https://www.nps.gov/dena News releases from Denali National Park & Preserve. en-us https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmobile-closure-south-to-west-chulitna-041726.htm Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:33:00 EST Beginning April 20, the superintendent of Denali National Park and Preserve will close portions of the preserve to snowmobile use for traditional activities because of inadequate snow cover. The closure applies to the area from the Southwest Preserve to the West Fork of the Chulitna River. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmobile-closure-south-to-west-chulitna-041726.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/prescribed-burn-winter-2026-021925.htm Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:20:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve will be conducting prescribed burning of slash piles in the park entrance area between February 19 and May 1, 2026, dependent on weather and conditions on site. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/prescribed-burn-winter-2026-021925.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-open-to-mtn-vista-2026.htm Thu, 12 Feb 2026 05:34:00 EST Effective Saturday, February 14, 2026, the Superintendent has authorized opening the Denali Park Road (the park road) to the Mountain Vista Rest Area (mile marker 12) for travel by private vehicles and commercial vehicles with permits. This opening occurs routinely each season, as weather permits. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-open-to-mtn-vista-2026.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmachine-open-south-011826.htm Sun, 18 Jan 2026 03:04:00 EST 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 areas of the 1980 park additions that are south of the crest of the Alaska Range. Areas north of the crest were opened in December. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmachine-open-south-011826.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/sled-dog-trips-cua-011626.htm Fri, 16 Jan 2026 07:46:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve is offering the opportunity for Commercial Dog Sled trips permitted through a Commercial Use Authorization (CUA) as a one-year temporary trial. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/sled-dog-trips-cua-011626.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmachine-open-122725.htm Sat, 27 Dec 2025 04:48:00 EST 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 areas of the 1980 park additions that are north of the crest of the Alaska Range. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmachine-open-122725.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/prescribed-burn-winter-2025-112525.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2025 07:17:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve will be conducting prescribed burning of slash piles in the park entrance area between December 1, 2025, and January 30, 2026, dependent on weather and conditions on site. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/prescribed-burn-winter-2025-112525.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/prescribed-burn-fall-2025-09262025.htm Fri, 26 Sep 2025 09:01:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve will be conducting prescribed burning of slash piles in the park entrance area between October 1 and November 30, 2025, dependent on weather and conditions on site. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/prescribed-burn-fall-2025-09262025.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-open-to-tek-09-11-25.htm Thu, 11 Sep 2025 08:17:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve will officially open the Park Road to private vehicle traffic the Teklanika Rest Area (Mile 30), on Friday, September 12, 2025. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-open-to-tek-09-11-25.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-campground-bus-traffic-reopen-08-31-25.htm Sun, 31 Aug 2025 15:49:00 EST At 6 a.m. on Monday, September 1, the Denali Park Road will reopen from Teklanika rest area westbound, all bus traffic will resume, and Igloo Creek Campground will reopen. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-campground-bus-traffic-reopen-08-31-25.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/tek-road-closure-08-30-25.htm Sat, 30 Aug 2025 16:41:00 EST Due to erosion at the Teklanika Bridge caused by high water levels in Denali National Park and Preserve, park officials closed the Denali Park Road this evening to all traffic from Teklanika rest area westbound. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/tek-road-closure-08-30-25.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-campgrounds-reopen-8-30-25.htm Sat, 30 Aug 2025 03:00:00 EST After evaluating conditions, Denali National Park and Preserve officials have made the decision to reopen all areas in the park affected by the closures on August 29, 2025. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-campgrounds-reopen-8-30-25.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-closure-8-29-25.htm Fri, 29 Aug 2025 11:08:00 EST Portions of the Denali Park Road are experiencing flooding, erosion, and snow accumulation. Park officials have closed Denali Park Road at Mile 15 (Savage Check Station) until conditions improve, and bus services past the Savage Check Station have been suspended until further notice. Sanctuary Campground, Igloo Creek Campground, and Teklanika Campground have also been evacuated. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-closure-8-29-25.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fatal-vehicle-moose-collision-8-25.htm Fri, 01 Aug 2025 04:27:00 EST A fatal vehicle collision occurred early on the morning of August 1, 2025 near mile 235 of the George Parks Highway, just south of the entrance to the Denali Park Road. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fatal-vehicle-moose-collision-8-25.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/open-fire-prohibited-7-2-25.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2025 13:26:00 EST Effectively immediately, the use of open wood fires is prohibited in Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/open-fire-prohibited-7-2-25.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/skier-death-avalanche-6-11-25.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2025 07:34:00 EST A skier was confirmed dead after being caught in a soft slab avalanche from below the Rescue Gully above Camp 14 on Mt. McKinley West Buttress Route at approximately 6:15 p.m. on June 10, 2025. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/skier-death-avalanche-6-11-25.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fallen-ski-mountaineer-6-4-25.htm Wed, 04 Jun 2025 11:40:00 EST The body of a deceased ski mountaineer was recovered on the morning of Wednesday, June 4. Alex Chiu, aged 41 of Seattle, Washington, died as a result of a 3,000-foot fall from the Mt. McKinley West Buttress climbing route on to the Peters Glacier. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fallen-ski-mountaineer-6-4-25.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fallen-ski-mountaineer-search-6-3-25.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2025 09:59:00 EST Search operations are currently underway for a fallen ski mountaineer on Mt. McKinley’s West Buttress. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fallen-ski-mountaineer-search-6-3-25.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/puppy-cam-2025.htm Fri, 30 May 2025 04:20:00 EST The live Puppy Cam is back at Denali National Park and Preserve to share the joy of this year's litter of five puppies born in the park on May 3, 2025. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/puppy-cam-2025.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmobile-closure-2025.htm Tue, 27 May 2025 05:22:00 EST The Superintendent has determined that there is not adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobile for traditional activities in the 1980 additions to Denali National Park and Preserve on both sides of the Alaska Range. All park lands that were open for snowmobile use are now closed for the season. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmobile-closure-2025.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-open-tek-2025.htm Thu, 24 Apr 2025 07:46:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve will open the Park Road to private vehicle traffic as far as Mile 30, the Teklanika Rest Area, on Friday, April 25, 2025. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-open-tek-2025.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmobile-partial-closure-2025.htm Mon, 21 Apr 2025 04:37:00 EST The Superintendent of Denali National Park and Preserve has determined that there is not adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in most of the 1980 additions to Denali National Park and Preserve on both sides of the Alaska Range.  https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmobile-partial-closure-2025.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/prescribed-burn-spring-2025.htm Fri, 28 Feb 2025 07:37:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve plans to conduct prescribed burning of slash piles around the park entrance area between March 3 and May 1, 2025, dependent on weather and conditions on site. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/prescribed-burn-spring-2025.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-open-to-mtn-vista-2025.htm Thu, 13 Feb 2025 12:07:00 EST Effective Saturday, February 15, 2025, the superintendent has authorized opening the Denali Park Road to the Mountain Vista Rest Area (mile 12) for travel by private vehicles and commercial vehicles with permits. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-open-to-mtn-vista-2025.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denali-opens-portions-of-1980-park-additions-to-snowmobile-for-traditional-activities.htm Fri, 17 Jan 2025 10:27:00 EST 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 areas of the 1980 park additions except the portion from the West Fork of the Chulitna River to the Southwest Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denali-opens-portions-of-1980-park-additions-to-snowmobile-for-traditional-activities.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/bipartisan-infrastructure-law-to-fund-ghiglione-bridge-replacement-november-2024.htm Fri, 01 Nov 2024 10:49:00 EST The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced nearly $14 million of Bipartisan Infrastructure law funding to replace the Ghiglione Bridge, a seismically deficient bridge at mile 42 of the Denali Park Road. The Bridge Investment Program grant was awarded to 22 small and medium-sized bridge projects across the country. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/bipartisan-infrastructure-law-to-fund-ghiglione-bridge-replacement-november-2024.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/prescribed-burn-of-slash-piles-scheduled-for-october-15-to-december-1-2024.htm Tue, 15 Oct 2024 11:48:00 EST Denali National Park & Preserve plans to conduct prescribed burning of slash piles in the vicinity of the Denali Post Office, Headquarters, Park Housing and Kennels area near the entrance of Denali Park Road between October 15, 2024, and December 1, 2024, dependent on weather and conditions on site. Burning operations will take place within a specified and appropriate prescription window, monitored by Fire Management staff. Fire Management staff will check and monitor all piles until fully extinguished. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/prescribed-burn-of-slash-piles-scheduled-for-october-15-to-december-1-2024.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/flightseeing-tour-makes-emergency-landing-july-2024.htm Sat, 13 Jul 2024 06:45:00 EST An aircraft accident involving a flightseeing tour from K2 Aviation occurred in the Alaska Range inside Denali National Park and Preserve yesterday. There were no reported injuries. Rangers received a call from K2 at approximately 5:00 PM on July 12th, reporting that one of their airplanes, carrying nine people including the pilot, had lost power and made a forced landing adjacent to the Tokositna Glacier.  https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/flightseeing-tour-makes-emergency-landing-july-2024.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/evacuation-status-lifted-and-re-opening-july-2024.htm Tue, 09 Jul 2024 13:15:00 EST As of 8:00 p.m. July 9, the GREEN-READY evacuation status for Denali National Park and Preserve campus housing will be lifted. At 4:30 a.m. tomorrow morning, July 10, the park will open to the public. Tour and transit bus service, the Denali Visitor Center, campgrounds west of park headquarters, and dog sled demonstrations will all resume their regular schedules. Tour and transit bus and campground reservations can be made by visiting Reserve Denali. The park road will also re-open to private vehicles to the Savage River Bridge (mile 15). https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/evacuation-status-lifted-and-re-opening-july-2024.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/park-prepares-to-re-open-on-wednesday-july-2024.htm Sat, 06 Jul 2024 13:06:00 EST At 4:30am on Wednesday, July 10, the National Park Service and Denali National Park Tours Doyon/Aramark Joint Venture will welcome visitors back to the park. Normal operations will resume, with the exception of Riley Creek Campground and Day Use Area, and the Horseshoe Lake Trail, which will remain closed due to ongoing firefighting and support activities in the area. The timing of the Wednesday opening is consistent with the recommendations of the Alaska Complex Incident Management Team working on the fire. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/park-prepares-to-re-open-on-wednesday-july-2024.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/additional-resources-deployed-in-riley-fire-july-2024.htm Wed, 03 Jul 2024 08:32:00 EST Progress is being made on efforts to contain the Riley Fire, active in the entrance area of Denali National Park and Preserve. Fire crews continue to focus their efforts on the fire’s southern flank, the portion of the fire closest to facilities and infrastructure. As of Wednesday morning, July 3, crews report 25% containment. Fire size remains stable at an estimated 388 acres, with low fire activity overnight. Cooler and calmer weather is helping crews with containment efforts. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/additional-resources-deployed-in-riley-fire-july-2024.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/two-interagency-hotshot-crews-arrive-july-2024.htm Tue, 02 Jul 2024 19:24:00 EST The Riley Fire continues to be active near the entrance to Denali National Park and Preserve, requiring park officials to keep the park closed Tuesday, July 2. Smokejumpers and fire crews, combined with strong support from aerial resources, have made good progress over the past 24 hours, particularly along the fire’s southern flank and have officially reached 10% containment. Using better imagery data, fire managers now estimate the fire to be at 388 acres. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/two-interagency-hotshot-crews-arrive-july-2024.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fire-crews-reach-25-percent-containment-july-2024.htm Tue, 02 Jul 2024 15:00:00 EST Fire crews continue to make good progress fighting the Riley Fire adjacent to the entrance to Denali National Park and Preserve. Two interagency hotshot crews from the Lower 48, the Mill Creek and Golden Eagles Hotshots, are fully engaged in the incident and will continue their efforts into the evening. As of 6:00pm on Tuesday, July 2, fire crews have continued a strong response along the fire’s southern flank and have reached 25% containment. Fire activity today has been smoldering and creeping with pockets of smoke, with the fire still estimated at 388 acres.   https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fire-crews-reach-25-percent-containment-july-2024.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/park-to-remain-closed-july-2024.htm Mon, 01 Jul 2024 15:11:00 EST The Riley Fire continues to be active near the entrance to Denali National Park and Preserve, causing park officials to keep the park closed Tuesday, July 2. Smokejumpers and fire crews, combined with strong support from aerial resources, have made significant progress, particularly along the fire’s southern flank. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/park-to-remain-closed-july-2024.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/riley-fire-continues-to-impact-operations-2024.htm Mon, 01 Jul 2024 06:51:00 EST The Riley Fire continues to burn near the entrance to Denali National Park and Preserve, causing ongoing impacts to visitor operations. Jumpers and crews on the ground worked through the night and made good progress, particularly along the fire’s southern flank. To date, twelve smoke jumpers have joined the existing fire crews battling the fire, with four interagency hotshot crews enroute to assist. Various aircraft from multiple agencies are also contributing to the efforts. Firefighter and public safety remain the top priority. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/riley-fire-continues-to-impact-operations-2024.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/riley-creek-campground-evacuated-june-2024.htm Sun, 30 Jun 2024 18:15:00 EST Evacuation orders have been issued for Denali National Park visitors staying in the Riley Creek Campground near the park entrance. All visitor facilities and park operations in Denali’s entrance area will be closed tomorrow, July 1. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/riley-creek-campground-evacuated-june-2024.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/some-denali-national-park-employees-under-evacuation-orders-june-2024.htm Sun, 30 Jun 2024 13:40:00 EST Evacuation orders are being issued for Denali National Park and partner employees residing in some housing areas near the park entrance. Visitors staying in the Riley Creek Campground, as well as residents living further west inside the park, are being informed to standby and be ready to evacuate if necessary. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/some-denali-national-park-employees-under-evacuation-orders-june-2024.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fire-discovered-near-the-park-entrance-june-2024.htm Sun, 30 Jun 2024 11:59:00 EST At 12:30pm on Sunday, June 30, a fire was reported about one mile north of the entrance to Denali National Park and Preserve, west of milepost 239 Parks Highway. At this time, no structures are immediately threatened. Name the Riley Fire, it is burning in black spruce in steep terrain near the Alaska Railroad. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fire-discovered-near-the-park-entrance-june-2024.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/monitoring-remote-fires-june-2024.htm Thu, 27 Jun 2024 08:21:00 EST The Foraker Fire, detected on June 21st, continues to burn in Denali National Park and Preserve, having increased in size to 2613 acres. Two more fires, the Grizzly Fire and East Toklat fire were discovered – the Grizzly Fire is estimated at 1158 acres and East Toklat at 20 acres. Both are believed to be lightning-caused. Currently, none of these fires pose a threat to public safety or property. The Park’s protection agency partner, BLM/Alaska Fire Service, is continuing to monitor both fires and will conduct point protection tactics if needed.    https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/monitoring-remote-fires-june-2024.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/deceased-climber-identified-6-1-2024.htm Sat, 01 Jun 2024 10:09:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve mountaineering personnel recovered the remains of a deceased Malaysian climber the evening of May 31. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/deceased-climber-identified-6-1-2024.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/national-park-service-statement-may-26-2024.htm Fri, 31 May 2024 07:24:00 EST Original Statement issued May 26, 2024 and Update added June 10, 2024 regarding reports that a National Park Service (NPS) official ordered the removal of an American flag from a Denali bridge construction worker’s vehicle at Denali National Park. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/national-park-service-statement-may-26-2024.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/climber-rescued-from-19-600-feet-on-denali-may-2024.htm Fri, 31 May 2024 06:41:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve rescue personnel evacuated one of two Malaysian climbers stranded at 19,600 feet on Denali at approximately 7:00 AM on Friday, May 31. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/climber-rescued-from-19-600-feet-on-denali-may-2024.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/waiting-for-weather-before-resuming-rescue.htm Thu, 30 May 2024 07:23:00 EST Denali National Park mountaineering rangers are on standby to reach two distressed climbers located at 19,600 feet on Denali. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/waiting-for-weather-before-resuming-rescue.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/multiple-high-altitude-rescues-on-denali.htm Wed, 29 May 2024 11:51:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve mountaineering rangers received an SOS message from a team of three climbers on the 20,310-foot summit of Denali at 1:00 am on Tuesday morning, May 28. The message, sent via an InReach satellite communication device, indicated the team was hypothermic and unable to descend the mountain. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/multiple-high-altitude-rescues-on-denali.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/solo-climber-fatality-identified-may-2024.htm Tue, 21 May 2024 09:22:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve mountaineering rangers recovered the body of a deceased solo climber at 17,000 feet on Denali’s West Buttress route the evening of Monday, May 20. The climber has been identified as T. Hagiwara, from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/solo-climber-fatality-identified-may-2024.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/solo-west-buttress-fall-may-2024.htm Mon, 20 May 2024 11:40:00 EST On Monday, May 20, Denali National Park and Preserve mountaineering rangers located a deceased climber at an elevation of 17,000 feet on the West Buttress route on Denali. Recovery efforts will be attempted when weather conditions allow. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/solo-west-buttress-fall-may-2024.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/follow-up-on-mt-johnson-fall.htm Sat, 27 Apr 2024 06:51:00 EST The body of a deceased climber was recovered from Mt. Johnson in Denali National Park and Preserve on Saturday morning, April 27. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/follow-up-on-mt-johnson-fall.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fatal-climbing-fall-on-mt-johnson.htm Fri, 26 Apr 2024 12:12:00 EST A two-person team fell approximately 1,000 feet while climbing Mt. Johnson, an 8,400-foot peak located in Denali National Park and Preserve’s Ruth Gorge, on the night of Thursday, April 25. One of the climbers died in the fall, while the partner sustained serious traumatic injuries. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fatal-climbing-fall-on-mt-johnson.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-open-tek-2024.htm Wed, 24 Apr 2024 06:40:00 EST 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, April 24, 2024. The road will remain open, weather permitting, through May 19, 2024. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-open-tek-2024.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/prescribed-burns-spring-2024.htm Mon, 25 Mar 2024 05:20:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve plans to conduct prescribed burning of slash piles near Mile 1–3 of the Denali Park Road between March 25, 2024, and April 8, 2024. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/prescribed-burns-spring-2024.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-open-mtn-vista-2024.htm Tue, 13 Feb 2024 07:10:00 EST 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 vehicles with permits. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-open-mtn-vista-2024.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/comment-on-changes-to-2024-compendium.htm Fri, 19 Jan 2024 05:56:00 EST 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 last for 30 days. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/comment-on-changes-to-2024-compendium.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/12-15-23-all-portions-of-1980-park-additions-open-to-snow-machines.htm Fri, 15 Dec 2023 03:56:00 EST 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 areas of the 1980 park additions. This includes the 1980 park additions from the Southwest Preserve to Windy Creek and from the Northwest Preserve to Stampede Corridor. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/12-15-23-all-portions-of-1980-park-additions-open-to-snow-machines.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/12-08-2023-southwest-preserve-in-denali-is-open-to-snowmobiles.htm Fri, 08 Dec 2023 05:24:00 EST 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 areas of the 1980 park additions from the Southwest Preserve to the Kahiltna Glacier and from the Kahiltna Glacier to the West Fork of the Chulitna River. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/12-08-2023-southwest-preserve-in-denali-is-open-to-snowmobiles.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/prescribed-fires-october-2023.htm Tue, 10 Oct 2023 07:01:00 EST Fire Management staff at Denali National Park and Preserve will conduct a prescribed burn of the slash piles in the vicinity of the Denali Post Office near the entrance of the Park Road between October 11 and November 10, 2023. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/prescribed-fires-october-2023.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/roadtotek9-15-23.htm Fri, 15 Sep 2023 07:40:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve will officially open the Park Road to private vehicle traffic to mile 30, the Teklanika Rest Area, on September 15, 2023. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/roadtotek9-15-23.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/yentna-aircraft-recovery-update-8-21-23.htm Mon, 21 Aug 2023 08:15:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve mountaineering rangers, working closely with TEMSCO helicopter pilots and mechanic staff, have determined that recovery of pilot Jason Tucker and passenger Nicolas Blace on board the PA-18 aircraft that crashed on a tributary of the West Fork of the Yenta River on August 9 cannot be performed safely at this time. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/yentna-aircraft-recovery-update-8-21-23.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/8-12-2023-yentna-aircraft-accident.htm Sat, 12 Aug 2023 06:03:00 EST After three reconnaissance flights to the site of a PA-18 aircraft accident in the southwest preserve of Denali National Park and Preserve, officials have determined that the pilot and one passenger are presumed to have died in the crash. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/8-12-2023-yentna-aircraft-accident.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/clearcreekfire8-11-2023.htm Fri, 11 Aug 2023 12:02:00 EST The Clear Creek Fire was identified on August 5, 2023, and is 52,673 acres in size and currently in "monitor status." Approximately 1,000 acres of the fire are in the northern boundary of Denali National Park and Preserve along the Toklat River to the east and in some rocky ridges with low fuel to the west. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/clearcreekfire8-11-2023.