PLEASE COMMENT ON TRAILS PLAN SCOPING - COMMENTS DUE SAT, OCT 31, 2015 We urge our members, especially those of you with long-term experience in the park, to provide comments during the scoping pr…
The consulting firm of Agnew::Beck was recently hired by the Denali Borough to assist with creating a management system for Borough-owned lands. Agnew::Beck has produced a draft set of recommendations…
In this issue, we discuss the role that Agnew::Beck consulting has agreed to play in planning for management of borough-owned lands, DCC's forum on proposed local hydro projects, the ongoing risk stat…
We suggested that Dall's Sheep be considered a sentinel species. The Draft Plan, which seeks to list species of greatest conservation need in Alaska, and use federal funding to monitor and protect the…
Our comments asked for clarifications and modifications regarding a plan to expand the existing gravel pit at 5 Mile along the Park Road and eventually close Mile 7 pit. The presence of wolves in a d…
This edition of DCC News reviews the events of the summer such as the DCC's panel discussion on local hydropower projects, the efforts to get the Alaska Board of Game to consider buffers to protect De…
Map of "no wolf take" area for proposal in 2016 On July 30, 2015, the Alaska Wildlife Alliance and Denali Citizens Council submitted comments in support of ACR #7, to get a wolf buffer proposal onto t…
NPS photo After three deaths of Denali's East Fork Pack wolves this spring, all caused by human activities on state lands next to Denali, DCC members and others called for an Emergency Closure of thes…
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…
