http://www.nps.gov/dena/photosmultimedia/multimedia.htm en-us National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior New Approaches to One of America’s Crown Jewels National Park Service Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska was the first national park established to conserve wildlife. Home of the tallest mountain in North America, the former Mount McKinley National Park was founded by Congress in 1917. Its name changed in 1980 as its boundaries expanded to more than 6 million acres. A third of its rugged interior is designated federal wilderness. Regular visitors to this site can look forward to short interpretive programs focusing upon the park’s rich cultural and natural history on topics ranging from life in subarctic winter to legendary figures from park history, mountain climbing and wilderness values. New Approaches to One of America’s Crown Jewels Jay Elhard Jay_Elhard@nps.gov National Park Service Chief Mitch Demientieff of Nenana, Alaska, reads an Athabascan legend about the origins of Denali, the Great One. This recording was first produced as an audio exhibit for the new Eielson Visitor Center which opened to the public in June 2008. http://www.nps.gov/dena/photosmultimedia/upload/dne008_legend_of_mckinley_mp3.mp3 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:08:00 GMT 02:46 Denali, Mt. McKinley, Athabascan, legend, Eielson National Park Service An excerpt from the book Trapline Twins by Miki and Julie Collins is read by Ingrid Nixon, Chief of Interpretation. This recording was first produced as an audio exhibit for the new Eielson Visitor Center which opened to the public in June 2008.(Trapline Twins © 2005 Vanessapress, Fairbanks. Used with permission). http://www.nps.gov/dena/photosmultimedia/upload/dne009_trapline_twins_mp3.mp3 Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:07:00 GMT 01:26 Denali, subsistence, trapping, Trapline Twins, Miki, Julie Collins National Park Service Discovery of a set of intertwined moose antlers and skulls in a designated federal wilderness area inspires discussion and deeper appreciation of wilderness values. http://www.nps.gov/dena/photosmultimedia/upload/dne001_challenge_itunes.m4v Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:06:00 GMT 03:30 wilderness, moose, antler, Denali, Eielson National Park Service In March 2008, two Athabascan elders were flown by bush plane from their home in Nikolai, Alaska to Cantwell to help an 18-year-old high school senior build a half-size replica of a traditional moose hide boat. Their story illustrates the importance of an ongoing connection between local rural subsistence users and the land. http://www.nps.gov/dena/photosmultimedia/upload/dne003_subsistence_itunes.m4v Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:05:00 GMT 05:27 subsistence, traditional use, Athabascan, moose, Denali National Park Service Dinosaur Questions and Answers Since a first Theropod track was found by a field camp student on the edge of Igloo Creek in late June 2005, there have been many more fossil discoveries at locations throughout the park. Anthony R. Fiorillo, a paleontologist and curator of Earth Sciences at the Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas, Texas, answers some of the most common questions about the presence of dinosaurs in Denali more than 65 million years ago. http://www.nps.gov/dena/photosmultimedia/upload/dne004_discovery_itunes.m4v Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:04:00 GMT 11:30 dinosaur, theropod, Fiorillo, fossil National Park Service In 2007, Ree Nancarrow accepted a commission to create a fabric art piece for the new Eielson Visitor Center, 66 miles from the park entrance near the base of Mount McKinley. Beginning with white cotton fabric, she fashioned "Seasons of Denali," a remarkable panoramic representation of the Eielson area using dyes, silkscreens, stencils, fabric paint and oil sticks. A local resident for almost 45 years, Nancarrow began exploring quilting as an artistic medium in the early 1990s. http://www.nps.gov/dena/photosmultimedia/upload/dne002a_quilt_itunes.m4v Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:03:00 GMT 007:45 Denali, Eielson, Ree Nancarrow, quilt, fabric art, exhibit National Park Service Ree Nancarrow, with her son Eric and his wife Susanna, delivered her quilt, "Seasons of Denali," to the Eielson Visitor Center on June 3, 2008. The building opened to the public just five days later. Set to music composed and performed by Land Cole. http://www.nps.gov/dena/photosmultimedia/upload/dne002b_quilt_bonus_itunes.m4v Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:02:00 GMT 02:03 Denali, Eielson, Ree Nancarrow, quilt, fabric art, exhibit, Land Cole National Park Service Mount McKinley National Park, as it was known at the time, was one of the first parks in America to recognize that a natural setting could have carrying capacity. In 1972, the park limited access to its 91-mile road. In 2008, more than 36 years later, officials began work on a completely new management strategy for transporting people in the park. It could prove to be a defining moment in the rich history of this special place. http://www.nps.gov/dena/photosmultimedia/upload/dne005_access_itunes.m4v Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:01:00 GMT 04:58 Denali, Park Road, carrying capacity