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/plane-crash-in-southwest-preserve-08-10-2023.htm Thu, 10 Aug 2023 11:09:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve officials were informed by the Alaska Air National Guard Rescue Coordination Center (AKRCC) that they had initiated a search for an overdue aircraft in the park’s southwest preserve. Military personnel have located the aircraft wreckage in a narrow ravine. Denali National Park and Preserve rangers will fly to the site Friday afternoon to assist with the investigation. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/plane-crash-in-southwest-preserve-08-10-2023.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmachine-closure-2023.htm Wed, 24 May 2023 11:02:00 EST All areas that were open for snowmobile use are now closed for the season. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmachine-closure-2023.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/stranded-climbers-rescued-05-22-23.htm Mon, 22 May 2023 04:03:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve rangers conducted a rescue on Peak 11,300 on the West Fork of the Ruth Glacier on Sunday, May 21, 2023. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/stranded-climbers-rescued-05-22-23.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fallen-climber-found-05-20-23.htm Sat, 20 May 2023 17:37:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve rangers have located a climber who fell from a 16,000 foot ridge on the West Buttress to the Peters Glacier on the evening of Friday, May 19. The patient was evacuated from 15,100 feet with minor injuries. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fallen-climber-found-05-20-23.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fallen-climber-search-05-20-23.htm Sat, 20 May 2023 09:53:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve rangers began an aerial and ground search for a climber who fell from the 16,000 foot ridge on the West Buttress to the Peters Glacier on the evening of Friday, May 19. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fallen-climber-search-05-20-23.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/moosestoothsearch05-11-23.htm Thu, 11 May 2023 06:52:00 EST The active search for two climbers in Denali National Park and Preserve will scale back on Thursday, May 11, six days after the two men were last heard from before starting a climb of the 10,300-foot peak known as the Moose’s Tooth. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/moosestoothsearch05-11-23.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/searchcontinues05-09-23.htm Tue, 09 May 2023 07:50:00 EST The search continues for signs of two missing climbers on the Moose’s Tooth, a 10,300-foot peak near the Ruth Gorge in Denali National Park and Preserve. Based on boot prints and other clues, 34-year-old Eli Michel and 34-year-old Nafiun Awal, likely fell while climbing high on the West Ridge route of the Moose’s Tooth on Friday, May 5. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/searchcontinues05-09-23.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/moosestooth05-08-23.htm Mon, 08 May 2023 08:16:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve officials initiated an aerial and ground search on May 7 for two overdue climbers who were last known to be in the vicinity of the Moose’s Tooth*, a 10,300-foot mountain in the park’s Ruth Gorge. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/moosestooth05-08-23.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/skier-dies-in-avalanche-at-denali-national-park-and-preserve.htm Fri, 05 May 2023 05:52:00 EST An avalanche killed Denali National Park and Preserve staff member Eric Walter while he was backcountry skiing on a north-facing slope near Mile 10 on the Park Road on Thursday, May 4. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/skier-dies-in-avalanche-at-denali-national-park-and-preserve.htm https://www.nps.gov/locations/alaska/proposed-changes-to-hunting-regs.htm Wed, 08 Mar 2023 08:00:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) today announced a proposal to amend regulations for hunting and trapping on national preserves in Alaska.   The proposed regulation would reverse the 2020 Alaska Hunting and Trapping rule, which authorized several controversial sport hunting practices, including bear baiting. The new regulation would reduce visitor use conflicts and concerns over potential safety issues related to bear baiting and would also restore consistency between harvest practices allowed in national preserves and NPS management policies with respect to natural processes, abundances and wildlife behavior. https://www.nps.gov/locations/alaska/proposed-changes-to-hunting-regs.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/nenana-river-trails-ea.htm Wed, 01 Mar 2023 09:35:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) proposes constructing approximately 17 miles of trail in the frontcountry of Denali National Park. An environmental assessment (EA) describing and analyzing this proposal as well as several alternatives is available for public comment March 1–30, 2023. Two informational meetings about this EA will be held on March 9 and 10, 2023. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/nenana-river-trails-ea.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winterfest-2023.htm Tue, 21 Feb 2023 12:03:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve and the communities of the Denali Borough invite all who love winter to come and celebrate Alaska’s longest season at Winterfest 2023, which is scheduled for February 25–26. The National Park Service will host a variety of free activities, including a ranger-led snowshoe walk, snow block sculpting competition, children’s activities, youth cross-country ski races, and more. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winterfest-2023.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-open-mtn-vista-2023.htm Tue, 14 Feb 2023 12:07:00 EST Effective Wednesday, February 15, 2023, the superintendent has authorized opening the Denali Park Road (the Park Road) to the Mountain Vista Rest Area (Mile 12) for travel by private vehicles and commercial vehicles with permits. This opening occurs routinely each season, as weather permits. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-open-mtn-vista-2023.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/vernon-cody-deputy-superintendent.htm Wed, 01 Feb 2023 10:10:00 EST Vernon Cody is joining Denali National Park and Preserve as the next Deputy Superintendent. Denali Superintendent Brooke Merrell said, “Vernon is known for his operational acumen, partnership building, and capable caring for both teams and individual employees. All of this will be very welcome in the superintendent's office.” https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/vernon-cody-deputy-superintendent.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/compendium-comment-period-2023.htm Thu, 12 Jan 2023 11:21:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve is inviting comments on proposed changes to the Superintendent’s Compendium. The public comment period begins on January 15, 2023, and will last for 30 days. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/compendium-comment-period-2023.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denali-opens-southern-areas-to-snow-machines.htm Fri, 09 Dec 2022 05:25:00 EST The Superintendent has determined that there is adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in the southern portions of the 1980 park additions from the Southwest Preserve to the West Fork of the Chulitna River. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denali-opens-southern-areas-to-snow-machines.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2022-snowmo-open-north.htm Fri, 02 Dec 2022 11:18:00 EST 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 areas of the 1980 park additions that are north of the crest of the Alaska Range. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2022-snowmo-open-north.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/tek-road-opening-fall-2022.htm Thu, 15 Sep 2022 06:09:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve will officially open the Park Road to private vehicle traffic to mile 30, the Teklanika Rest Area, on September 16, 2022. The road will remain open, weather permitting, until snow or ice close the road at park headquarters (mile 3.4) to vehicles for the winter. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/tek-road-opening-fall-2022.htm https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1840/brooke-merrell-selected-as-superintendent-at-denali-national-park-and-preserve.htm Thu, 21 Jul 2022 08:33:00 EST Brooke Merrell Selected as Superintendent at Denali National Park and Preserve. Merrell’s appointment is significant as she is the first woman to hold the top job at Denali in its 105-year history. https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1840/brooke-merrell-selected-as-superintendent-at-denali-national-park-and-preserve.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/puppycam-live-2022.htm Tue, 19 Jul 2022 12:01:00 EST The live Puppy Cam is back at Denali National Park and Preserve! This year's litter was born on June 18, 2022. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/puppycam-live-2022.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2022-07-08-starr-fire.htm Fri, 08 Jul 2022 06:45:00 EST The Starr Fire (#508), caused by lightning, was discovered on July 7, 2022 burning on the east side of the Muddy River in the northwestern corner of the North Preserve portion of Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2022-07-08-starr-fire.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/masks-required-july-8-2022.htm Thu, 07 Jul 2022 06:39:00 EST Beginning Friday, July 8, Denali National Park and Preserve will require all individuals, regardless of vaccination status, to wear masks while inside any federal building within the park or while riding a park bus, except in the Walter Harper Ranger Station in Talkeetna. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/masks-required-july-8-2022.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2022-07-06-yentna-wildfire.htm Wed, 06 Jul 2022 10:32:00 EST The Yentna Fire (#440) was discovered the evening of July 3, 2022, burning within Denali National Park and Preserve, just south of the terminus of the Yentna Glacier on the east side of the East Fork Yentna River, and 36 miles west of Petersville. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2022-07-06-yentna-wildfire.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2022-06-30-no-open-fires.htm Thu, 30 Jun 2022 05:48:00 EST Effectively immediately, the use of open wood fires is prohibited in the park. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2022-06-30-no-open-fires.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/climber-dies-near-summit-of-denali.htm Sat, 04 Jun 2022 07:25:00 EST A climber collapsed at 19,700-feet on Denali during a summit attempt the evening of Friday, June 3. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/climber-dies-near-summit-of-denali.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/crevassefall5-18-22.htm Wed, 18 May 2022 12:41:00 EST Denali mountaineering rangers were notified of a crevasse fall at the base of Mount Hunter’s North Buttress late Tuesday night, May 17. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/crevassefall5-18-22.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2022-05-06.htm Fri, 06 May 2022 06:45:00 EST The body of a missing solo climber was located in Denali National Park and Preserve during a high elevation aerial search the morning of Friday, May 6. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2022-05-06.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/search-for-solo-climber.htm Thu, 05 May 2022 13:06:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve mountaineering rangers began an aerial search for a solo climber on Denali’s West Buttress on Wednesday, May 4. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/search-for-solo-climber.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmachine-closure-2022.htm Wed, 04 May 2022 14:08:00 EST All portions of the park are closed to snowmachine use except the North Fork of the Eldridge Glacier to Windy Creek will remain open. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmachine-closure-2022.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2022-05-04-search-initiated.htm Wed, 04 May 2022 06:29:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve mountaineering rangers began an aerial search for a solo climber on Denali’s West Buttress on Wednesday, May 4. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2022-05-04-search-initiated.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/tek-road-opening-spring-2022.htm Fri, 29 Apr 2022 13:29:00 EST The warmer weather helped the spring road crew in their efforts to open the Denali Park Road, despite the unusually high amounts of snow that fell over the winter. The park will open the road to private vehicle traffic as far as mile 30, the Teklanika Rest Area, on April 30, 2022. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/tek-road-opening-spring-2022.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/pretty-rocks-plan-approved.htm Thu, 17 Mar 2022 10:35:00 EST The National Park Service has approved a plan that will pave the way for a long-term solution to the Pretty Rocks Landslide on the Denali Park Road within Denali National Park and Preserve. Construction will begin in Summer 2022 with an initial $25 million in funding through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/pretty-rocks-plan-approved.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denali-dogs-at-iditarod-start.htm Thu, 03 Mar 2022 06:03:00 EST Park staff and sled dogs will be at the ceremonial start of the Iditarod on Saturday, March 5, 2022 to celebrate the Denali Sled Dog Kennels Centennial. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denali-dogs-at-iditarod-start.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mountain-vista-opening-2022.htm Thu, 24 Feb 2022 09:46:00 EST Effective immediately, Denali is opening the Denali Park Road to the Mountain Vista Rest Area (mile marker 12). https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mountain-vista-opening-2022.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winterfest-2022.htm Tue, 22 Feb 2022 04:31:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve and the communities of the Denali Borough invite all who love winter to come and celebrate Alaska’s longest season at Winterfest 2022, which is scheduled for February 26–27. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winterfest-2022.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/subsistence-resource-commission-teleconference-2022.htm Fri, 18 Feb 2022 09:02:00 EST The Denali Subsistence Resource Commission teleconference has been rescheduled for March 2, 2022. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/subsistence-resource-commission-teleconference-2022.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/compendium-comment-period-2022.htm Tue, 18 Jan 2022 11:18:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve is seeking public comments on proposed changes to the compendium for 2022. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/compendium-comment-period-2022.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/infrastructure-law-funding.htm Thu, 13 Jan 2022 04:35:00 EST The Department of the Interior has announced that $25 million in funding made available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will accelerate critical investments in a long-term solution to address the Pretty Rocks landslide in Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/infrastructure-law-funding.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/polychrome-ea-meetings.htm Mon, 10 Jan 2022 08:10:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) posted the Polychrome Area Improvements Environmental Assessment (EA) for a 30-day public review period ending February 13, 2022. The Polychrome Area Improvements EA evaluates the construction of several engineered solutions between miles 44–46 of the Denali Park Road in the Polychrome Area, including a bridge across the Pretty Rocks landslide. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/polychrome-ea-meetings.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2021-snowmo-open-all.htm Wed, 22 Dec 2021 08:58:00 EST The management of Denali National Park and Preserve has determined that there is adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in all areas of the 1980 park additions. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2021-snowmo-open-all.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2021-snowmo-open-south.htm Fri, 17 Dec 2021 11:22:00 EST The management of Denali National Park and Preserve has determined that there is adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in areas of the 1980 park additions that are south of the crest of the Alaska Range from the southwest preserve to the North Fork of the Eldridge Glacier. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2021-snowmo-open-south.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2021-snowmo-open-north.htm Tue, 14 Dec 2021 12:06:00 EST The management of Denali National Park and Preserve has determined that there is adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in all areas of the 1980 park additions.  https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2021-snowmo-open-north.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/nana-river-trails-meeting.htm Wed, 27 Oct 2021 06:48:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) invites the public to discuss preliminary ideas under consideration for the possible development of trails and other recreational infrastructure in the area of Denali National Park between the Nenana River and George Parks Highway (Alaska Route 3). https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/nana-river-trails-meeting.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/pretty-rocks-bridge-announcement.htm Thu, 14 Oct 2021 12:28:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve announced today that about half of the 92-mile Denali Park Road will remain closed for the 2022 visitor season. Most of Denali National Park and Preserve will remain open for visitors, and buses will continue to provide access to mile 43 of the Denali Park Road. The long-term solution is a permanent bridge over the slide area, originally planned for 2023. The NPS and the Federal Highways Administration have been working to identify funding and contracting opportunities to accelerate the overall project schedule into 2022 and complete the permanent bridge earlier than initially planned. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/pretty-rocks-bridge-announcement.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2021-10-14-debris-burn.htm Thu, 14 Oct 2021 05:37:00 EST Fire Management staff at Denali National Park and Preserve (Denali) will conduct a debris pile burn between the dates of October 18th – November 5th, if weather conditions allow. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2021-10-14-debris-burn.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/virtual-public-meetings-polychrome.htm Wed, 29 Sep 2021 04:41:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) invites the public to learn about the proposed Polychrome Area Improvements project in Denali National Park and Preserve. The project focuses on design and construction of improvements between mileposts 44-46 of the Denali Park Road in the Polychrome Area, including the Pretty Rocks landslide. The NPS will host two virtual public meetings to provide information and answer questions. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/virtual-public-meetings-polychrome.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2021-puppy-cam-online.htm Fri, 10 Sep 2021 07:00:00 EST Denali National Park Kennels is excited to announce that the live Puppy Cam is back online after a hiatus in 2020. Viewers from around the world can watch the eight puppies as they grow, play, eat, and chase Canada jays away from their dishes on Denali’s website.   https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2021-puppy-cam-online.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/tek-closure-bears-2021.htm Fri, 27 Aug 2021 12:43:00 EST The Teklanika Campground, located at Mile 29 of the Denali Park Road, will be temporarily closed beginning on Monday, August 30. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/tek-closure-bears-2021.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2021-road-lottery-cancelled.htm Thu, 26 Aug 2021 09:24:00 EST The 2021 Denali Road Lottery and Military Appreciation Day have been cancelled due to the landslide at Pretty Rocks closing over half of the Denali Park Road.  Transit and tour buses will continue offering Denali visitors the opportunity to travel to Mile 42 of the park road through Thursday, September 16th. On Friday, September 17th, the restricted portion of the Park Road from Mile 15 to Mile 30 will open to private vehicles until weather and road conditions close the road at Park Headquarters (Mile 3) for the winter season.   https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2021-road-lottery-cancelled.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-closure-pretty-rocks-2021.htm Tue, 24 Aug 2021 10:36:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve announced that a portion of the 92-mile Denali Park Road will close today due to a fast-moving landslide creating unsafe road conditions at Polychrome Pass. The Denali Park Road typically closes to vehicle traffic beyond the Teklanika Rest Area (mile 30) in mid-September.    https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-closure-pretty-rocks-2021.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/bear-attack-in-denali-august-2021.htm Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:47:00 EST A 55-year-old man from Indiana is in stable condition this morning after a bear attack in Denali National Park and Preserve.  https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/bear-attack-in-denali-august-2021.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/weapon-violation-sentencing.htm Thu, 19 Aug 2021 10:48:00 EST Following an investigation by US Park Rangers and Special Agents with the National Park Service Investigative Services Branch (ISB), a man was recently sentenced to serve time in prison for a weapon violation in Denali National Park, Alaska. The interagency investigation stemmed from an incident in September 2019. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/weapon-violation-sentencing.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/src-teleconference-rescheduled.htm Wed, 11 Aug 2021 04:18:00 EST The Denali Subsistence Resource Commission teleconference will be held on Thursday, August 26 from 10:00 am – 5 pm or until business is completed. The public is invited to call into the meeting. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/src-teleconference-rescheduled.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/need-for-seed-2021.htm Fri, 30 Jul 2021 11:06:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve is hosting its annual “Need for Seed” volunteer event on Sunday, August 8 at 9 a.m. to collect and dry seeds for future revegetation projects and learn about native plants in the park. Everyone is welcome to join park staff to learn about native plants and seeds and their role in preserving the park’s ecosystem and enjoy a day in the park. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/need-for-seed-2021.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/savage-shuttle-begins-2021.htm Wed, 30 Jun 2021 03:13:00 EST On July 1 the free Savage River Shuttle will begin operations along the Park Road with four runs daily from the Denali Bus Depot (0.75 mile) to Savage River (15 mile). T https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/savage-shuttle-begins-2021.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/dandelion-demolition-volunteer-event.htm Fri, 11 Jun 2021 06:37:00 EST Spring in Alaska means dandelions. Denali’s “Dandelion Demolition” volunteer event is Saturday, June 19, 9 am-1 pm. Participants will learn the difference between native dandelions and invasive dandelions in the park and spend the morning demolishing the invaders! This is a great opportunity to learn how invasive species can harm the park's ecosystem and why it is so important to help native species thrive on the fragile tundra. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/dandelion-demolition-volunteer-event.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/bus-capacity-increase.htm Thu, 27 May 2021 14:27:00 EST Effective immediately, the National Park Service will no longer apply strict physical distancing standards on park transportation systems, including the transit and tour buses operated by Doyon/Aramark Joint Venture in Denali National Park and Preserve. Park transportation systems that have been operating at reduced capacity in order to ensure enough space for riders to physically distance from one another may return to full capacity operation as soon as possible.   https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/bus-capacity-increase.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/climber-critical-after-fall-at-denali-pass.htm Tue, 25 May 2021 10:13:00 EST Climbers at the 17,200-foot high camp on Denali’s West Buttress witnessed an un-roped mountaineer take an almost 1,000-foot tumbling fall from Denali Pass (18,200-feet) at around 6:00 PM on Monday, May 24. Several guides responded to the motionless climber from high camp. Meanwhile, the park’s high altitude helicopter was already at the Kahiltna Basecamp conducting glacier monitoring surveys and was able to quickly mobilize for an evacuation. Pilot Andy Hermansky flew to the 14,200-foot camp, picked up mountaineering ranger Chris Erickson, and flew to the site of the fallen climber – landing at the site in less than 30 minutes from initial notification.  https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/climber-critical-after-fall-at-denali-pass.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/ice-debris-fatality-and-injury.htm Fri, 14 May 2021 05:12:00 EST One climber was killed and another injured in Denali National Park and Preserve the morning of Thursday, May 13, 2021.  A hanging serac, or block of glacier ice, dislodged from a peak off the West Fork of the Ruth Glacier, hitting the two-person rope team as they began their climb of the west face of Reality Ridge at approximately 5:00 AM. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/ice-debris-fatality-and-injury.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/spring-2021-tek-opening.htm Fri, 07 May 2021 05:54:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve staff will officially open the Park Road to private vehicle traffic as far as mile 30, the Teklanika Rest Area, this afternoon, May 7. The road will remain open, weather permitting, until May 20 when park buses begin summer operations.  https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/spring-2021-tek-opening.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/crevasse-fall-fatality.htm Tue, 04 May 2021 07:33:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve mountaineering rangers received an InReach communication on Monday, May 3 at 3:30 PM reporting that a ski mountaineer had fallen into a crevasse in the southeastern sector of the park near the Eldridge Glacier. Upon reaching the fallen skier approximately 100 feet below the glacier surface, the ranger confirmed the skier had died in the fall. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/crevasse-fall-fatality.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2021-lottery-registration-opening.htm Thu, 29 Apr 2021 08:09:00 EST The application period for the Denali Road Lottery Program at Denali National Park and Preserve (Denali) is open from May 1 - 31.The 2021 Denali Road Lottery will ideally operate as it has in normal years, though the ongoing pandemic could change the best-laid plans. