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    Denali

    National Park & Preserve Alaska

Getting Ready for 2016

The National Park Service turns 100 on August 25, 2016. To us, it's not about cakes and candles — it's about being an organization ready to take on the challenges of our second century. Our blueprint to get there — A Call to Action — outlines the innovative work we want to accomplish. Denali National Park & Preserve is a big part of this effort. Take a look at what we're doing locally and get involved!

 

  • Denali Music Festival 2012

    The Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival String Orchestra performs.

    Denali celebrates the first ever Denali Music Festival in partnership with the Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival and the Denali Arts and Humanities Alliance. Read more

  • From the Top of North America to Your Classroom

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    In December 2012, Denali education rangers teleported themselves via Skype into 3rd through 6th grade classrooms across the United States to present fun, standards-based science lessons on sled dog adaptations and the geology of Mt. McKinley. Over three weeks the two rangers Skyped with almost 1,000 students in 13 states. Based on this success, Denali plans to offer distance learning programs from November through January on an annual basis. Read more

  • In a Time of Change: The Art of Fire

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    Nine Alaskan artists unveiled works of art inspired by wildfire, fire management, and fire science at “In a Time of Change: The Art of Fire” exhibit that opened at the Bear Gallery, Alaska Centennial Center For the Arts, Fairbanks, Alaska August 3, 2012. The exhibit will display during gallery hours, noon-8 p.m. daily through Sept. 3. Read more

  • Sonic Portraits: Winter Soundscapes of Denali

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    Composer Erik DeLuca works with students from the Denali- Nenana Borough School District to interpret the winter soundscape of Denali. Read more

Did You Know?

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Did you know that Denali National Park and Preserve is home to both black bears and grizzly (brown) bears?  Black bears inhabit the forested areas of the park, while grizzly bears mainly live on the open tundra.  Almost all bears seen by visitors along the Park Road are grizzlies.