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July 19, 2021October 1, 2021 Charlie

DCC Questions Toklat Bluffs Rockfall Mitigation

Prompted in part by member concern, DCC has been pressing the National Park Service regarding its decision-making process for mitigating

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April 15, 2021October 1, 2021 Charlie

What Do the State of Alaska’s Assertions on Navigable Waterways mean for Denali?

Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy recently made the news by sending a letter to the Biden administration asserting the state’s ownership

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1 week ago

Reason #4 to attend DCC's 50th Anniversary Celebration: Food and music! On Friday evening Tonglen Lake Lodge will provide dinner, and after Kim Heacox's presentation former board member Land Cole and Nicole Dalton of (soft) party will be playing music. Only a few seats left for dinner, register soon if you want one: denalicitizens.org/denali-citizen-council-50th-anniversary-celebration/ ... See MoreSee Less

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1 week ago

The kick-off meeting for the Denali Area Airport study is taking place this Thursday, April 18, 5-7pm at the Aurora Denali Lodge in Healy. This study is a needs assessment for the Denali Borough that will also recommend infrastructure improvements. It is driven partly by the inadequacies of current airstrips in Healy and elsewhere, but partly by Doyon's interest in a regional airport that could land jets flying direct from the Lower 48.The press release for the meeting includes a Zoom link for joining remotely: aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/Notices/View.aspx?id=214636The project website is at: dot.alaska.gov/nreg/denaliairportstudy/ ... See MoreSee Less

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Denali Citizens Council

2 weeks ago

BLM is hosting public listening sessions for the Alaska Long Trail Feasibility Study all week, starting tonight (Monday, April 8th) in Anchorage. The Denali Borough meeting is in Cantwell on Thursday. Get the details on times and locations at the project website: eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2030342/510. ... See MoreSee Less

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Denali Citizens Council

3 weeks ago

Reason #3 to attend the DCC 50th Anniversary Celebration: spend time in the park with friends and other park enthusiasts...walking, riding, enjoying the place, communing with wilderness, wildlife, and wildflowers, and talking about what we want for Denali over the next 50 years. denalicitizens.org/denali-citizen-council-50th-anniversary-celebration/ ... See MoreSee Less

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3 weeks ago

The most interesting part of last week's NPS meeting was the park engineer's description of how the Pretty Rocks bridge is to be installed. Dan Bross at KUAC captures some of the most important parts. ... See MoreSee Less

Major Work on Pretty Rocks Bridge

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Site preparation conducted last year and scheduled to be completed this season, will allow installation of bridge abutments and construction of the first 3rd of the new bridge structure.

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Denali Park Road Opening to Teklanika for Public Vehicle Traffic on April 24, 2024
April 24, 2024
Denali National Park and Preserve will open the Park Road to private vehicle traffic as far as Mile 30, the Teklanika Rest Area, on Wednesday, […]
Prescribed Burn of Slash Piles Scheduled for March 25–April 8, 2024
March 25, 2024
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Denali Park Road Opens to Mountain Vista for Public Vehicles
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Effective Thursday, February 15, 2024, the Denali Park Road will open to the Mountain Vista Rest Area (Mile 13) for travel by private vehicles and commercial […]
Denali Invites Comment on Changes to the Superintendent’s Compendium
January 19, 2024
Denali National Park and Preserve invites comments on proposed changes to the Superintendent’s Compendium. The public comment period begins on January 19, 2024, and will […]
Denali Opens All Portions of 1980 Park Additions to Snow Machines for Traditional Activities
December 15, 2023
The Superintendent of Denali National Park and Preserve has determined that there is adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in all […]