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2021-lottery-registration-opening.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2021-snowmo-all-closed.htm Thu, 29 Apr 2021 04:32:00 EST The management of Denali National Park and Preserve has determined that there is not adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobile for traditional activities in the 1980 additions to Denali National Park and Preserve on both sides of the Alaska Range.  https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2021-snowmo-all-closed.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/tek-permit-reservations-opening-april-20-2021.htm Mon, 19 Apr 2021 04:51:00 EST Starting on Tuesday, April 20th, 2021 at 10am Alaska Standard Time, visitors planning trips to Denali National Park and Preserve (Denali) summer will be able to reserve one of a limited number of Teklanika Road Permits via www.recreation.gov. This exciting opportunity for private vehicles to access usually restricted portions of the Denali Park Road (Park Road) during the 2021 summer season via a reservation system is in response to the continuing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.  https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/tek-permit-reservations-opening-april-20-2021.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/aviators-return-safely.htm Wed, 07 Apr 2021 12:02:00 EST The pilots and passengers of three private aircraft weathered in on Denali National Park and Preserve’s Ruth Glacier over the weekend have safely returned home to Anchorage, Alaska.  https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/aviators-return-safely.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/muldrow-surge-2021.htm Wed, 07 Apr 2021 06:14:00 EST For the first time in 64 years, Denali National Park’s Muldrow Glacier, which originates high on the northeastern slope of Denali and flows north to form the McKinley River, is dramatically surging. Local pilot Chris Palms of K2 Aviation first noticed this unique geologic event during a recent overflight of the mountain. Since then, park scientists have begun a flurry of observations of this now rapidly flowing glacier.   https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/muldrow-surge-2021.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/debris-burn-april-2021.htm Fri, 26 Mar 2021 10:23:00 EST Fire Management staff at Denali National Park and Preserve (Denali) will conduct a debris pile burn from March 29 – April 23, if weather conditions allow. The pile is located near the park’s Admin Camp, Southwest of the park airstrip and Riley Creek Campground. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/debris-burn-april-2021.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/pov-access-2021.htm Fri, 19 Mar 2021 09:48:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve will be implementing an opportunity for private vehicles to access usually restricted portions of the Denali Park Road during the 2021 summer season, via a reservation system. This opportunity is in response to the continuing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/pov-access-2021.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mountain-vista-opening-2021.htm Fri, 12 Feb 2021 05:23:00 EST Starting this Monday, February 15, the Denali Park Road will be open as far as the Mountain Vista Rest Area (mile 12) for travel by private vehicles and commercial vehicles with permits. This opening occurs routinely each season, as weather allows. Visitors should expect to encounter snow and ice on shaded sections of the park road. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mountain-vista-opening-2021.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2020-snowmo-open-all.htm Fri, 04 Dec 2020 09:41:00 EST The management of Denali National Park and Preserve has determined that there is adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in all areas of the 1980 park additions.  https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2020-snowmo-open-all.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2020-snowmo-opening-southern.htm Wed, 02 Dec 2020 05:21:00 EST The management of Denali National Park and Preserve has determined that there is adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in areas of the 1980 park additions that are south of the crest of the Alaska Range from the southwest preserve to the North Fork of the Eldridge Glacier. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2020-snowmo-opening-southern.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2020-snowmo-northern-opening.htm Tue, 17 Nov 2020 04:46:00 EST The management of Denali National Park and Preserve has determined that there is adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in areas of the 1980 park additions that are north of the crest of the Alaska Range. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2020-snowmo-northern-opening.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/food-conditioned-bear-euthanized.htm Mon, 28 Sep 2020 08:48:00 EST Late last week, National Park Service (NPS) wildlife staff from Denali National Park and Preserve (Denali) euthanized a grizzly bear which had  gained access to human food, and whose behavior and actions posed a safety concern for the people and properties in the Kantishna/Wonder Lake area.The euthanized bear was a large, young adult male. This particular bear is suspected of breaking into several facilities in the Kantishna/Wonder Lake area and gaining access to food stuffs as far back as the fall 2019. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/food-conditioned-bear-euthanized.htm https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1563/isb-dena-case-update.htm Wed, 23 Sep 2020 12:30:00 EST Following an investigation by Special Agents with the National Park Service Investigative Services Branch (ISB) and US Park Rangers, two people were sentenced to serve time in prison for weapon and drug violations in Denali National Park & Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1563/isb-dena-case-update.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winter-ea-fonsi.htm Mon, 17 Aug 2020 08:09:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Winter and Shoulder Season Visitor Services Environmental Assessment (EA). Alternative 2, the preferred alternative, was selected. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winter-ea-fonsi.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/plane-emergency-landing.htm Fri, 03 Jul 2020 15:34:00 EST On Thursday, July 2, at approximately 11:00 a.m. (AKT), personnel from Alaska Regional Communications Center received notification that a distress signal from a satellite emergency notification device had been activated from within the park, from a Cessna 180 that had conducted an emergency landing southeast of the Eielson Visitor Center. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/plane-emergency-landing.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/bearpaw-mountain-fire-discovered.htm Thu, 18 Jun 2020 13:32:00 EST On Wednesday, June 17, Denali National Park and Preserve (Denali) received notification that a satellite had measured a heat detection from within the boundaries of the Park/Preserve. Upon arrival, a detection aircraft observed a smoldering fire covering approximately 400 acres, creeping with isolated torching. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/bearpaw-mountain-fire-discovered.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2020-wildfire-season-begins.htm Tue, 02 Jun 2020 12:53:00 EST On Monday, June 1, a logistics aircraft from the Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS) – Tanana Fire Management Zone, while flying over the northern portion of Denali National Park and Preserve, discovered a wildfire approximately 23 miles north of Kantishna. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2020-wildfire-season-begins.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winter-ea-comment-period-open.htm Mon, 01 Jun 2020 04:55:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) regarding winter and shoulder season visitor services at Denali National Park and Reserve (Denali). This EA proposes management actions and limited infrastructure to facilitate visitor access and opportunities during the winter and shoulder seasons, approximately mid-September to mid-May. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winter-ea-comment-period-open.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2020-lottery-application-period-open.htm Mon, 01 Jun 2020 03:30:00 EST The application period for the 2020 Road Lottery program at Denali National Park and Preserve (Denali) is open June 1 to 30. This application period is different from past years, due to the current COVID-19 pandemic.  https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2020-lottery-application-period-open.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/pov-access-2020.htm Fri, 29 May 2020 03:54:00 EST Denali Park – Alaska. Denali National Park and Preserve (Denali) will be implementing a previously discussed opportunity for private vehicles to access usually restricted portions of the Denali Park Road (Park Road) during the 2020 summer season, via a reservation system. This opportunity is in response to the current COVID-19 pandemic and will be rolled out in two stages. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/pov-access-2020.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/summer-2020-operations.htm Wed, 27 May 2020 08:56:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve (Denali) is scaling up operations in preparation for the 2020 summer season. Park management has worked closely with federal, state and local authorities to create a phased approach to increasing public access and services, while closely monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic.   https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/summer-2020-operations.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/ghiglione-ea.htm Wed, 27 May 2020 04:27:00 EST An environmental assessment proposing to replace the Ghiglione Bridge (milepost 41.9) with a new bridge, approximately 70 feet upstream (north) of its current location and closer to the historic road alignment, is available for public review and comment May 27, through June 10, 2020. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/ghiglione-ea.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/all-areas-closed-snowmobiling-2020.htm Thu, 14 May 2020 05:06:00 EST Park management has determined that there is no longer adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in the 1980 additions to Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/all-areas-closed-snowmobiling-2020.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2020-snowmo-closure.htm Wed, 06 May 2020 05:30:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve management has determined there is no longer adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in most areas of the 1980 additions to Denali National Park and Preserve (Denali). https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2020-snowmo-closure.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denali-road-opening-april-2020.htm Tue, 28 Apr 2020 11:42:00 EST The National Park Service announced today that Denali National Park will once again be accessible to the public as it has opened a portion of the Denali Park Road effective immediately. The park has plans to continue opening more of the road in the very near future as conditions and staffing allow. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denali-road-opening-april-2020.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2020-snowmo-northern-closure.htm Tue, 28 Apr 2020 05:19:00 EST Due to longer days and warming temperatures, Denali National Park and Preserve (Denali) has determined that there is no longer adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in the 1980 additions to Denali that are north of the Alaska Range. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2020-snowmo-northern-closure.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/debris-burn-april-2020.htm Fri, 17 Apr 2020 06:41:00 EST Fire Management staff at Denali National Park and Preserve (Denali) will conduct a debris pile burn from April 24 to 30, if weather conditions allow. The pile is located near the park’s Admin Camp, Southwest of the park airstrip and Riley Creek Campground. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/debris-burn-april-2020.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/closure-of-denali-park-road.htm Tue, 14 Apr 2020 03:49:00 EST In response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance, as well as recent health mandates and travel restrictions issued by the state of Alaska, Denali National Park and Preserve (Denali) is announcing modifications to operations in support of federal, state, and local efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).  Effectively immediately, Denali is closing the Denali Park Road (Park Road) to recreational access. This closure will remove public access to all areas accessed via the Denali Park Road beyond mile marker 0. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/closure-of-denali-park-road.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/climbing-season-suspension-2020.htm Fri, 20 Mar 2020 05:14:00 EST Denali National Park is announcing modifications to operations to implement the latest guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), and local and state authorities to promote social distancing. As of Friday, March 20, Denali National Park and Preserve has suspended issuance of climbing permits for any expeditions attempting an ascent of Denali or Mount Foraker for the 2020 mountaineering season. Furthermore, the Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station will be closed to the public until further notice. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/climbing-season-suspension-2020.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/proposed-land-exchange-in-kantishna.htm Thu, 05 Mar 2020 10:12:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) is proposing to acquire the Galena Lode Claim (U.S. Mineral Survey 1747, Alaska), in exchange for a parcel of federal land adjoining U.S. Survey 4334, Alaska, described as Lots 1 and 2, U.S. Survey 14500. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/proposed-land-exchange-in-kantishna.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/helicopter-accident.htm Fri, 21 Feb 2020 02:22:00 EST At approximately 3:20 pm on Thursday, February 20, personnel from Denali National Park and Preserve (Denali) received notification of a helicopter accident on the Ruth Glacier via an emergency transponder. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/helicopter-accident.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winterfest-2020.htm Fri, 14 Feb 2020 05:38:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve and the communities of the Denali Borough invite all who love winter to come and celebrate Alaska’s longest season at Winterfest 2020, which is scheduled for February 21-23. This long-running, community-wide event features an array of activities, with something for all ages, interests, and abilities!  https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winterfest-2020.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2020-road-open-to-mountain-vista.htm Wed, 12 Feb 2020 03:41:00 EST Starting this Friday, February 14, the Denali Park Road will be open as far as the Mountain Vista Rest Area (mile 12) for travel by private vehicles and commercial vehicles with permits. This opening occurs routinely each season, as weather permits. Visitors should expect to encounter snow and ice on shaded sections of the park road. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2020-road-open-to-mountain-vista.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/pretty-rocks-season-open-limited.htm Tue, 17 Dec 2019 05:45:00 EST The National Park Service is actively working on options to improve the resiliency of Denali Park Road or possibly reroute a portion of the road at Pretty Rocks Landslide, located at mile marker 45.4, for the 2020 season. The park is coordinating closely with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to further evaluate the situation and develop alternatives to balance visitor safety, enjoyment and resource protection.  https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/pretty-rocks-season-open-limited.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2019-snowmo-opening-north.htm Mon, 02 Dec 2019 07:40:00 EST The management of Denali National Park and Preserve has determined that there is adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in areas of the 1980 park additions that are north of the crest of the Alaska Range. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2019-snowmo-opening-north.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/all-southern-additions-open-for-snowmobiling-2019.htm Thu, 28 Nov 2019 06:13:00 EST The management of Denali National Park and Preserve has determined that there is adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in areas of the 1980 park additions that are south of the crest of the Alaska Range. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/all-southern-additions-open-for-snowmobiling-2019.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2019-snomo-opening-cantwell-to-eldridge.htm Mon, 25 Nov 2019 08:30:00 EST There is adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in areas of the 1980 park additions that are south of the crest of the Alaska Range from the Eldridge Glacier to Windy Creek near Cantwell. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2019-snomo-opening-cantwell-to-eldridge.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/public-feedback-sought-for-denali-winter-and-shoulder-season-plan.htm Wed, 09 Oct 2019 11:20:00 EST As winter visitation continues to increase, Denali National Park and Preserve is seeking public input on ways to improve the visitor experience in the winter and spring/fall off-seasons, also known as shoulder seasons. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/public-feedback-sought-for-denali-winter-and-shoulder-season-plan.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/comment-period-for-alaska-lng-pipeline-closing-soon.htm Fri, 27 Sep 2019 10:51:00 EST The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) has proposed the Alaska Liquefied Natural Gas (AK LNG) project to transport natural gas for export to foreign markets and also provide for in-state gas deliveries. An alignment located to the east of Denali National Park and Preserve (outside of the park), as well as an alternative with an alignment through the park have been proposed. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/comment-period-for-alaska-lng-pipeline-closing-soon.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/roadcondition.htm Tue, 24 Sep 2019 06:04:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve is taking a close look at the condition of the Park Road, particularly the Pretty Rocks portion of Polychrome Pass, an area known for its increasing geologic activity. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/roadcondition.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winter-is-coming.htm Thu, 19 Sep 2019 07:29:00 EST The Denali Park Road will be closed to visitor travel beyond mile marker 30, beginning Wednesday, September 18. Despite a majority of the road being closed to vehicles, Denali National Park is still open during the winter and there is much to do. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winter-is-coming.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/kantishna-debris-pile-burn-notice.htm Thu, 19 Sep 2019 07:14:00 EST Fire Management staff from Denali National Park and Preserve plan to burn debris piles near the Kantishna Airstrip between Monday, September 23, and Friday, October 4, weather permitting. The Kantishna Airstrip is located along the Park Road, near mile marker 92. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/kantishna-debris-pile-burn-notice.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/kantishna-plan-comment-period-extended.htm Wed, 28 Aug 2019 06:08:00 EST The National Park Service is exploring ways to provide and support additional recreational use in the Kantishna and Wonder Lake areas of Denali National Park. A range of proposals covering infrastructure, management, visitor experience, guided services, and visitor capacity are described in the Kantishna and Wonder Lake Area Plan: Range of Proposals for Public Feedback. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/kantishna-plan-comment-period-extended.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/park-road-to-reopen-8-18-2019.htm Sat, 17 Aug 2019 14:13:00 EST The Denali National Park and Preserve superintendent has authorized opening the Park Road to normal operations beginning at 5 a.m. on Sunday, August 18, 2019. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/park-road-to-reopen-8-18-2019.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/temporary-road-closure-08-17-2019.htm Sat, 17 Aug 2019 04:03:00 EST The Denali Park Road remains closed to all traffic at mile 53, the Toklat River Rest Area, due to unsafe conditions at multiple locations in the areas west of there. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/temporary-road-closure-08-17-2019.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/300-visitors-evacuated.htm Fri, 16 Aug 2019 16:44:00 EST Approximately 300 visitors to Denali National Park and Preserve became temporarily stranded west of Polychrome Pass this afternoon due multiple slides along the park road. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/300-visitors-evacuated.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/temporary-road-closure-08-16-2019.htm Fri, 16 Aug 2019 14:13:00 EST The superintendent has closed the Denali Park Road to all traffic at mile 30, the Teklanika Rest Stop, due to unsafe conditions at multiple locations in the areas surrounding Polychrome Pass and Eielson Visitor Center. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/temporary-road-closure-08-16-2019.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/ak-route-3-brief-closure.htm Thu, 15 Aug 2019 09:25:00 EST At approximately 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, August 15, the Alaska Region Communications Center received a call alerting them to a vehicle accident at Mile Post 231 on Parks Highway. Park rangers responded to find 2 vehicles, containing a total of 9 passengers, had collided. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/ak-route-3-brief-closure.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/park-road-reopning-august-9.htm Thu, 08 Aug 2019 12:39:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve will return the Denali Park Road to normal operation beginning at 5 a.m. on Friday, August 9, 2019. Crews have spent the day assessing various critical points along the road and believe the road is in a stable condition. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/park-road-reopning-august-9.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/temporary-road-closure-08-08-2019.htm Wed, 07 Aug 2019 11:17:00 EST Due to extended periods of heavy and steady rain, the Denali National Park & Preserve Road will be closed to public vehicle access at mile 30 (Teklanika Rest Stop) beginning 7 a.m. on Thursday, August 8, 2019. This closure includes park transit and tour buses.  https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/temporary-road-closure-08-08-2019.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/public-comment-kantishna-wonder-lake.htm Mon, 05 Aug 2019 10:30:00 EST The National Park Service is exploring ways to provide and support additional recreational use in the Kantishna and Wonder Lake areas of Denali National Park. A range of proposals covering infrastructure, management, visitor experience, guided experiences, and visitor capacity are described in the Kantishna and Wonder Lake Area Plan: Range of Proposals for Public Feedback. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/public-comment-kantishna-wonder-lake.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/brief-road-closure.htm Mon, 05 Aug 2019 05:50:00 EST Park staff briefly closed the Denali Park Road to all traffic at mile 48, just west of Polychrome Pass. The closure was due to a large mudslide that covered the area in debris flow. The road was cleared and reopened for travel within an hour. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/brief-road-closure.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/artist-seeks-local-faces-watercolor.htm Thu, 25 Jul 2019 09:57:00 EST Brenda Zlamany, a New York–based artist and Fulbright scholar, is seeking watercolor portrait subjects for “Climate in America,” the latest chapter in her ongoing series The Itinerant Portraitist. Zlamany plans to paint portraits in Utqiagvik on August 2–5 and in Fairbanks on August 5 before continuing the project at Denali National Park during a ten-day residency beginning August 6. Additional sessions will be available August 16-23 when Zlamany begins a week-long, artist-in-residence at McKinley Chalet Resort. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/artist-seeks-local-faces-watercolor.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/air-taxi-operators-announced.htm Wed, 24 Jul 2019 07:59:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) has completed the selection process for the concession contracts authorizing glacier landing air taxi and glacier landing air tour services within Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/air-taxi-operators-announced.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/need-for-seed-2019.htm Fri, 19 Jul 2019 11:36:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve is hosting its annual “Need for Seed” volunteer event on Saturday, August 3 at 9 a.m. to collect and dry seeds for future revegetation projects and learn about native plants in the park. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/need-for-seed-2019.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/campfire-restrictions-lifted.htm Sun, 14 Jul 2019 03:13:00 EST Recent cooler, wetter weather in Denali National Park and Preserve has moderated fire danger, and campfire restrictions are now lifted. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/campfire-restrictions-lifted.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/burn-ban-july-2019.htm Tue, 09 Jul 2019 16:54:00 EST Due to extremely hot and dry conditions, Denali National Park and Preserve Superintendent Don Striker announced today that all campfires, including those in established pits or campsites, are prohibited throughout the park until further notice. Although open campfires are not allowed, gas grills, charcoal grills, and backpacking or camp stoves are permitted. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/burn-ban-july-2019.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fire-and-smoke-update.htm Mon, 08 Jul 2019 17:11:00 EST The Foraker Fire (#389) in Denali National Park and Preserve continues to actively burn after first detection on June 26 approximately 24 miles west of Wonder Lake. As of July 6, it was mapped at approximately 14,500 acres, but dense smoke has prevented subsequent monitoring flights due to reduced visibility. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fire-and-smoke-update.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/barricaded-subject-commits-suicide.htm Sun, 07 Jul 2019 03:27:00 EST On Sunday, July 7 at approximately 5:45 pm National Park Service Rangers investigated a tent near the railroad tracks by the depot in Denali National Park and Preserve. As rangers approached the tent, a white male was briefly visible through the tent screen before a single gunshot was heard. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/barricaded-subject-commits-suicide.