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National
Park Service Needs Volunteer Seed Collectors Denali National Park
and Preserve is seeking volunteers to hand collect seeds from the
park’s native plants that will be used to maintain a seed bank for
restoration and revegetation projects. There is a great need for
seed due to the numerous projects currently taking place in the
park, including the construction of new visitor facilities at the
site of the old park hotel. Revegetation work has already begun
even though the construction is still in progress. This year’s collecting
effort will take place Tuesday, August 3 through Friday, August
6 along the first 15 miles of the park road. Volunteers will be
instructed in seed identification, and should expect to work six
to eight hours a day. The National Park Service will furnish the
necessary tools and equipment, transportation within the park from
the entrance and to and from the work site, and free camping in
a tents only camping area. Volunteers will have the option of spending
up to three additional nights in the campground at the end of the
work session.Volunteers must provide their own camping equipment
and food. They also should also bring plenty of warm clothes and
rain gear, as the seed collection goes on rain or shine! If you
would like to participate in this worthwhile effort please call
Wendy Mahovlic at (907) 683-6246 or email her at wendy_mahovlic@nps.gov
by Sunday, July 25. She is out of the office and in the field most
days, but will respond as quickly as possible. For additional park
information, please call (907) 683-2294 or check the website at
www.nps.gov/dena.
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