. Dale, I spoke with you briefly at the recent Board of G…
After the loss of three individuals, one a pregnant female, to the East Fork pack, which last year denned very close to the northern boundary of the park, DCC joined a number of local and regional voi…
Denali wolves remained highly vulnerable this spring, with two dens east of the Savage River and one pack, East Fork, subject to attrition through both hunting and trapping. A report detailing the si…
Read why we supported a recent emergency petition for wolf buffers, information on small hydro in the Denali Borough, the Community debate on coal, and updated news on the Stampede State SRA proposal.…
The eight-member DCC Board voted unanimously at its February 2nd teleconference to support an Emergency Petition to establish a “no wolf take” area on state lands adjacent to Denali National Park, sim…
Eielson Visitor Center- NPS Photo In September 2014, the National Park Service (NPS) sought input on how to deal with social trails and proposed the idea of establishing new trails around the Eie…
A federal regulation that would ban certain predator-hunting practices in the National Preserves just completed a 90 day comment period. We recently heard that more than 45,000 comments and 28,000 pet…
During a recent scoping period for a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on the Alaska Stand Alone Pipeline (ASAP), we submitted comments to the Army Corps of Engineers, the agency developing …
Map from NPS Scoping Document One of the growing pains associated with increased visitation at Denali is the creation of social trails. As the result of NPS-sanctioned guided hikes, recommendations in…
Fall view from Primrose 2014 marks the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act and the communities around Denali are celebrating this landmark legislation. The Wilderness Act protects the 2 million acr…