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/developments-in-foraker-fire.htm Thu, 04 Jul 2019 03:37:00 EST The Foraker Fire (#389) in Denali National Park and Preserve was ignited by lightning and first detected on June 26. Over the following days, the fire grew in size to nearly 10,000 acres, burning primarily in black spruce approximately 24 miles west of Wonder Lake. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/developments-in-foraker-fire.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/climbing-fatality-igloo-canyon.htm Wed, 03 Jul 2019 09:08:00 EST  Denali National Park and Preserve rangers were notified Tuesday night July 2 that a park visitor was involved in a rock climbing fall near Igloo Canyon. Rangers responded to the accident site and determined that the visitor had died of traumatic injuries. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/climbing-fatality-igloo-canyon.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/visitor-fatality-june-2019.htm Thu, 27 Jun 2019 11:53:00 EST On Tuesday, June 25, at approximately 12:20 pm, personnel at the Alaska Region Communication Center were notified a visitor was in distress in Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/visitor-fatality-june-2019.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2019-wildfire.htm Thu, 27 Jun 2019 03:35:00 EST On June 26, the Alaska Fire Service reported the first wildfire in Denali National Park and Preserve for the 2019 season. The lightning-caused Foraker Fire (#389) was first detected by satellite and is located in the northwestern region of the park, between Birch Creek and Slippery Creek, approximately 30 miles southeast of Lake Minchumina. NPS firefighters used a park helicopter to size up the fire, reporting it to be 136 acres and 90% active, burning primarily in black spruce with some single tree torching. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2019-wildfire.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2020-artist-call.htm Fri, 14 Jun 2019 04:04:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve is seeking a diverse suite of voices to help share the unique story of Denali through art. Alaska Native artists are strongly encouraged to apply. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2020-artist-call.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mountain-house-ea-extended.htm Thu, 06 Jun 2019 07:32:00 EST The public comment period for an Environmental Assessment (EA) has been extended for two weeks through June 20, 2019. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mountain-house-ea-extended.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/dandelion-demo-four.htm Wed, 29 May 2019 09:56:00 EST Alaska’s early spring this year means early dandelions. Denali National Park and Preserve’s fourth annual “Dandelion Demolition” volunteer event is Saturday, June 8, 9 am-1 pm.  https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/dandelion-demo-four.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2019-spring-snowmobile-closure-all-areas.htm Fri, 17 May 2019 06:13:00 EST The management of Denali National Park and Preserve has determined that there is not adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobile for traditional activities in the 1980 additions to Denali National Park and Preserve on both sides of the Alaska Range. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2019-spring-snowmobile-closure-all-areas.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/windy-corner-rescue.htm Mon, 13 May 2019 09:53:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve’s helicopter pilot and mountaineering rangers performed a short-haul rescue of an injured climber and their partner from Windy Corner on Denali’s West Buttress route the night of Sunday, May 12.  https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/windy-corner-rescue.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/ea-property-owner-access.htm Thu, 09 May 2019 06:11:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) is considering a request to issue a Right of Way Certificate of Access (RWCA) and a Special Use Permit (SUP) to the owner of a private parcel containing the Mountain House and Sheldon Chalet, located within the Alaska Range of Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/ea-property-owner-access.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2019-spring-road-opening-teklanika.htm Thu, 25 Apr 2019 09:03:00 EST Mild weather and one of Interior Alaska’s warmest winters on record have aided the park’s spring road crew in their efforts to open the Denali Park Road. Park staff officially opened the road to private vehicle traffic as far as mile 30, the Teklanika Rest Area. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2019-spring-road-opening-teklanika.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2019-spring-snowmobile-closure.htm Wed, 24 Apr 2019 08:09:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve management has determined there is no longer adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in all areas of the 1980 additions to Denali National Park and Preserve except the area from the North Fork of the Eldridge Glacier to Windy Creek in Cantwell. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2019-spring-snowmobile-closure.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/entrance-fee-increase.htm Tue, 09 Apr 2019 12:25:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve will modify its entrance fees on May 1 to provide additional funding for infrastructure and maintenance needs that enhance the visitor experience. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/entrance-fee-increase.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2019-snowmobile-northern-closure.htm Tue, 19 Mar 2019 12:15:00 EST Due to longer days and warming temperatures, Denali National Park and Preserve Management has determined that there is no longer adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in the 1980 additions to Denali National Park and Preserve that are north of the Alaska Range from the Parks Highway to the east side of the Toklat River. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2019-snowmobile-northern-closure.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2019-artists-announced.htm Mon, 18 Mar 2019 11:30:00 EST Five artists have been selected as Denali National Park and Preserve’s 2019 Artists-In-Residence. They will each spend 10 days in the park drawing inspiration and culminating in a public outreach activity. In addition, each artist will donate a piece of artwork to the park’s program collection. Residents are challenged to create pieces, inspired by their park experiences, which offer visitors fresh and innovative perspectives of the park. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2019-artists-announced.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winterfest-2019.htm Wed, 13 Feb 2019 07:05:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve and the communities of the Denali Borough invite all who love winter to come and celebrate Alaska’s longest season at Winterfest 2019, which is scheduled for February 22-24. This long-running community-wide event features an array of activities, with something for all ages, interests, and abilities! https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winterfest-2019.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/feb-2019-burn.htm Tue, 12 Feb 2019 07:06:00 EST Fire Management staff at Denali National Park and Preserve will attempt to burn debris consisting of trees and brush between February 19 – March 24, if weather conditions allow. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/feb-2019-burn.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winter-2019-northern-additions-open-to-snowmobiling.htm Tue, 12 Feb 2019 05:15:00 EST The superintendent of Denali National Park and Preserve has determined there is adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in areas of the 1980 park additions that are north of the crest of the Alaska Range. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winter-2019-northern-additions-open-to-snowmobiling.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/southern-portions-of-1980-park-addition-open-to-snowmobile-use-for-traditional-activities.htm Thu, 20 Dec 2018 09:36:00 EST The management of Denali National Park and Preserve has determined that there is adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in areas of the 1980 park addition that are south of the crest of the Alaska Range. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/southern-portions-of-1980-park-addition-open-to-snowmobile-use-for-traditional-activities.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/glacier-landing-prospectus-2018-19.htm Thu, 08 Nov 2018 04:26:00 EST DENALI PARK, Alaska – The National Park Service intends to award up to four concession contracts to provide glacier landing air taxi and glacier landing air tour services to the public within Denali National Park and Preserve. The proposed contracts will have a term of January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2029. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/glacier-landing-prospectus-2018-19.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/park-road-closure-debris-slide-2018.htm Thu, 18 Oct 2018 03:22:00 EST The Denali Park Road is closed at Igloo Campground (mile 34) due to a debris slide near mile 38. Travel beyond the campground is restricted for traffic, pedestrians and bicycles until further notice. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/park-road-closure-debris-slide-2018.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/initiate-winter-planning.htm Tue, 09 Oct 2018 05:56:00 EST As winter visitation continues to increase, Denali is seeking public input on ways to improve the visitor experience in winter and spring/fall off-seasons, also known as shoulder seasons. Learn about concepts under consideration and read info about the planning effort. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/initiate-winter-planning.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/nps-reaches-plane-wreckage.htm Fri, 10 Aug 2018 14:03:00 EST TALKEETNA, Alaska – After dealing with heavy cloud cover most of the week, rangers with the National Park Service today were able to investigate the wreckage of a flightseeing plane that crashed in Denali National Park and Preserve on Aug. 4 with five people onboard. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/nps-reaches-plane-wreckage.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/crash-recovery.htm Tue, 07 Aug 2018 12:03:00 EST TALKEETNA, Alaska – The National Park Service has lifted a temporary flight restriction over Denali National Park and Preserve and is working on plans to determine if and when recovery operations can begin at the site of a flightseeing plane that crashed on Aug. 4. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/crash-recovery.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/flightseeing-crash-search-ends.htm Mon, 06 Aug 2018 06:30:00 EST TALKEETNA, Alaska – A search and rescue crew from the National Park Service has reached the sight of a flightseeing plane that crashed over the weekend and has confirmed four of the passengers are deceased and the fifth is unaccounted for and presumed dead. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/flightseeing-crash-search-ends.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/flightseeing-crash-update.htm Mon, 06 Aug 2018 04:09:00 EST TALKEETNA, Alaska – A temporary flight restriction is in place over part of Denali National Park and Preserve as search and rescue crews continue to look for the sight of a flightseeing that crashed more than 36 hours ago. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/flightseeing-crash-update.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/flightseeing-crash.htm Sun, 05 Aug 2018 03:33:00 EST TALKEETNA, Alaska – A Talkeetna-based flightseeing airplane carrying four passengers crashed in Denali National Park and Preserve at approximately 6 p.m. on August 4, 2018. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/flightseeing-crash.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/park-assist-state-troopers-with-arrest.htm Fri, 20 Jul 2018 15:22:00 EST Residents, visitors and business owners in the Denali Borough can rest easy after the arrest last night of an Anchorage man accused of stealing from local businesses. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/park-assist-state-troopers-with-arrest.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/talkeetna-trail-day.htm Fri, 20 Jul 2018 05:19:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve is hosting a Talkeetna Community Trail Day to clean up Chase Trail and the riverfront of the Talkeetna River from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on July 28, 2018. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/talkeetna-trail-day.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/third-annual-dandelion-demolition.htm Mon, 18 Jun 2018 07:18:00 EST Join Denali's "Dandelion Queen" at “Dandelion Demolition 2018” for a fun, family-oriented activity that helps us preserve the park’s natural beauty from invasive plants.  https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/third-annual-dandelion-demolition.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/ruck-march.htm Sat, 09 Jun 2018 05:52:00 EST Soldiers from the 5th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment overcame wildlife encounters, inclement weather and terrain, reaching an elevation of nearly 4,000 feet during a 26-mile ruck march on the Denali Park Road on June 8, 2018. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/ruck-march.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2018-artist-application-period-open.htm Fri, 08 Jun 2018 10:12:00 EST Calling all artists! Denali is accepting applications for its Artist-in-Residence program until Sept. 30, 2018. Artists will be asked to focus on the theme of Staying Safe with Wildlife, and Alaska Native artists are strongly encouraged to apply.  https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2018-artist-application-period-open.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/multiple-rescues.htm Wed, 23 May 2018 10:34:00 EST  A long awaited window of favorable weather in the Alaska Range means more climbing teams are on the move.  Denali National Park mountaineering rangers responded to two different mountaineering rescues earlier this week, both with successful outcomes thanks to the self-sufficiency of the climbing parties rescued; the use of satellite communication technology; and dynamic teamwork on behalf of mountaineering rangers, NPS volunteers, and mountain guides. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/multiple-rescues.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/national-trails-day-2018.htm Wed, 23 May 2018 03:14:00 EST Have you ever wondered how much work goes into maintaining trails in Denali National Park? Join us in celebrating National Trails Day and working on the trail system near the Riley Creek Day Use Area and the Triple Lakes Trail. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/national-trails-day-2018.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2018-snowmo-closure-all.htm Mon, 21 May 2018 10:14:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve Management has determined that there is no longer adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in the 1980 additions to Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2018-snowmo-closure-all.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2018-spring-campground-openings.htm Fri, 11 May 2018 04:17:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve will open the popular Riley Creek Campground, on Friday, May 11, 2018. The date is earlier than its usual mid-May opening and is due to increased demand over the Mother’s Day weekend. Camping fees will be collected. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2018-spring-campground-openings.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/bird-day-2018.htm Mon, 07 May 2018 03:33:00 EST Denali is highlighting the centennial of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act throughout 2018. In honor of this milestone, nature lovers around the world are joining forces to celebrate the “Year of the Bird” and commit to protecting birds today and for the next hundred years. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/bird-day-2018.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mountaineering-concessioners-announced-2018.htm Wed, 02 May 2018 11:23:00 EST The National Park Service has completed the selection process for the concession contracts authorizing guided mountaineering expeditions within Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mountaineering-concessioners-announced-2018.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2018-snowmo-closure.htm Sun, 29 Apr 2018 03:22:00 EST The management of Denali National Park and Preserve has determined that there is no longer adequate snow cover for the use of snowmachines for traditional activities in all but one area of the 1980 additions to Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2018-snowmo-closure.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2018-mountaineering-season.htm Mon, 16 Apr 2018 11:21:00 EST The 2018 Denali mountaineering season is off to an early start. The first expedition of the season has already come and gone.  https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2018-mountaineering-season.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denali-changes-entrance-fees.htm Fri, 13 Apr 2018 12:06:00 EST The National Park Service announced today that Denali National Park and Preserve will modify its entrance fees to provide additional funding for infrastructure and maintenance needs that enhance the visitor experience. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denali-changes-entrance-fees.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/planned-road-closure.htm Thu, 15 Mar 2018 12:13:00 EST The National Park Service will close the Denali Park Road to travel beyond park headquarters (mile 3) at 5:30 p.m. tonight, March 15,  as a precaution in advance of a forecasted snowstorm.  Road safety conditions will be re-assessed tomorrow morning to determine if the road will re-open to vehicle traffic. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/planned-road-closure.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/debris-burn-march-2018.htm Mon, 12 Mar 2018 11:21:00 EST Fire Management staff at Denali National Park and Preserve will attempt to burn debris consisting of trees and brush between March 14 - 31, if weather conditions allow. The pile is located east of the park airstrip and west of the northernmost loop of the Riley Creek Campground. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/debris-burn-march-2018.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denali-ecosystem.htm Fri, 16 Feb 2018 06:03:00 EST Scientists in Denali National Park and Preserve have published the results of long-term research on the data from plant, climate, small mammal, and golden eagle monitoring that has unique findings on how small mammals and eagles appear to be regulated by primary plant production. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denali-ecosystem.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2018-road-open-to-mountain-vista.htm Fri, 09 Feb 2018 05:55:00 EST The National Park Service today will open the Denali Park Road as far as the Mountain Vista Rest Area (mile 12) for travel by private vehicles and commercial vehicles with permits. Visitors should expect to encounter snow and ice on shaded sections of the park road. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2018-road-open-to-mountain-vista.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winterfest-2018.htm Fri, 09 Feb 2018 05:34:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve and the communities of the Denali Borough invite all who love winter to come and celebrate Alaska’s longest season at Winterfest 2018. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winterfest-2018.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2018-compendiums-comment-period.htm Thu, 18 Jan 2018 03:08:00 EST Anchorage – National Park Service compendiums for Alaska are open for public comment through February 15, 2018. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2018-compendiums-comment-period.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fee-free-days-2018.htm Wed, 13 Dec 2017 11:29:00 EST The National Park Service is inviting the public to experience all national parks, without entrance fees, on four days in 2018. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fee-free-days-2018.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2017-snowmo-opening-north.htm Mon, 20 Nov 2017 06:35:00 EST The superintendent of Denali National Park and Preserve has determined there is adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in areas of the 1980 park additions that are north of the crest of the Alaska Range. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2017-snowmo-opening-north.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2017-southside-snowmachine-opening.htm Wed, 08 Nov 2017 05:17:00 EST The management of Denali National Park and Preserve has determined that there is adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in areas of the 1980 park additions that are south of the crest of the Alaska Range. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2017-southside-snowmachine-opening.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/src-teleconference-october-2017.htm Tue, 17 Oct 2017 08:07:00 EST The Denali National Park and Preserve Subsistence Resource Commission (SRC) will meet via teleconference on October 25, 2017. The meeting was announced in the Federal Register on September 26, 2017. The meeting was changed to the alternative date ensure a quorum. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/src-teleconference-october-2017.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/milepost-231-ea.htm Tue, 03 Oct 2017 05:43:00 EST An environmental assessment analyzing a proposal to construct a new wayside and associated trail connections at milepost 231 on the George Parks Highway within Denali National Park and Preserve is available is available for public review and comment. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/milepost-231-ea.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2018-air-applications-due-soon.htm Wed, 27 Sep 2017 09:55:00 EST Denali is seeking a diverse suite of voices for its Artist-in-Residence Program to share the park’s unique story through art and with an eye to the future. Applications will be accepted May 15 to September 30, 2017. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2018-air-applications-due-soon.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mountaineering-services-prospectus.htm Tue, 12 Sep 2017 12:20:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) intends to award multiple concession contracts for providing mountaineering guide services to the public within Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mountaineering-services-prospectus.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/sister-park-announcement.htm Thu, 07 Sep 2017 04:05:00 EST On August 25, 2017, Jennifer Zimdahl Galt, the U.S. Ambassador to Mongolia, and Dulamsuren Oyunkhorol, the Minister of Environment and Tourism of Mongolia, signed a Sister Park Arrangement between Denali National Park and Preserve and Otgontenger Strictly Protected Area in Zavkhan province, Mongolia. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/sister-park-announcement.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/long-range-transportation-plan-review.htm Thu, 31 Aug 2017 06:22:00 EST A Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) for Denali National Park and Preserve is available for public review and comment via email, online form or regular mail. Comments will be accepted through October 2, 2017. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/long-range-transportation-plan-review.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mountain-guide-concessions-prospectus.htm Mon, 14 Aug 2017 08:17:00 EST This fall the National Park Service (NPS) intends to award multiple concession contracts for providing mountaineering guide services to the public within Denali National Park and Preserve. The solicitation is expected to be released no earlier than September 1, 2017 and no later than September 30, 2017. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mountain-guide-concessions-prospectus.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/need-for-seed.htm Tue, 01 Aug 2017 06:02:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve is hosting a “Need for Seed” volunteer event at 9 a.m. on August 5 to collect and dry seeds for future re-vegetation projects and teach visitors about native plants in the park. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/need-for-seed.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/teklanika-fatality.htm Tue, 27 Jun 2017 06:03:00 EST A man died today in Denali National Park and Preserve after collapsing at the Teklanika Rest Stop. The visitor’s name and hometown have not been released pending notification of family. An investigation in underway and additional information may be released at a later date. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/teklanika-fatality.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/deceased-climber-identified.htm Sun, 18 Jun 2017 06:06:00 EST The mountaineer who died at 17,500 feet on Denali’s West Buttress route on June 16 is identified as Sanjay Pandit, age 28, of Kathmandu, Nepal. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/deceased-climber-identified.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fatality-near-high-camp.htm Fri, 16 Jun 2017 08:42:00 EST An NPS ranger patrol responded to a request for help at 17,500 feet on Denali’s West Buttress route at approximately 1 am on June 16. An independent party of three had been descending from Denali Pass when one of the teammates collapsed due to unknown illness. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fatality-near-high-camp.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/true-heart-of-winter-release.htm Wed, 14 Jun 2017 04:52:00 EST As the only national park with a working kennel of sled dogs, Denali National Park and Preserve is incredibly proud of its canine rangers and has unveiled a new video that spotlights the vital role these dogs have in park operations. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/true-heart-of-winter-release.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/summerfest.htm Wed, 07 Jun 2017 04:25:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve continues its year-long celebration of its 100th birthday, kicking off the busy summer season with a day of fun, family-oriented activities at SummerFest on June 10. SummerFest is held at the Denali Visitor Center campus and will include live local music, hands-on activities for all ages, special ranger programs, birthday cake and more! https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/summerfest.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/two-climbers-rescued-from-the-kahiltna-glacier.htm Mon, 05 Jun 2017 14:48:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve rangers responded to two concurrent mountaineering incidents starting in the early morning hours of Monday, June 5. In addition to a routine medical evacuation, mountaineering rangers and guides rescued a critically injured climber in a labor intensive, 14-hour crevasse rescue effort. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/two-climbers-rescued-from-the-kahiltna-glacier.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/national-trails-day-2017.htm Thu, 01 Jun 2017 04:37:00 EST Volunteers will help the trail crew lop, cut and haul brush and perform routine maintenance on the Taiga, Horseshoe Lake, Rock Creek and Mount Healy Overlook Trails. Volunteers may choose from a variety of projects ranging from easy to difficult. