Project Profile: Restore Friday and Eureka Creeks in Denali National Park and Preserve

Wonder Lake to Kantishna, Eureka Creek crossing, Denali National Park and Preserve.

NPS Photo

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
Revegetation of Hazard Mine Lands | FY24-25 $248,000

The National Park Service (NPS) will implement restoration projects on two streams that were heavily affected by mining in the district of Kantishna, in Denali National Park. The goals are to restore natural stream processes and ecological function, improving fish habitat, and increasing the variety of aquatic life that can live in and around the streams. Additionally, these projects will reduce flood risk to infrastructure, including the Denali Park Road, park housing, an airstrip, and an historic cabin.

Why? The NPS will address the lack of habitat suitability for fish and other aquatic wildlife. These projects will help prevent flooding in the area. This is important because floods risk damaging infrastructure in the park such as roads, airstrips, and other historic and functional buildings that are in the park.

What else? Working with local Alaska Native communities, Tribal youth and elders, the NPS will seek to expand the practice of stream restoration to include regional indigenous knowledge and history into the project goals. The reduced risk of floods will allow for reliable visitor access to the park and healthy ecosystems in the Friday and Eureka Creeks.

About the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law makes critical investments in the resilience and restoration of America’s lands, skies, and waters, and enhances conservation and recreation opportunities. Visitors will see tangible results such as repaired and upgraded trails and campgrounds, removal of invasive species, as well as healthy wetlands, grasslands, and forests.