Our fall 2015 edition thanks members who have donated in the fall drive, our strong opposition to routing a gas line through the Denali Borough down the Parks Highway, and many other topics. Read it a…
This past weekend, DCC submitted comments on the Draft recommendations of the consulting firm Agnew::Beck to the Denali Borough on land classification and management. The comments addressed issues br…
DCC submitted comments today supporting the existing vision for trails in the Denali National Park backcountry and suggesting that formal (built) trails be analyzed under a Formal Trails Plan. We sug…
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…
ATTEND A MEETING AND SHARE YOUR VIEWS The consulting firm of Agnew::Beck was recently hired by the Denali Borough to assist with creating a management system for Borough owned land. Agnew::Beck has c…
The National Park Service is conducting scoping on future trail projects and on visioning for trails in Denali. DCC wanted more time to comment on this complex plan, so we asked for an extension of th…
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…
The State Department of Labor and Workforce development recently published, in its September magazine, Alaska Economic Trends, an update on Denali Borough demographics. Read this interesting report i…
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…