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/national-trails-day-2017.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2018-artist-in-residence-applications-accepted.htm Tue, 16 May 2017 10:25:00 EST Denali is seeking a diverse suite of voices for its Artist-in-Residence Program to share the park’s unique story through art and with an eye to the future. Applications will be accepted through an online process hosted by CaFÉ (CallForEntry.org) May 15 to September 30, 2017 https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2018-artist-in-residence-applications-accepted.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/spring-2017-snowmo-closure.htm Mon, 01 May 2017 05:56:00 EST Due to longer days and warming temperatures, Denali National Park and Preserve Management has determined that there is no longer adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in the 1980 additions to Denali National Park and Preserve.  https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/spring-2017-snowmo-closure.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/riley-area-ea.htm Fri, 28 Apr 2017 03:11:00 EST An environmental assessment proposing to construct new trails connecting the Riley Creek Day Use Area and the Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC) to other facilities in the entrance area of Denali National Park and Preserve (Denali) is available at for public review and comment https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/riley-area-ea.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/composer-in-residence-concert.htm Fri, 21 Apr 2017 07:43:00 EST This summer the Symphonic Jazz Orchestra's 15th Anniversary Concert will premiere a new work titled "Denali World" that was composed by Alan Chan, who was a 2016 Artist-in-Residence at Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/composer-in-residence-concert.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2017-tourism-in-parks-report.htm Thu, 20 Apr 2017 12:31:00 EST A new National Park Service report shows that 2.78 million visitors to national parks in Alaska spent nearly $1.3 billion in the state in 2016. That record visitation and spending supported 18,000 jobs. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2017-tourism-in-parks-report.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2017-lottery-application-announcement.htm Tue, 18 Apr 2017 06:07:00 EST The application period for the 2017 road lottery program at Denali National Park and Preserve will open May 1. The road lottery takes place in September and allows up to 400 cars per day to be on the western portion of the park road, which is usually closed to most private vehicles. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2017-lottery-application-announcement.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmo-closure-southern-areas-2017.htm Mon, 17 Apr 2017 12:10:00 EST Due to longer days and warming temperatures, Denali National Park and Preserve Management has determined that there is no longer adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in the 1980 additions to Denali National Park and Preserve that are south of the Alaska Range from the West Fork of the Chulitna River to the Southwest Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmo-closure-southern-areas-2017.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/spring-2017-national-park-week.htm Tue, 04 Apr 2017 11:59:00 EST With the arrival of spring and warmer temperatures, it is the perfect time of year to visit Denali National Park and Preserve and join us as we celebrate National Park Week April 15-23. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/spring-2017-national-park-week.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmobile-north-boundary.htm Thu, 02 Mar 2017 09:43:00 EST The management of Denali National Park and Preserve has determined that there is adequate snow cover for the use of snowmachines for traditional activities in areas of the 1980 park additions that are north of the crest of the Alaska Range. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmobile-north-boundary.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winter-rescue.htm Tue, 28 Feb 2017 02:20:00 EST Rangers at Denali National Park and Preserve and Alaska State Troopers today rescued a solo musher who was stranded in a developed area near the Toklat River due to recent heavy snowfall. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winter-rescue.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2017-road-opening-to-mountain-vista.htm Thu, 16 Feb 2017 09:06:00 EST The Denali Park Road is now open as far as the Mountain Vista Rest Area (milepost 13) for travel by private vehicles and commercial vehicles with permits. Visitors should expect to encounter snow and ice on shaded sections of the park road. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2017-road-opening-to-mountain-vista.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/100th-birthday.htm Tue, 14 Feb 2017 11:20:00 EST Today is Valentine’s Day and we invite everyone to share the love we have for Denali National Park and Preserve by joining us for Winterfest and celebrating a century of preservation and protection! https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/100th-birthday.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2017-artists-announced.htm Fri, 10 Feb 2017 09:55:00 EST Three artists, two writers, and two composers will visit Denali National Park and Preserve in 2017 through its Artist-in-Residence program. Two of the residents will visit in March as part of a winter program. Five others will take part in a summer program between June and September. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2017-artists-announced.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/open-house-on-parks-highway-wayside.htm Tue, 07 Feb 2017 06:14:00 EST The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (ADOT&PF), in cooperation with the Alaska Division of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), is proposing to construct new pedestrian facilities, a rest area, and intersection improvements near the Denali National Park Boundary, MP 231 Parks Highway. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/open-house-on-parks-highway-wayside.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmo-openining-2017-southern.htm Fri, 03 Feb 2017 05:32:00 EST The management of Denali National Park and Preserve has determined that there is adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in areas of the 1980 park additions that are south of the crest of the Alaska Range. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmo-openining-2017-southern.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/arts-afire.htm Tue, 31 Jan 2017 09:25:00 EST Calling all artists! Join us in Fairbanks for the Denali National Park and Preserve Winterfest kickoff and start of the park’s yearlong celebration of its 100th birthday at the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitor Center on Feb. 18! https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/arts-afire.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/debris-pile-burn-feb-2017.htm Mon, 30 Jan 2017 02:20:00 EST Fire Management staff at Denali National Park and Preserve will attempt to burn debris consisting of trees and brush between February 1-17, if weather conditions allow. Smoke may be visible in the surrounding area from the Parks Highway and from aircraft. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/debris-pile-burn-feb-2017.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winter-solstice-2016.htm Tue, 13 Dec 2016 02:11:00 EST The event is family-friendly and trails are appropriate for all levels of skiing or snowshoeing ability. Hot drinks will be served around a campfire and parking is available at the MSLC, which serves as Denali’s winter visitor center. In support of our Zero Landfill Initiative, we encourage visitors to bring their own coffee mug to enjoy the free hot beverages so we can avoid feeding the landfill! https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winter-solstice-2016.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/trails-workshop-cancelled.htm Fri, 09 Dec 2016 04:44:00 EST The National Park Service has canceled a workshop to discuss progress on the Denali Trails Strategy that was scheduled for December 13 at the Tri-Valley Community Library in Healy. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/trails-workshop-cancelled.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/trails-workshop.htm Thu, 10 Nov 2016 10:56:00 EST The National Park Service will host a workshop to discuss progress on the Denali Trails Strategy at 6 p.m. on December 13 at the Tri-Valley Community Library in Healy.  https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/trails-workshop.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/new-pollinators.htm Wed, 19 Oct 2016 11:47:00 EST A pollinator survey conducted in Denali National Park and Preserve in 2012 has unveiled the discovery of two new species of pollinators, one of which is found nowhere else on earth. Fewer than 50 species of bumble bees are currently known from North America, and it has been nearly 90 years since a new bumble bee species was discovered. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/new-pollinators.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/dino-bone-discovery.htm Tue, 18 Oct 2016 04:54:00 EST Before 2005, there was no known dinosaur record in Denali. That year, the first track was discovered in the Cantwell Formation near Igloo Creek. Since then thousands of tracks have been catalogued, but this is the first time scientists have found identifiable bones left by animals that populated the area during the Late Cretaceous Period. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/dino-bone-discovery.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mountain-guide-solicitation-cancelled.htm Thu, 15 Sep 2016 07:48:00 EST NPS Director Jonathan B. Jarvis has decided that it is in the public interest to cancel the solicitation and to re-solicit a revised business opportunity. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mountain-guide-solicitation-cancelled.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/hiker-found-teklanika.htm Mon, 12 Sep 2016 03:44:00 EST Search and rescue efforts have been called off at Denali National Park and Preserve after an overdue hiker was found unharmed and in good condition. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/hiker-found-teklanika.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/sar-teklanika.htm Mon, 12 Sep 2016 03:30:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve staff and volunteers are currently searching for an overdue hiker. Carlos Castrejon, a 45 year-old man from Mexico was last seen at about 2 p.m. on Wednesday, September 7, 2016. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/sar-teklanika.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/burn-notice-september-2016.htm Thu, 08 Sep 2016 10:03:00 EST Fire Management staff at Denali National Park and Preserve are planning to burn debris piles at the Toklat Road Camp (Mile 53 on the Denali Park Road) and in Kantishna at approximately Mile 91 (near the confluence of Eureka and Moose Creeks) beginning next week. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/burn-notice-september-2016.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/artist-residencies-2017.htm Mon, 22 Aug 2016 11:59:00 EST In celebration of Denali National Park and Preserve's Centennial in 2017, the park is seeking a diverse suite of voices to help share the unique story of Denali through art. Alaska Native artists and artists between the ages of 16 and 25 are strongly encouraged to apply. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/artist-residencies-2017.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/riley-day-use-area-opening.htm Fri, 19 Aug 2016 11:44:00 EST Come join the staff of Denali National Park and Preserve as we celebrate the 100th birthday of the National Park Service with the dedication of a new community day use area at Riley Creek. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/riley-day-use-area-opening.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/231-ea.htm Thu, 18 Aug 2016 12:54:00 EST An environmental assessment to conduct geotechnical investigation near milepost 231 on the Parks Highway in Denali National Park and Preserve is available online for public review and comment. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/231-ea.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/projected-road-reopening.htm Mon, 08 Aug 2016 06:39:00 EST The Denali Park Road, which closed after a mudslide just west of Eielson Visitor Center more than a week ago, will reopen tomorrow if current weather and area conditions continue and the road remains stable for traffic. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/projected-road-reopening.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-closure-extended.htm Fri, 05 Aug 2016 04:18:00 EST The Denali Park Road will remain closed, with scheduled twice daily openings, at Mile 67, just west of Eielson Visitor Center, for at least a few more days to give some of the road repairs necessitated by last week’s mudslide a chance to stabilize, to prepare for additional rain forecasted for this weekend and to safeguard visitor and staff safety. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-closure-extended.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mudslide-closes-road.htm Sun, 31 Jul 2016 10:57:00 EST Park staff have closed the Denali Park Road to all traffic at mile 67 just west of the Eielson Visitor Center. The closure is due to a large mudslide that occurred yesterday morning and has covered the area in a debris flow. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mudslide-closes-road.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/limited-road-opening.htm Sun, 31 Jul 2016 03:29:00 EST The Denali Park Road will remain closed tonight, but there will be two opportunities tomorrow, for buses and other vehicles to travel through the mudslide area at mile 67. The set times for traffic movement are planned for 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/limited-road-opening.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/centennial-party.htm Thu, 28 Jul 2016 03:28:00 EST Park staff invites the public to celebrate 100 Years of the National Park Service with upcoming events on Saturday, August 13, 2016. Day time activities will be held at the Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station, on B Street in downtown Talkeetna. At 12:30 pm, a clean-up along the Susitna River will begin from the Ranger Station. Later in the afternoon, rangers will present mountaineering displays, demonstrations, Jr. Ranger activities, and more from 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm at the Ranger Station. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/centennial-party.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/bear-euthanized.htm Wed, 27 Jul 2016 14:27:00 EST This morning park rangers and wildlife staff euthanized the bear which had been rewarded with human food and whose behavior and actions prompted the recent closures in the Savage River area of Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/bear-euthanized.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/tek-sar-2016-resolved.htm Mon, 25 Jul 2016 03:21:00 EST Missing Hiker Mukunda Egen was located by a helicopter crew at approximately 7:45 pm on Sunday in Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/tek-sar-2016-resolved.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/tek-sar-2016.htm Sun, 24 Jul 2016 03:16:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve staff and volunteers are currently searching for an overdue hiker in the Teklanika area of the park, east of Teklanika Campground. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/tek-sar-2016.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/sanctuary-river-bear.htm Wed, 20 Jul 2016 11:55:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve management and wildlife staff have decided to postpone tomorrow’s scheduled reopening of trails in the Savage River area. Wildlife biologist Patricia Owen and other park rangers received reports of a bear, or bears, in the Savage River area on Friday, yesterday and this morning. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/sanctuary-river-bear.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/savage-river-soft-open.htm Fri, 15 Jul 2016 04:15:00 EST Denali National and Preserve staff will begin implementing a “soft opening” plan on Monday, July 18 in the Savage River area of the park. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/savage-river-soft-open.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/orphan-moose-captured.htm Fri, 08 Jul 2016 11:24:00 EST Two orphaned moose calves, left without their mother as a result of an illegal shooting near the Denali Post office in early June, have been safely captured this afternoon and will be relocated to the Alaska Wilderness Conservation Center near Girdwood, Alaska. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/orphan-moose-captured.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/highway-wildlife-viewing-can-be-hazardous.htm Wed, 06 Jul 2016 13:05:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve staff reminds visitors to use caution when stopping to view wildlife and that no photo opportunity is worth a human life. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/highway-wildlife-viewing-can-be-hazardous.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/bear_incident_7-2-2016.htm Sat, 02 Jul 2016 13:06:00 EST A visitor was bitten and scratched by a grizzly bear on Friday evening, July 1 while hiking on the Savage Alpine Trail in Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/bear_incident_7-2-2016.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/bear-incidents.htm Fri, 24 Jun 2016 06:09:00 EST Two incidents this past week are prompting Denali National Park and Preserve staff to remind visitors to use caution and practice proper behavior in bear habitat. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/bear-incidents.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/lifesave.htm Fri, 17 Jun 2016 09:02:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve mountaineering rangers and volunteers saved the life of a sick climber at the 17,200-foot high camp on Denali early this morning. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/lifesave.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/climberidentified6-15.htm Wed, 15 Jun 2016 07:43:00 EST A Japanese climber died of unknown medical causes high on Denali’s West Buttress route the morning of June 14. Masayuki Ikeda, age 66 of Toride, Japan was a member of a 4-person climbing team making a bid for the summit of Denali the night of June 13 when he fell ill. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/climberidentified6-15.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denalifatality6-15.htm Wed, 15 Jun 2016 05:22:00 EST A member of a 4-person climbing party succumbed to an unknown medical illness high on Denali’s West Buttress route the morning of June 14. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denalifatality6-15.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/human-remains-found.htm Thu, 09 Jun 2016 03:18:00 EST Backcountry hikers at Denali National Park and Preserve notified rangers on Tuesday, June 7th, of human remains discovered at an abandoned backcountry campsite near the Teklanika River in the park. The site was not visible from the Denali Park Road. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/human-remains-found.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/cow-moose-shot.htm Tue, 07 Jun 2016 10:27:00 EST A dead adult female moose was discovered near the Denali Post office inside Denali National Park and Preserve this morning. Park staff quickly determined the cow moose had been shot and killed one or two days prior to its detection. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/cow-moose-shot.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/messnerfatalfall.htm Sun, 29 May 2016 06:52:00 EST A mountaineer from the Czech Republic died in a fall Saturday evening, May 29 while skiing the Messner Couloir on Denali. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/messnerfatalfall.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2016-national-trails-day-denali.htm Thu, 26 May 2016 13:18:00 EST Ever wonder what it means to be Denali National Park and Preserve’s “Dandelion Queen?” Join her crew and other park staff for “Dandelion Demolition 2016” on Saturday, June 4 to celebrate National Trails Day. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2016-national-trails-day-denali.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2016-road-lottery-reminder.htm Mon, 23 May 2016 12:18:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve Road Lottery Staff would like to remind the public that the entry period for the 2016 Denali road lottery will be ending soon. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2016-road-lottery-reminder.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/ea-comments-eldorado.htm Thu, 05 May 2016 06:22:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) is considering approval of a Mining Plan of Operations (MPO) which was submitted by Kris DeVault for the purpose of accessing and conducting a suction dredge placer gold mining operation on the 118 acres of the Liberty #9 and Liberty #13 through #20 (Liberty) unpatented mining claims located in the Kantishna Hills area within the 1980 park additions of Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/ea-comments-eldorado.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/missinghikerfollowup5-1-16.htm Sun, 01 May 2016 12:31:00 EST The search for missing hiker Michael Purdy, age 24 of Portland, OR, concluded when a ground team found his remains near the north end of the Savage River Loop Trail. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/missinghikerfollowup5-1-16.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/missinghiker.htm Sun, 01 May 2016 10:03:00 EST Ground and aerial search teams are looking for an overdue hiker in Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/missinghiker.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/selection-of-mountaineering-concessioners.htm Thu, 28 Apr 2016 13:11:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) has completed the selection process for the concession contracts authorizing guided mountaineering expeditions within the portion of Denali National Park and Preserve formerly known as Mt. McKinley National Park. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/selection-of-mountaineering-concessioners.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/wolf-harvest-affects-viewing-opportunities.htm Thu, 28 Apr 2016 13:02:00 EST Harvest is one of several factors that potentially affect wolf viewing opportunities in Denali and Yellowstone National Parks. Visitors to national parks were half as likely to see wolves in their natural habitat when wolf hunting was permitted just outside Denali National Park’s boundaries during a period from 1997- 2013. Other important factors linked to wolf viewing rates include, the proximity of wolf dens to the Park Road and the regional wolf population. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/wolf-harvest-affects-viewing-opportunities.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/tek-opening-2016.htm Fri, 08 Apr 2016 03:58:00 EST Mild weather and Alaska’s second warmest winter on record have aided the park’s spring road crew in their efforts to open the Denali Park Road. Park staff officially opened the road to private vehicle traffic as far as mile 30, the Teklanika Rest Area, yesterday morning. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/tek-opening-2016.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mthunterrescue.htm Sun, 03 Apr 2016 11:09:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve rescue personnel conducted a short-haul helicopter rescue of a stranded climber on Mount Hunter (14,573-feet) on Sunday afternoon, April 3. Masatoshi Kuriaki, age 42 of Fukuoka, Japan, was evacuated from an elevation of 8,600 feet on Mount Hunter’s West Ridge climbing route. He was on Day 75 of a planned 65-day solo expedition. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mthunterrescue.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-lottery-application-2016.htm Fri, 01 Apr 2016 04:41:00 EST The 2016 annual Denali National Park and Preserve Road Lottery will take place Sept. 16-20. Public Road Lottery days are Sept. 16, 18, 19 and 20 (Friday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday). Saturday, Sept. 17 is Military Appreciation Day, dedicated to active duty service members and their families stationed in Alaska. The permits will be distributed to military personnel through their internal channels. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-lottery-application-2016.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2016-snowmachine-closure.htm Mon, 21 Mar 2016 10:06:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve Superintendent Don Striker has determined that due to the deterioration of the snowpack, there is no longer adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in the 1980 additions to Denali National Park and Preserve on both sides of the Alaska Range. All park lands that were open for snowmobile use are now closed for the season. Even in areas such as Broad Pass and near Cantwell, the warmer temperatures and long days have reduced snow depths to a level that is no longer adequate to protect vegetation and soils from damage by snowmachine use. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2016-snowmachine-closure.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/national-park-week-bike.htm Tue, 15 Mar 2016 04:02:00 EST Celebrate the 100th birthday of the National Park Service during National Park Week by exploring Denali on bicycle! Join a ranger-led bike ride from the Teklanika rest stop on April 17 (11 am) or April 23 (1 pm), 2016. No registration is required! https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/national-park-week-bike.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winterfest-2016.htm Thu, 18 Feb 2016 07:22:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve and the Denali Borough invite everyone to Winterfest 2016, an annual celebration of Alaska’s longest season, Wednesday, Feb. 24 through Sunday, Feb. 28. An array of activities, for all ages and interests, are scheduled in and around the park https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winterfest-2016.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2016-teacher-scholarships.htm Tue, 26 Jan 2016 04:38:00 EST The Murie Science and Learning Center, with support from Alaska Geographic, is awarding scholarships to teachers for accredited courses taking place in Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2016-teacher-scholarships.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/air-2016.htm Wed, 06 Jan 2016 07:07:00 EST Three artists, two writers and one composer will visit Denali National Park and Preserve in 2016 through its Artist-in-Residence program. Two of the residents will visit in March as part of a winter program. Four others will take part in a summer program between June and September. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/air-2016.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/luminary.htm Wed, 09 Dec 2015 09:02:00 EST Join rangers at the Murie Science and Learning Center (Winter Visitor Center) to ski, snowshoe or stroll on a snowy winter trail lit by luminaries. The event is family-friendly and trails are appropriate for all levels of skiing or snowshoeing ability. Hot drinks and a campfire will be provided for the event. Parking is available at the Murie Science and Learning Center (Winter Visitor Center). https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/luminary.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmobile-opening-south-side-2015.htm Fri, 27 Nov 2015 04:06:00 EST Consecutive early season storms have established snow depth and conditions sufficient for the Superintendent to determine that there is now adequate snow cover for the use of snowmachines for traditional activities in areas of the 1980 park and preserve additions that are south of the crest of the Alaska Range. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmobile-opening-south-side-2015.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/concessions-contract-announced.htm Thu, 12 Nov 2015 11:35:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) has selected Doyon/Aramark Joint Venture (JV), to provide transportation, bus tour, retail, food and beverage, camping and other services under a new 10-year concession contract at Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/concessions-contract-announced.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/florence-collins.htm Fri, 06 Nov 2015 02:59:00 EST Florence Rucker Collins, 94, an important contributor to Denali National Park and Preserve’s long history of scientific research and a charter member of the Denali Subsistence Resource Council (SRC), died Wednesday morning at the Fairbanks Pioneer Home. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/florence-collins.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/controlled-burn-nov2015.htm Tue, 03 Nov 2015 07:38:00 EST Fire Management staff at Denali National Park and Preserve are planning to burn debris consisting of trees and brush between Monday, November 2 and Friday, December 4, weather conditions permitting. The single pile is located east of the park airstrip and west of the northernmost loop of the Riley Creek Campground. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/controlled-burn-nov2015.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winter.htm Thu, 29 Oct 2015 04:36:00 EST For many visitors, winter is their favorite season to enjoy Denali National Park and Preserve. The park is less visited but still very much open and alive with activity. Beautiful backcountry areas can be reached on snowshoes, skis, fat-tire bicycles, skijoring or mushing on the Denali Park Road. At lower elevations you may even be able to explore with hiking boots! There are opportunities for people of all ages and skill levels to enjoy the park. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winter.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/231-wayside.htm Wed, 28 Oct 2015 04:20:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) is proposing to create a wayside at Mile 231 (Crabbie’s Crossing) on the George Parks Highway. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/231-wayside.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/open-house.htm Wed, 21 Oct 2015 11:20:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) invites the public to attend a meeting to learn about and offer input regarding trails planning efforts, a proposed wayside area and related topics. The open house meeting will be Wednesday, November 18, 6-8 p.m. at the McKinley Village Community Center. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/open-house.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/beaver-sports.htm Wed, 07 Oct 2015 07:56:00 EST Park Ranger Sarah Hayes and one of the park’s canine rangers will visit Beaver Sports in Fairbanks on Thursday, 6-7:30 p.m., where everyone is invited to come meet the dog and learn how and why the park still uses sled dogs https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/beaver-sports.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/burnpile0915.htm Fri, 18 Sep 2015 08:05:00 EST Fire Management staff at Denali National Park and Preserve are planning to burn several debris piles, one at the Toklat Road Camp (Mile 53 on the Denali Park Road) and two others in Kantishna at approximately Mile 91 near the confluence of Eureka and Moose Creeks. The planned ignition dates are between Tuesday, September 22 and Saturday, October 10, weather permitting. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/burnpile0915.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/ekip.htm Fri, 04 Sep 2015 09:35:00 EST Denali invites all fourth grade students to visit the park for free as part of the White House’s new Every Kid in a Park program. As of September 1, fourth grade students can go to everykidinapark.gov to complete an activity and obtain a free annual entry pass to more than 2,000 federal recreation areas, including national parks. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/ekip.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/hiker-fatality-swift-water.htm Sun, 30 Aug 2015 08:52:00 EST A backcountry camper, last seen Thursday at 10 a.m., was found dead Friday morning by the crew aboard a National Park Service (NPS) Contract Helicopter in Denali. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/hiker-fatality-swift-water.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/trails-plan.htm Thu, 27 Aug 2015 06:38:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve (DENA) managers invite public input and comments about their vision for trail management as part of a future Trails Management Plan. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/trails-plan.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/july-fire-update.htm Mon, 27 Jul 2015 12:29:00 EST Fire managers are currently monitoring 13 lightning-ignited wildfires burning in remote areas of Denali National Park and Preserve. There are no threats to park structures or sensitive resources at this time. The Type 3 team that had been supporting all of the fires burning in Denali National Park and Preserve demobilized July 26. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/july-fire-update.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/dog-freight-cua.htm Mon, 27 Jul 2015 10:43:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) is accepting applications for Commercial Use Authorizations (CUA) to provide commercial Dog Sled Freighting Services within Denali https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/dog-freight-cua.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/climate-anthology.htm Wed, 15 Jul 2015 03:29:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) this week announces completion of a new online anthology of essays by five accomplished local authors about the effects of a changing climate on the lives and landscape they treasure in Interior Alaska. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/climate-anthology.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/pit-ea.htm Thu, 09 Jul 2015 12:24:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) is proposing to expand the 5 Mile Pit and rehabilitate the 7 Mile Pit along the Denali Park Road. The 7 Mile Pit would accept reject material from a road-repaving project and then be re-contoured, re-vegetated and abandoned. The 5 Mile Pit would be expanded by up to 2.4 acres for government and contractor material storage. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/pit-ea.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/traditional-dancers.htm Tue, 07 Jul 2015 11:18:00 EST The Nenana Native Dancers will perform at the fourth annual Denali Music Festival on Saturday, July 18 in Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/traditional-dancers.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/arch-camp.htm Mon, 06 Jul 2015 03:56:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve, in partnership with the Upper Susitna Soil and Water Conservation District and the University of Alaska Museum of the North, is holding a Historic Archaeological Culture Camp in Talkeetna from July 1 to July 16, 2015. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/arch-camp.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/campfire-closure-lifted.htm Wed, 01 Jul 2015 04:50:00 EST Recent rain showers and cooler weather have reduced fire activity and Denali National Park and Preserve officials have lifted the campfire closure in the park and preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/campfire-closure-lifted.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/man-dies-apparent-self-gsw.htm Wed, 01 Jul 2015 04:41:00 EST Park rangers responded to a report of a gunshot in Denali National Park and Preserve at approximately 9:45 a.m. Tuesday. They found a man with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound; he was dead at the scene. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/man-dies-apparent-self-gsw.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/lightning-starts-fires-june-2015.htm Tue, 23 Jun 2015 11:30:00 EST Following a lightning storm that threw over 31,000 lightning strikes from June 19 – June 21, five wildfires are now burning in remote locations in Denali National Park and Preserve. None of the wildfires are threatening park structures or sensitive resources. Due to the remote locations, fire managers have opted to monitor these fires. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/lightning-starts-fires-june-2015.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/burn-ban-june-2015.htm Fri, 19 Jun 2015 03:21:00 EST Very high fire danger exists in Denali National Park and Preserve due to a lack of recent precipitation, high winds and hot, dry weather. Park officials have determined that it is necessary to prohibit the use of all open fires and activities, which unduly increase the fire danger. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/burn-ban-june-2015.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/moose-danger.htm Fri, 05 Jun 2015 03:30:00 EST A cow with two calves has been at Riley Creek Campground in the park for the past few weeks. This cow is very defensive of her calves, charging people when they approach too closely and injuring at least three people, one severely. Cow moose are particularly defensive of their newly born calves at this time of year so it is best to give them lots of space. In Denali, you must stay at least 25 yards away but some moose may be disturbed at an even greater distance. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/moose-danger.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/memorial_day_weekend_fire_danger.htm Fri, 22 May 2015 11:12:00 EST Very high fire danger exists in Denali National Park and Preserve due to a lack of recent precipitation, high winds and hot, dry weather. Park officials urge visitors to be especially careful with anything that may cause a spark this Memorial Day weekend. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/memorial_day_weekend_fire_danger.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/lottery-entry-open.htm Thu, 21 May 2015 06:40:00 EST The National Park Service is reminding procrastinators that the entry period for the 2015 Denali road lottery, which takes place (weather permitting) on September 17, 18, 20, and 21 (Thursday, Friday, Sunday and Monday), is open through Saturday, May 31, 2015. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/lottery-entry-open.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/deceasedsoloist.htm Thu, 14 May 2015 06:48:00 EST The body of an Argentinian solo climber was discovered at the 17,200-foot high camp of Mount McKinley just before midnight on Sunday, May 10. Heraldo Javier Callupan, age 39 of General Roca, Argentina appears to have died of unknown medical issues. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/deceasedsoloist.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/dickeyavalanche.htm Tue, 12 May 2015 08:02:00 EST Two climbers from Idaho were rescued from 7,500 feet on Mount Dickey after triggering a slab avalanche the evening of Monday, May 11. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/dickeyavalanche.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2015-snowmachine-closure.htm Wed, 06 May 2015 10:06:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve Superintendent Don Striker has determined that due to the deterioration of the snowpack, there is no longer adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in the 1980 additions to Denali National Park and Preserve on both sides of the Alaska Range. All park lands that were open for snowmobile use are now closed for the season. Even in areas such as Broad Pass and near Cantwell, the warmer temperatures and long days have reduced snow depths to a level that is no longer adequate to protect vegetation and soils from damage by snowmachine use. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2015-snowmachine-closure.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2016-air-open.htm Mon, 04 May 2015 07:44:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve is seeking applications for the 2016 Artist-in-Residence (AIR) Program, which provides the opportunity for professional visual artists, writers and composers to use an historic roadside cabin as a base to explore the park and seek inspiration from it. Works created by previous artists-in-residence are displayed in the park’s visitor centers, the Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station, and the Public Lands Information Centers in Anchorage and Fairbanks. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2016-air-open.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/spring-2015-facilities-opening.htm Mon, 04 May 2015 05:37:00 EST Lengthening days, milder overnight temperatures, sightings of migrant bird species, and the arrival of summer employees are all signs that the seasonal facilities and services that enhance the park experience for Denali National Park and Preserve visitors will open soon. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/spring-2015-facilities-opening.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/econ-benefits.htm Fri, 24 Apr 2015 03:53:00 EST A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that the over 530,000 visitors who came to Denali National Park and Preserve in 2014 spent $5.24 million in communities near the park. That spending supported almost 7,000 jobs in the local area, which includes the 300+ employees of the park’s largest concessioner, and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $7.48 million. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/econ-benefits.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2015-lottery-change.htm Mon, 20 Apr 2015 10:07:00 EST The 2015 annual road lottery in Denali National Park and Preserve will take place on September 17, 18, 20, and 21 (Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday), weather permitting. The park's annual Military Appreciation Day for service members and their families stationed in Alaska has been scheduled for Saturday, September 19 this year. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2015-lottery-change.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fyp.htm Thu, 16 Apr 2015 10:56:00 EST “Find Your Park” is the theme for this year’s celebration of National Park Week, which is taking place April 18–26. It is a celebration of the upcoming centennial anniversary of the National Park Service in 2016 and sets the stage for the agency’s second century of service. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fyp.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2015-tek-road-opening.htm Thu, 16 Apr 2015 10:49:00 EST Continued mild weather has aided the park’s spring road opening crew in providing access further into the park for park visitors. The park road will open for travel to Mile 30, the Teklanika Rest Area, by 10:00 am on Saturday, April 18, weathr permitting. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2015-tek-road-opening.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/bids-for-visitor-services-contract.htm Fri, 10 Apr 2015 10:34:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking bids on a 10-year concession contract to provide transportation and other major visitor services in Denali National Park and Preserve. The proposed contract will have a term of January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2025. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/bids-for-visitor-services-contract.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/FONSI-gorge-creek.htm Thu, 09 Apr 2015 11:25:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Gorge Creek Environmental Assessment. The NPS chose the action alternative to improve and reroute sections or the Gorge Creek Trail, which is located south of the Eielson Visitor Center (EVC) at Mile 66 on the Denali Park Road. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/FONSI-gorge-creek.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/OpentoSavage2015.htm Tue, 31 Mar 2015 05:53:00 EST The Denali Park Road is now open as far as the Savage River (Mile 15). The longer days and milder temperatures of early spring provide enjoyable conditions for visiting the park. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/OpentoSavage2015.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2015-spring-road-opening-begins.htm Mon, 23 Mar 2015 12:50:00 EST The National Park Service spring road opening crew has begun the annual operations to clear and prepare the Denali Park Road for vehicle access. They expect to encounter less than usual amounts of snow and more overflow ice, due to the lack of insulating snow cover. The remote weather stations at Toklat and Kantishna are reporting approximately 3 and 24 inches of snow, respectively. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2015-spring-road-opening-begins.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/ak-compendiums-2015.htm Tue, 17 Mar 2015 08:09:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) has issued the annual Superintendent’s Compendiums for 2015, a collection of documents that will become effective on April 1. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/ak-compendiums-2015.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/burn-notice-march2015.htm Thu, 05 Mar 2015 07:29:00 EST Fire Management staff at Denali National Park and Preserve are planning to burn debris consisting of trees and brush between Monday, March 9 and Friday, March 27, weather conditions permitting. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/burn-notice-march2015.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/src-3.htm Thu, 19 Feb 2015 05:37:00 EST The Denali National Park Subsistence Resource Commission (SRC) will meet on Wednesday February 25 at Pikes Waterfront Lodge in Fairbanks. The public is invited to attend the meeting, which will be held from 10:30 am-4:30 pm. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/src-3.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2015-initial-road-opening.htm Wed, 11 Feb 2015 05:01:00 EST Weather conditions permitting, at 8:00 am on Saturday, February 14 the National Park Service will open the Denali Park Road as far as the Mountain Vista Rest Area (Mile 12) for travel by private vehicles and commercial vehicles with permits. Visitors should expect to encounter snow and ice on shaded sections of the park road. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2015-initial-road-opening.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/teacher-scholarships-2015.htm Tue, 10 Feb 2015 06:33:00 EST The Murie Science and Learning Center , with the support of Alaska Geographic, is awarding scholarships to teachers for accredited courses taking place in Denali National Park and Preserve. These field-based courses are small group intensives that expose teachers to science, research, and educational opportunities using Denali as their classroom. Courses are three to five days in length. Professional development credit is made available through the University of Alaska. For additional information and to apply, please visit the Alaska Geographic website. The application deadline is February 27, 2015. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/teacher-scholarships-2015.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winterfest-2015.htm Mon, 09 Feb 2015 09:48:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve and the Denali Borough communities invite all who love winter to come celebrate Alaska’s longest season at Winterfest 2015, taking place Thursday, February 26 - Sunday, March 1. This long-running community-wide event features an array of activities, with something for all ages, interests, and abilities! https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winterfest-2015.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/gorge-creek-ea.htm Fri, 30 Jan 2015 06:21:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking public comment on an Environmental Assessment (EA) evaluating improvements to the Gorge Creek Trail, which is located south of the Eielson Visitor Center (EVC) at Mile 66 on the Denali Park Road. The NPS is considering improving and repairing the Gorge Creek Trail in order to protect park resources and enhance the visitor experience by providing a safe, sustainable trail. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/gorge-creek-ea.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/burn-notice.htm Thu, 22 Jan 2015 11:03:00 EST Fire Management staff at Denali National Park and Preserve are planning to burn debris consisting of trees and brush between Monday, January 26 and Friday, February 6, weather conditions permitting. The single pile is located east of the park airstrip and west of the northernmost loop of the Riley Creek Campground. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/burn-notice.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2015-air.htm Thu, 22 Jan 2015 04:59:00 EST Four artists and three writers will visit Denali National Park and Preserve in 2015 through its Artist-in-Residence program. This year’s group includes the program's first fine arts photographer, and first outdoor participatory artist. Three of the residents will visit in February and March as part of a winter program. Four others will take part in the traditional summer program that takes place between June and September. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2015-air.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2015-compendium-hearings.htm Thu, 15 Jan 2015 06:01:00 EST National Park Service compendiums for Alaska will be open for a 30-day public comment period. A compendium – one for each NPS area in Alaska -- is a compilation of all designations, closures and restrictions adopted under the discretionary authority within the regulations covering national parks. This regulatory tool helps manage Alaska's national park areas for the public’s enjoyment, use and protection. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2015-compendium-hearings.htm https://www.nps.gov/lacl/learn/news/2015-compendium-hearings.htm Thu, 15 Jan 2015 06:01:00 EST National Park Service compendiums for Alaska will be open for a 30-day public comment period. A compendium – one for each NPS area in Alaska -- is a compilation of all designations, closures and restrictions adopted under the discretionary authority within the regulations covering national parks. This regulatory tool helps manage Alaska's national park areas for the public’s enjoyment, use and protection. https://www.nps.gov/lacl/learn/news/2015-compendium-hearings.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mslc-fellowships-open2015.htm Mon, 05 Jan 2015 07:58:00 EST The National Park Service and the Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC) are seeking applicants for two research fellowships that are available to individuals wishing to conduct research in Denali National Park and Preserve and other arctic and subarctic Alaska national parks. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mslc-fellowships-open2015.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmachine-open-south-2015.htm Fri, 02 Jan 2015 02:20:00 EST Recent storms have brought additional snow to the park, and the Superintendent has determined that there is now adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in areas of the 1980 park and preserve additions that are south of the crest of the Alaska Range. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmachine-open-south-2015.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/parks-hwy-crash.htm Tue, 23 Dec 2014 07:06:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve rangers responded yesterday to a head-on vehicle accident involving two vehicles and resulting in the deaths of both drivers. There were no passengers in either vehicle. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/parks-hwy-crash.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/prospectus.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2014 08:27:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) intends to award up to six concession contracts for providing mountaineering guide services to the public within Denali National Park and Preserve. The proposed contracts will have a term of January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2025. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/prospectus.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2015-reservations.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2014 08:45:00 EST Doyon/ARAMARK Joint Venture, the transportation concessioner for Denali National Park and Preserve, will begin accepting advance reservations for the 2015 visitor season for shuttle buses and the park’s four largest campgrounds on Monday, December 1, 2014. Reservations are available by phone, on-line or mail. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2015-reservations.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/distance-learning-programs.htm Thu, 16 Oct 2014 04:51:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve is an environment of extreme temperatures, tall mountains, glacial landscapes, and more. As it may be difficult, if not impossible, for most teachers and students to come to the park, the National Park Service is offering free, interactive, distance learning programs to help classes learn about this special place and enhance existing curriculums. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/distance-learning-programs.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/sport-hearings.htm Thu, 16 Oct 2014 03:30:00 EST The National Park Service will hold 17 public hearings this fall on proposed regulations and environmental assessment related to sport hunting in Alaska’s national preserves. The proposals include prohibitions on taking wolf and coyote pups and adults in early summer when they den and their pelts have little commercial value; the taking of brown bears over bait stations; and the use of artificial light to take black bear cubs and sows with cubs at dens. Other procedural changes and wildlife harvest related changes are also proposed. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/sport-hearings.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/roadclosed9-26-14.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2014 10:14:00 EST DENALI PARK, Alaska: The Denali Park Road will be closed to vehicle traffic on Friday, September 26 at Mile 3 in order for contractors to excavate and install sewer and water lines under the roadway. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/roadclosed9-26-14.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/illegal-moose-kill-in-denali-national-park.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2014 11:50:00 EST During the evening of Sunday, September 14, the National Park Service was contacted by a hunter in the Stampede Trail area, reporting that two hunters had entered the park via an off road vehicle (ORV) and had shoot a moose within the park. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/illegal-moose-kill-in-denali-national-park.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/long-range-transportation-plan.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2014 09:38:00 EST The public is invited to an early stage scoping meeting on Denali National Park and Preserve’s Long Range Transportation Plan taking place on Wednesday, September 24 at 6:00 pm in the McKinley Village Community Center (Mile 230 Parks Highway). National Park Service planners will be seeking public input and providing information about the plan’s purpose, need, and process. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/long-range-transportation-plan.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denali-road-open-to-mile-30.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2014 07:12:00 EST Visitors can now drive private vehicles on the Denali Park Road as far as the Teklanika Rest Area at Mile 30, conditions permitting. As the weather can change rapidly at this time of the year, visitors are advised to call ahead for current road status. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denali-road-open-to-mile-30.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/deadline-for-2015-artist-in-residence-application.htm Mon, 08 Sep 2014 05:56:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve is seeking applications from accomplished artists and writers for the 2015 Artist-in-Residence Program, which expanded this year to include winter residencies.Applications for 2015 residencies must be submitted by September 30, 2014. A description of the online application process is at https://www.nps.gov/dena/historyculture/arts-program-apply.htm. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/deadline-for-2015-artist-in-residence-application.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/preserve-hunting-regulations.htm Thu, 04 Sep 2014 10:11:00 EST The National Park Service is proposing a permanent federal prohibition on three historically illegal predator hunting practices in Alaska’s national preserves. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/preserve-hunting-regulations.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/burning-debris-piles-at-toklat-and-kantishna.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2014 12:59:00 EST Fire Management staff at Denali National Park and Preserve are planning to burn two debris piles, one at the Toklat Road Camp (Mile 53 on the Denali Park Road) and the other in Kantishna at approximately Mile 91 (near the confluence of Eureka and Moose Creeks). The planned ignition dates are between Monday, September 8 to Friday, October 3, weather permitting. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/burning-debris-piles-at-toklat-and-kantishna.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/park-headquarters-utility-project-underway.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2014 04:44:00 EST Work has begun on a major project to replace and upgrade the underground utility systems at Denali National Park and Preserve headquarters. Construction crews and heavy equipment are operating in the area, and visitors and park employees are advised to heed warning signs/barricades and be alert for construction personnel and equipment. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/park-headquarters-utility-project-underway.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/military-appreciation-day.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2014 04:14:00 EST The National Park Service will provide the opportunity for up to 400 active members of the military and their families to drive the Denali Park Road on Tuesday, September 16 as part of a “Military Appreciation Day” to recognize and thank these individuals for their contributions to the nation. If weather permits, the road could be open for its entire 92-mile length, offering exceptional opportunities for experiencing the heart of the park. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/military-appreciation-day.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/willderness-50th-anniversary.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2014 06:44:00 EST By its nature, every day is a celebration of wilderness at Denali National Park and Preserve, but 2014 is special because it marks the 50th Anniversary of the Wilderness Act. The Wilderness Act protects the 2 million acre Denali Wilderness, protecting this special wild place in perpetuity. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/willderness-50th-anniversary.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/hotel-creek-bridge-replacement.htm Mon, 18 Aug 2014 12:14:00 EST The National Park Service is considering replacing two pedestrian bridges over Hotel Creek in the entrance area of Denali National Park and Preserve. This project would take place during the summer of 2015. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/hotel-creek-bridge-replacement.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/eielson-area-informal-trails.htm Fri, 15 Aug 2014 07:08:00 EST The National Park Service intends to evaluate the impacts of making improvements to one or more informal, or social, trails in the vicinity of the Eielson Visitor Center (Mile 66) and Eielson Bluffs. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/eielson-area-informal-trails.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/src-meeting-in-cantwell-on-august-7.htm Mon, 28 Jul 2014 09:09:00 EST The Denali National Park Subsistence Resource Commission (SRC) will meet on Thursday, August 7 at the Cantwell School in Cantwell. The public is invited to attend the meeting, which will be held from 10:30 am - 4:30 pm. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/src-meeting-in-cantwell-on-august-7.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denali-first-bioblitz.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2014 10:48:00 EST Researchers from Massachusetts, Arkansas, and Alaska will conduct Denali National Park and Preserve’s first invertebrate bioblitz, an intense period of biological surveying with the purpose of documenting as much biodiversity as possible. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denali-first-bioblitz.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/government-hill-scenic-pullout-public-input.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2014 06:29:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) intends to evaluate the impacts of constructing a scenic overlook pullout on Government Hill (Mile 2.5 on the Denali Park Road). A small pullout currently at this location can accommodate approximately two vehicles. This pullout is often overcrowded during the visitor season as it is a desirable spot for taking photographs. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/government-hill-scenic-pullout-public-input.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/walter-harper-talkeetna-ranger-station-dedication.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2014 12:34:00 EST The National Park Service celebrated the accomplishments and legacy of Alaska Native Walter Harper during the dedication ceremony for the Walter Harper Talkeetna Ranger Station on Wednesday, July 2. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/walter-harper-talkeetna-ranger-station-dedication.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/wolf-population-dynamics-research.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2014 04:28:00 EST When a breeding wolf dies, its sex and the size of its pack can determine whether that pack continues or disbands, according to research published on July 8, 2014 in the Journal of Animal Ecology. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/wolf-population-dynamics-research.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/nps-and-alaska-department-of-transportation-assessing-road-damage.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2014 14:36:00 EST With the immediate mission to evacuate stranded visitors and employees completed, the National Park Service’s task now turns to recovery, coordinating the work to repair the flood damage with the Alaska Department of Transportation (DOT), who has the jurisdictional responsibility for major repairs on that section of the Denali Park Road. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/nps-and-alaska-department-of-transportation-assessing-road-damage.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/lodge-guests-evacuated-from-kantishna.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2014 14:29:00 EST The 103 guests and employees from the Denali Backcountry Lodge have been successfully evacuated from Kantishna, where they had been stranded all day by high water and washed out sections of the Denali Park Road. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/lodge-guests-evacuated-from-kantishna.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/flooding.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2014 12:24:00 EST Torrential rains overnight caused what are usually small streams to become raging torrents along and across the Denali Park Road https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/flooding.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/drones-prohibited.htm Fri, 20 Jun 2014 07:52:00 EST WASHINGTON – National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis today signed a policy memorandum that directs superintendents nationwide to prohibit launching, landing, or operating unmanned aircraft on lands and waters administered by the National Park Service. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/drones-prohibited.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/sustainablesummits.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2014 05:19:00 EST The American Alpine Club (AAC), in collaboration with Denali National Park, will present “Sustainable Summits: The International Mountain Conference on Environmental Practices”, a once-in-a-decade gathering of key leaders in mountain management, conservation, and the outdoor industry. The AAC is hosting the event at the American Mountaineering Center in Golden, Colorado from July 20 to 23, offering plenary sessions, panel discussions, vendor booths, and evening lectures, with a working field trip to Rocky Mountain National Park on July 24. The conference is designed to foster global partnerships and better inform land managers, NGO’s, climbers, and outdoor industry partners on issues related to environmental sustainability, the effects of climate change, access, and management of mountainous regions. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/sustainablesummits.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/national-trails-day-in-denali.htm Wed, 28 May 2014 06:12:00 EST Come join the Denali trail crew on Saturday, June 7 and celebrate National Trails Day by helping with maintenance activities on the Horseshoe Lake Trail, the park’s first established trail. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/national-trails-day-in-denali.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/heacox-to-speak-about-muir-biography.htm Tue, 27 May 2014 05:07:00 EST Writer, photographer, and activist Kim Heacox will speak about his newest book, “John Muir and the Ice That Started a Fire: How a Visionary and the Glaciers of Alaska Changed America” on Tuesday, June 3 at 7:00 pm at the Denali Visitor Center. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/heacox-to-speak-about-muir-biography.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2015-denali-road-lottery-entries-through-may.htm Mon, 19 May 2014 08:29:00 EST The National Park Service is reminding procrastinators that the entry period for the 2014 Denali road lottery, which takes place (weather permitting) on September 12, 13, 14, and 15 (Friday through Monday), is open through Saturday, May 31, 2014. Entries may be made online at www.recreation.gov until midnight May 31st (Alaska time). Entries can also be done by phone at (877) 444-6777 between the hours of 6:00 am – 8:00 pm (Alaska time) through May 31, 2014. Entries are no longer accepted by regular mail. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2015-denali-road-lottery-entries-through-may.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/burn0509.htm Fri, 09 May 2014 12:57:00 EST Fire Management staff at Denali National Park and Preserve is planning to burn two individual debris piles within park boundaries in upcoming weeks, one at Kantishna and one at Toklat Road Camp. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/burn0509.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/descentdenalipass.htm Fri, 09 May 2014 05:22:00 EST One member of a two-person climbing team perished in an early season climbing fall on Mt. McKinley in recent days. The fatal fall likely occurred on May 5, after the climbing parties became separated during a descent from Denali Pass in stormy weather. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/descentdenalipass.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/visitor-facilities-opening-for-summer-season.htm Mon, 05 May 2014 08:28:00 EST Seasonal facilities and services that enhance the park experience for Denali National Park and Preserve visitors will open soon. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/visitor-facilities-opening-for-summer-season.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/all-denali-np-1980-additions-closed-to-snowmobiles.htm Tue, 29 Apr 2014 10:09:00 EST Due to the deterioration of the snowpack, there is no longer adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in the 1980 additions to Denali National Park and Preserve on both sides of the Alaska Range. All park lands that were open for snowmobile use are now closed for the season. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/all-denali-np-1980-additions-closed-to-snowmobiles.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2015-artist-in-residence-application-period.htm Fri, 25 Apr 2014 04:37:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve is seeking applications from visual artists and writers for the 2015 Artist-in-Residence (AIR) Program. This program provides the opportunity for professional artists and writers to use an historic roadside cabin as a base to explore the park and seek inspiration from it. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2015-artist-in-residence-application-period.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2014-denali-park-road-lottery-entry.htm Wed, 23 Apr 2014 04:55:00 EST The 2014 annual road lottery in Denali National Park and Preserve will take place on September 12, 13, 14, and 15 (Friday through Monday), weather permitting. Entries may be made online at www.recreation.gov beginning at 12:01 am on May 1 until midnight, May 31, 2014 (Alaska time). Entries can also be done by phone at (877) 444-6777 between the hours of 6:00 am – 8:00 pm (Alaska time) from May 1 - 31. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2014-denali-park-road-lottery-entry.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denali-park-road-open-to-mile-30.htm Thu, 17 Apr 2014 07:28:00 EST The Denali Park Road will be open for travel by park visitors to Mile 30, the Teklanika Rest Area, at 8:00 am on Friday, April 18. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denali-park-road-open-to-mile-30.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/celebrate-earth-day-2014.htm Wed, 09 Apr 2014 05:23:00 EST The Upper Susitna Valley is celebrating spring and this planet we call home during the 14th Annual Earth Day Celebration taking place on Saturday, April 19. Everyone is invited to come enjoy the activities suitable for all ages taking place from 11:00 am – 3:00 pm at the Sheldon Community Arts Hangar in downtown Talkeetna. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/celebrate-earth-day-2014.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/ea-on-wonder-lake-climate-reference-network-station.htm Fri, 04 Apr 2014 08:42:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) is considering a proposal by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to install a U.S. Climate Reference Network station near the water treatment building west of the Wonder Lake Campground in Denali National Park and Preserve. This project would take place during the summer of 2014. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/ea-on-wonder-lake-climate-reference-network-station.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-open-to-savage.htm Thu, 27 Mar 2014 04:37:00 EST The Denali Park Road is now open as far as the Savage River (Mile 15). https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-open-to-savage.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winter-artists-in-residents-2014.htm Tue, 18 Mar 2014 07:17:00 EST The National Park Service has expanded the Artist-in-Residence (AIR) program to include winter residencies on an ongoing basis, and the first two participants in this winter’s program will begin their residencies this week. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winter-artists-in-residents-2014.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denaliscienceschool2014.htm Mon, 03 Mar 2014 05:27:00 EST Registration is now open for Denali Science School, a new education program for Alaskan fifth and sixth-grade classes. Denali Science School will bring whole classrooms of students into Denali National Park and Preserve for overnight field trips in autumn 2014. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denaliscienceschool2014.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/horseshoefonsi.htm Thu, 27 Feb 2014 09:33:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Horseshoe Lake Trail Additions and Improvements Environmental Assessment. The NPS chose the action alternative to extend the Horseshoe Lake Trail around the lake and along the Nenana River. Improvements to the trail will include the construction of one bridge and two short sections of boardwalk https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/horseshoefonsi.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/hunt-hearings.htm Mon, 24 Feb 2014 12:16:00 EST The National Park Service is holding public hearings in March on temporary restrictions for certain sport hunting practices in several national preserves in Alaska. Public comments on these provisions will be taken from March 9 through March 22. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/hunt-hearings.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2014-road-opening.htm Thu, 13 Feb 2014 08:02:00 EST Weather conditions permitting, at 8:00 am on Saturday, February 15 the National Park Service will open the Denali Park Road as far as the Mountain Vista Rest Area (Mile 12) for travel by private vehicles and commercial vehicles with permits. Visitors should expect to encounter snow and ice on shaded sections of the park road. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2014-road-opening.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/registration-open-for-2014-field-courses.htm Fri, 07 Feb 2014 06:08:00 EST A wide variety of field-based, active learning courses taking place this summer in Denali National Park and Preserve are now available for reservation. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/registration-open-for-2014-field-courses.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denali-winterfest-2014.htm Thu, 06 Feb 2014 05:57:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve and the Denali Borough communities invite all who love winter to come celebrate Alaska’s longest season at Winterfest 2014, taking place Friday, February 21 - Sunday, February 23. This long-running community-wide event features an array of activities, with something for all ages, interests, and abilities! The schedule is posted at http://go.usa.gov/RXQ. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denali-winterfest-2014.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/north-side-of-denali-closed-to-snowmobile-use.htm Thu, 23 Jan 2014 11:19:00 EST Due to the unseasonably warm temperatures and rain there is no longer adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in the 1980 additions to Denali National Park and Preserve that are north of the Alaska Range. Those park lands that were open for snowmobile use are now closed until there is additional snow cover. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/north-side-of-denali-closed-to-snowmobile-use.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denali-announces-2014-artists-in-residence.htm Wed, 22 Jan 2014 11:18:00 EST The National Park Service has selected five visual artists and three writers from more than 250 applicants to participate in the 2014 Artist-in-Residence program at Denali National Park and Preserve this year. For the first time, the program has been expanded to include winter residencies. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denali-announces-2014-artists-in-residence.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/all-1980-park-additions-open-to-snowmobiling.htm Mon, 30 Dec 2013 06:32:00 EST The Superintendent has determined that there is now adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in the areas of the 1980 park and preserve additions to Denali National Park and Preserve north and south of the crest of the Alaska Range. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/all-1980-park-additions-open-to-snowmobiling.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2013-northside-snowmo-open.htm Mon, 30 Dec 2013 06:20:00 EST Recent storms have brought additional snow to the park, and the Superintendent has determined that there is now adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in the areas of the 1980 park and preserve additions to Denali National Park and Preserve north and south of the crest of the Alaska Range. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2013-northside-snowmo-open.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2014research.htm Mon, 16 Dec 2013 05:16:00 EST The National Park Service and the Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC) are seeking applicants for two research fellowships that are available to individuals wishing to conduct research in Denali National Park and Preserve and other arctic and subarctic Alaska national parks. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2014research.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/horseshoe-lake-ea-available-for-comment.htm Wed, 11 Dec 2013 08:07:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking public comment on an Environmental Assessment (EA) evaluating improvements to the Horseshoe Lake Trail. The NPS is considering extending the trail around the lake and out to the Nenana River in order to protect park resources and enhance the visitor experience by providing a safe, sustainable trail. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/horseshoe-lake-ea-available-for-comment.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winterfest-2014.htm Mon, 09 Dec 2013 07:33:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve and the Denali Borough communities are celebrating Alaska’s longest season during Winterfest 2014 from February 21 - February 23. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winterfest-2014.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/southern-1980-denali-park-additions-open-to-snowmobiling.htm Mon, 09 Dec 2013 05:54:00 EST There is now adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in areas of the 1980 park and preserve additions that are south of the crest of the Alaska Range. All areas of the 1980 park additions north of the crest of the Alaska Range remain closed to snowmobile use for traditional activities due to inadequate snow cover. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/southern-1980-denali-park-additions-open-to-snowmobiling.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/wolf-viewing-down.htm Wed, 27 Nov 2013 03:38:00 EST For a third consecutive year, National Park Service (NPS) researchers have found that visitors traveling in buses on the Denali Park Road have had significantly declining opportunities to see wolves. In a random sample of 80 bus trips this summer, wolves were seen on three occasions, or about 4 percent of the trips. By contrast, in the three previous years the percentages were 12 percent (2012), 21 percent (2011) and 44 percent (2010). https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/wolf-viewing-down.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2014-bus-and-campground-reservations.htm Tue, 26 Nov 2013 09:49:00 EST The transportation concessioner for Denali National Park and Preserve will begin accepting advance reservations for the 2014 visitor season for shuttle buses and the park’s four largest campgrounds on Sunday, December 1. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2014-bus-and-campground-reservations.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/applications-for-winter-commercial-opportunity.htm Wed, 06 Nov 2013 08:15:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) is accepting applications for commercial use authorizations (CUA) to provide vehicle tours on the Denali National Park Road between mid-February and May 10th. This is a new winter commercial opportunity for the park. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/applications-for-winter-commercial-opportunity.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/landslide-blocks-park-road.htm Fri, 25 Oct 2013 11:35:00 EST On Wednesday, October 23 National Park Service staff discovered a massive landslide blocking the Denali Park Road at approximately Mile 37. The slide, which consists of an estimated 30,000 yards of rock and soil, covers approximately 200 feet of the road in depths of up to 35 feet. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/landslide-blocks-park-road.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denali-distance-learning-program.htm Thu, 17 Oct 2013 10:04:00 EST The National Park Service has created new free, interactive, distance learning programs to help teachers and their students learn about Denali National Park and Preserve and enhance existing curriculums. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denali-distance-learning-program.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winter-opening-2013.htm Tue, 17 Sep 2013 03:24:00 EST The busy summer season has ended at Denali National Park and Preserve, and visitors can now drive private vehicles on the Denali Park Road as far as the Teklanika Rest Area at Mile 30, weather permitting. As the weather can change rapidly at this time of the year, visitors are advised to call ahead for current road information. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winter-opening-2013.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/ed-portal.htm Thu, 12 Sep 2013 04:57:00 EST Today the National Park Service launched an online service for teachers that brings America’s national parks, including those spread across Alaska, into neighborhood classrooms. The new “Teachers” of the National Park Service website at www.nps.gov/teachers provides a one-stop shop for curriculum-based lesson plans, traveling trunks, maps, activities, distance learning, and other resources. All of the materials draw from the spectacular natural landscapes and authentic places preserved in America’s national parks. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/ed-portal.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2014-artist-in-residence-application-deadline.htm Mon, 09 Sep 2013 07:08:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve is seeking applications from visual artists and writers for the 2014 Artist-in-Residence Program. A link to the online application and more information about the program is available at https://www.nps.gov/dena/historyculture/arts-program.htm. Applications for the 2014 season must be submitted by September 30, 2013. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2014-artist-in-residence-application-deadline.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/presentation-on-1910-sourdough-expedition.htm Mon, 19 Aug 2013 10:39:00 EST On Friday, August 23 Dr. Terrence Cole, Professor of History and Northern Studies at the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), will speak about the Sourdough Expedition of 1910, which on April 3 of that year became the first to reach the north peak of Mt. McKinley. The free presentation begins at 7:00 pm and is taking place in the Denali Visitor Center’s Karstens Theatre. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/presentation-on-1910-sourdough-expedition.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winter-mountaineering-accents-presentation-in-denali.htm Mon, 05 Aug 2013 06:47:00 EST On Friday, August 9 mountaineer and retired Denali State Park ranger Dave Johnston will do a slide presentation on his winter mountaineering experiences on Mt. McKinley and Mt. Foraker. The free presentation begins at 7:00 pm and is taking place in the Denali Visitor Center’s Karstens Theatre. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winter-mountaineering-accents-presentation-in-denali.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/pre-solicitation-site-visit-for-denali-concession-contract.htm Thu, 01 Aug 2013 08:53:00 EST The National Park Service intends to release a prospectus in November 2013 for a concession contract soliciting proposals to operate bus tours, transit, courtesy shuttle, retail, food and beverage, camping and other services within Denali National Park and Preserve. The NPS will hold a two-day site visit beginning at 1:00 pm on Tuesday August 13, 2013, and ending at 5:00 pm on Wednesday August 14, 2013. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/pre-solicitation-site-visit-for-denali-concession-contract.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/talkeetna-archaeological-excavation-project.htm Mon, 15 Jul 2013 06:13:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve, in partnership with the Upper Susitna Soil and Water Conservation District, will hold a Historic Archaeological Field School in Talkeetna the week of July 15th. The participants, all local high school students, will obtain hands-on experience with archaeological excavation and documentation at site TAL-157, which dates to the early 1920s. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/talkeetna-archaeological-excavation-project.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winter-road-plowing-ea-fonsi-issued.htm Tue, 09 Jul 2013 12:36:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) announces the availability of the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the Winter Road Plowing Environmental Assessment (EA). It will allow the NPS to plow the Denali Park Road, beginning in February, as far as the Mountain Vista Rest Area (Mile 12) for a 3-5 year trial period. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winter-road-plowing-ea-fonsi-issued.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/lindley-liek-expedition-featured-in-speaker-series.htm Mon, 08 Jul 2013 05:53:00 EST On Friday, July 12 retired National Park Service cultural anthropologist Jane Bryant will introduce a 40-minute narrated film of the 1932 Lindley-Liek Expedition. This was the second summit of the south peak, the first since the 1913 Stuck-Karstens expedition, and the first successful ascent of both summits in one expedition. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/lindley-liek-expedition-featured-in-speaker-series.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/temporary-road-closure.htm Mon, 08 Jul 2013 04:24:00 EST The Denali Park Road will be closed between the Rock Creek Bridge just east of Park Headquarters (Mile 3) and Mile 5 for two periods during the late evening of Wednesday, July 10 and early morning of Thursday, July 11. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/temporary-road-closure.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/flightseers-remain-weathered-in-on-the-ruth-glacier.htm Thu, 04 Jul 2013 09:50:00 EST Six stranded flightseeing tourists and their pilot are reportedly in good health in the Ruth Amphitheater of Denali National Park and Preserve as they await flyable conditions for a return flight to Talkeetna. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/flightseers-remain-weathered-in-on-the-ruth-glacier.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/smokejumpers-protect-denali-historic-cabins.htm Wed, 03 Jul 2013 12:54:00 EST Eight smokejumpers were deployed late yesterday to provide structure protection to two historic ranger patrol cabins potentially threatened by the Wigand Creek and Toklat River East Fires, which will likely burn together today. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/smokejumpers-protect-denali-historic-cabins.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/toklat-basin-fires.htm Tue, 02 Jul 2013 13:09:00 EST There was little change in the size of most of the fires burning in Denali over the past 24 hours, with the exception of two burning in the Toklat Basin north of the Denali Park Road. Yesterday afternoon chinook winds gusting from the Alaska Range pushed the Wigand and Toklat River East Fires north over one and seven miles respectively, which also significantly increased the size of both fires. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/toklat-basin-fires.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/two-new-fires-in-denali.htm Mon, 01 Jul 2013 11:46:00 EST Two new fires were detected in Denali National Park and Preserve over the weekend. The McKinley River East Fire was confirmed Friday evening, and the Chilchukabena Fire will likely merge with the Moving River Fire soon. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/two-new-fires-in-denali.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/new-fires-july1-2013.htm Mon, 01 Jul 2013 11:25:00 EST Two new fires were detected in Denali National Park and Preserve over the weekend. The McKinley River East Fire was confirmed on Friday evening, and is one of the more active fires burning in the park. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/new-fires-july1-2013.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denali-fires-slowed.htm Fri, 28 Jun 2013 13:05:00 EST No new fires have been detected in Denali National Park and Preserve in the past 24 hours. Fire activity has slowed due to cool, moist weather. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denali-fires-slowed.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/small-fires-in-denali-backcountry.htm Thu, 27 Jun 2013 13:01:00 EST A large storm cell with lightning, wind, and rain moved into the area late Wednesday afternoon. Only three small fires were detected in the park, all more than 20 miles north of the Denali Park Road between the East Fork and Toklat Rivers. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/small-fires-in-denali-backcountry.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/new-fires-in-kantishna-and-wonder-lake.htm Wed, 26 Jun 2013 09:29:00 EST Three new wildfires were ignited by lightning near developed areas on the western end of the Denali Park Road late Tuesday afternoon into early evening. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/new-fires-in-kantishna-and-wonder-lake.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/beaver-log-lakes-fire-burns-into-denali.htm Tue, 25 Jun 2013 13:07:00 EST The Beaver Log Lakes Fire has burned into the northwest corner of Denali Preserve, making three fires now in Denali National Park. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/beaver-log-lakes-fire-burns-into-denali.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/moving-river-fire.htm Mon, 24 Jun 2013 12:17:00 EST The fire behavior of the Moving River Fire increased significantly on Sunday evening, June 23, growing from 5 acres to 700 acres. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/moving-river-fire.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/two-fires-north-kantishna.htm Sun, 23 Jun 2013 09:44:00 EST Two lightning-ignited wildfires were reported north of Kantishna in Denali National Park and Preserve on Saturday, June 22. The Bear Creek Fire, which yesterday was estimated to be approximately six acres in size, is located fifteen miles northwest of Kantishna and three miles west of Moose Creek. It is burning in an area that burned in 1993, and was 80 percent active and creeping in black spruce. The Moving River Fire is 29 miles northwest of Kantishna on the south side of the Kantishna River. It is also on the north side of an old Kantishna River channel, a natural fire break https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/two-fires-north-kantishna.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/1912-parker-browne-presentation.htm Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:19:00 EST On Friday, June 21 mountaineer Brian Okonek will speak about Belmore Browne and the 1912 Parker-Browne Expedition on Mt. McKinley at the Denali Vistior Center at 7:00 pm. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/1912-parker-browne-presentation.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denali-road-lottery.htm Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:54:00 EST The entry period for the 2013 Denali road lottery, which takes place September 13-16, is open through June 30, 2013. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denali-road-lottery.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/moose-shooting-2013.htm Tue, 11 Jun 2013 02:35:00 EST On Thursday, June 6 at approximately 7:30 pm the National Park Service received a report that a visitor had shot and injured a cow moose near the Denali Visitor Center. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/moose-shooting-2013.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/first-fire-2013.htm Sun, 02 Jun 2013 07:36:00 EST A lightning ignited wildfire was discovered in the far western portion of Denali National Park and Preserve on Saturday, June 1. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/first-fire-2013.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/1913-speaker-series.htm Fri, 31 May 2013 11:39:00 EST This summer the National Park Service and park partner Alaska Geographic are hosting a special 1913 Centennial Speaker Series to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the first summit of Mt. McKinley. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/1913-speaker-series.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/trailsday.htm Wed, 22 May 2013 09:22:00 EST Want to know what it takes to provide trails for visitors in Denali National Park? Come join the Denali trail crew on Saturday, June 1 and celebrate National Trails Day by helping with annual maintenance activities on the Mount Healy Overlook Trail. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/trailsday.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/medfatality.htm Tue, 21 May 2013 06:43:00 EST A 59-year-old German mountaineer suffered a fatal cardiac arrest at the 13,500-foot level of Mt. McKinley on the evening of Sunday, May 19. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/medfatality.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmoclosure2013.htm Thu, 16 May 2013 05:34:00 EST Superintendent Don Striker has determined that due to the deterioration of the snowpack, there is no longer adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in the 1980 additions to Denali National Park and Preserve on both sides of the Alaska Range. All park lands that were open for snowmobile use are now closed for the season. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmoclosure2013.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/utilidor.htm Thu, 16 May 2013 05:17:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) is proposing to upgrade the utility systems in the headquarters area of Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/utilidor.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/burn-debris.htm Thu, 16 May 2013 05:17:00 EST Fire management staff are planning to burn debris consisting of trees and brush at Toklat. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/burn-debris.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/eatelewx.htm Thu, 09 May 2013 04:42:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) is considering actions to establish or upgrade telecommunications systems at several locations in Denali National Park and Preserve (DENA) and to locate new weather stations in the park. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/eatelewx.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/facilitiesopen2013.htm Tue, 07 May 2013 05:28:00 EST Lengthening days, milder overnight temperatures, sightings of migrant bird species, and the arrival of summer employees are all signs that the seasonal facilities and services that enhance the park experience for Denali National Park and Preserve visitors will open soon. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/facilitiesopen2013.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2014artistsinrez.htm Wed, 24 Apr 2013 05:08:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve is seeking applications from visual artists and writers for the 2014 Artist-in-Residence Program. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2014artistsinrez.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/open2tek2013.htm Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:35:00 EST Extra effort by the spring road opening crew and other maintenance employees to clear the snow from recent storms has made it possible for the National Park Service to provide access farther west into the park. Park visitors can now drive as far as the Teklanika River Rest Area at Mile 30. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/open2tek2013.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/lottery-update-2013.htm Fri, 19 Apr 2013 04:46:00 EST Learn how to apply for the 2013 Denali Road Lottery by phone or online reservation system. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/lottery-update-2013.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/lottochanges.htm Wed, 17 Apr 2013 09:45:00 EST The 2013 annual road lottery in Denali National Park and Preserve will take place on September 13, 14, 15, and 16 (Friday through Monday), weather permitting. This year the road lottery entry period will begin on May 1, a month earlier than in previous years. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/lottochanges.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/earthday20april13.htm Wed, 10 Apr 2013 06:50:00 EST Spring is in the air, and the Upper Susitna Valley is celebrating it and this planet we call home during the 13th Annual Earth Day Celebration taking place on Saturday, April 20. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/earthday20april13.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denali-road-opening2013.htm Fri, 29 Mar 2013 11:17:00 EST ark visitors will be able to drive as far as the Mountain Vista Trailhead, a rest area east of the Savage River Campground, beginning at noon on Sunday, March 31, weather permitting. Early spring offers enjoyable conditions for visiting the park, as there is good snow coverage for mushing, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing, coupled with milder temperatures and long days. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denali-road-opening2013.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/sro-opening-2013.htm Wed, 06 Mar 2013 05:34:00 EST The National Park Service road crew will begin preparations for the annual spring road opening on Sunday, March 10. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/sro-opening-2013.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-plow-ea.htm Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:28:00 EST DENALI PARK, Alaska - An Environmental Assessment (EA) evaluating draft alternatives for plowing the Denali Park Road beyond park headquarters during the winter is now available for public comment. The National Park Service (NPS) is considering plowing the road as far as the Mountain Vista Rest Area (Mile 12) in order to provide vehicle access to an additional nine miles of the road. Goals of each of the three action alternatives evaluated in the EA include increasing the range of recreational opportunities available to winter visitors and providing winter visitors opportunities to potentially view Mt. McKinley from within the park. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-plow-ea.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/controlled-burn-feb2013.htm Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:15:00 EST Fire Management staff at Denali National Park and Preserve are planning to burn debris consisting of trees and brush beginning Tuesday, February 19 and continuing through Saturday, February 23, weather conditions permitting. The piles are at the Parker Cabin, which is located on Moose Creek approximately 7.5 miles east of the Kantishna airstrip and 5 miles north of the Denali Park Road. The material being burned is from hazard fuel reduction (fire protection) around the historic cabin. Smoke may be visible in the area from aircraft and the George Parks Highway. NPS Fire Management staff will be monitoring the burning on site. The piles are expected to burn for three to four days. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/controlled-burn-feb2013.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/landscape-and-climate.htm Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:04:00 EST FAIRBANKS, AK— An article in the current issue of Ecological Monographs provides new insights about the trees in Denali National Park's vast, open landscape and how changes in climate may translate to changes across interior Alaska. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/landscape-and-climate.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2013-rsrch-fellow-apps.htm Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:21:00 EST The application deadline for two research fellowships available to individuals wishing to conduct research in Denali National Park and Preserve and other national parks in Alaska is Friday, February 15, 2013. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2013-rsrch-fellow-apps.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2013-snomo-opening.htm Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:44:00 EST Recent storms have brought additional snow to the park, and the Acting Superintendent has determined that there is now adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in the areas of the1980 park and preserve additions to Denali National Park and Preserve north and south of the crest of the Alaska Range. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2013-snomo-opening.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/compendiums-2013.htm Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:12:00 EST The compendium is a compilation of all designations, closures and restrictions imposed under the discretionary authority within the regulations covering national parks. The compendium is a regulatory tool to help manage Alaska's national park areas for the public’s enjoyment, use and protection. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/compendiums-2013.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mslctrng2013.htm Wed, 09 Jan 2013 05:59:00 EST This summer’s Murie Science and Learning Center field-based, active learning courses are now available for registration. These unique, in depth experiences appeal to a wide range of interests as they immerse participants into aspects of Denali National Park and Preserve. Courses are three to five days in length. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mslctrng2013.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winterhikes.htm Thu, 27 Dec 2012 07:16:00 EST DENALI PARK, Alaska: Park rangers at Denali National Park and Preserve invite the public to join them in exploring the park on weekend hikes this winter. The hikes will be done on snowshoes when snow conditions are favorable, and will take place on Saturdays and Sundays, beginning on Saturday, January 5. Hikers will meet at 1:00 pm at the Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC), located at Mile 1.3 on the Park Road just west of the traffic circle. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winterhikes.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmo121812.htm Tue, 18 Dec 2012 09:21:00 EST DENALI PARK, Alaska: Recent storms have brought additional snow to the park, and the Acting Superintendent has determined that there is now adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in the areas of the 1980 park additions that are north of the crest of the Alaska Range. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmo121812.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/air2013.htm Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:09:00 EST DENALI PARK, Alaska: Two visual artists and one writer were selected from approximately 250 applicants to participate in the upcoming year’s Artist-in-Residence program at Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/air2013.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/bus2013.htm Mon, 17 Dec 2012 08:46:00 EST DENALI PARK, Alaska: Doyon/ARAMARK Joint Venture, the transportation concessioner for Denali National Park and Preserve, are now accepting advance reservations for the 2013 visitor season for shuttle buses and the park’s four largest campgrounds. Reservations are available by phone, on-line, fax, and mail. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/bus2013.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/artists2013.htm Fri, 14 Dec 2012 09:49:00 EST DENALI PARK, Alaska: Two visual artists and one writer were selected from approximately 250 applicants to participate in the upcoming year’s Artist-in-Residence program at Denali National Park and Preserve. Stephen Hatcher, Wendy Klemperer, and Kathleen Dean Moore will each have the opportunity to experience the park during summer 2013. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/artists2013.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/new-supt.htm Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:53:00 EST Striker has been the superintendent at New River Gorge National River, West Virginia, for the past five years, and brings a strong background in both business and resource management to his new position. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/new-supt.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/compendiumchanges2013.htm Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:46:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, December 12, on proposed changes to sport hunting regulations for Denali National Preserve. The hearing will begin at 5:00 p.m. at the Murie Science and Learning Center in Denali National Park. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/compendiumchanges2013.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winter-arrives.htm Tue, 30 Oct 2012 04:37:00 EST The Denali Park Road has closed for the winter at Mile 3 (Park Headquarters). Although the park has recently received additional snow, the snow cover is marginal for winter recreational activities such as snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, mushing, or ski-joring. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winter-arrives.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/distance-learning-announcement.htm Mon, 22 Oct 2012 08:08:00 EST The Education staff at the Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC) at Denali National Park and Preserve have created free, interactive classroom presentations that you and your students can participate in using Skype on the internet. If you would like to use the Denali experience to enhance your curriculum, please see our offerings! https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/distance-learning-announcement.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/controlled-burn-oct2012.htm Wed, 17 Oct 2012 04:38:00 EST Fire Management staff at Denali National Park and Preserve are planning to burn a pile of debris consisting of trees and branches between Monday, October 22 and Wednesday, October 31. Ignition of the pile will occur in the morning, conditions permitting. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/controlled-burn-oct2012.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/overflights-meeting-oct2012.htm Mon, 15 Oct 2012 10:31:00 EST The Denali National Park Aircraft Overflights Advisory Council will meet on Friday, October 26 from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm at the National Park Service’s Alaska Region Office located at 240 West 5th Avenue, Room 518, Anchorage, Alaska. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/overflights-meeting-oct2012.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/vmp-approved.htm Fri, 05 Oct 2012 11:45:00 EST National Park Service Alaska Regional Director Sue Masica signed the Record of Decision approving the Denali Park Road Vehicle Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/vmp-approved.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fall-road-opening.htm Tue, 18 Sep 2012 09:51:00 EST The busy summer season has ended at Denali National Park and Preserve, and visitors can now drive private vehicles on the Denali Park Road as far as the Teklanika Rest Area at Mile 30, weather permitting. Visitors are advised to call ahead for weather and road information, as conditions can change rapidly at this time of the year. The culvert replacement project is still taking place on the paved portion of the road, and visitors should expect minor traffic delays. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fall-road-opening.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/investigation-continues-in-fatal-bear-attack.htm Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:16:00 EST After two days of rain and poor weather conditions, on Tuesday, August 28 rangers returned to the site of the fatal bear attack to continue investigation of the incident. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/investigation-continues-in-fatal-bear-attack.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/bearattackupdate2.htm Sun, 26 Aug 2012 04:36:00 EST DENALI PARK, Alaska: Richard White, age 49 of San Diego, was the solo backpacker killed by a grizzly bear in Denali National Park on Friday, August 24. He had been in the Denali backcountry for three nights when he was killed. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/bearattackupdate2.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/bearattack.htm Sat, 25 Aug 2012 06:53:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve officials confirm that a solo backpacker was killed by a grizzly bear along the Toklat River the afternoon of Friday, August 24. A wallet with probable identification of the victim was found near the kill site, and NPS rangers are working to make positive confirmation and notify next of kin. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/bearattack.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/bearattackupdate.htm Sat, 25 Aug 2012 04:21:00 EST DENALI PARK, Alaska: Richard White, age 49 of San Diego, was the solo backpacker killed by a grizzly bear in Denali National Park on Friday, August 24. He had been in the Denali backcountry for three nights when he was killed. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/bearattackupdate.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/3-mountaineers-rescued.htm Thu, 26 Jul 2012 05:25:00 EST Three mountaineers were evacuated from the 17,200-foot high camp on Denali's West Buttress climbing route by the park's contract A-Star B3 helicopter on Thursday, July 26. Two had sustained leg injuries in an avalanche, and were unable to walk. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/3-mountaineers-rescued.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2012-orchestra-concert.htm Wed, 11 Jul 2012 05:11:00 EST Denali is hosting a special free string orchestra concert on Saturday, July 21 at 7:00 pm at the Denali Visitor Center. The concert features Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival’s 16-piece string orchestra playing “Denali,” a piece inspired by composer Stephen Lias’ visit to the park last year. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2012-orchestra-concert.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/vmprelease.htm Fri, 29 Jun 2012 08:44:00 EST The National Park Service announces the availability of the Final Denali Park Road Vehicle Management Plan, which is available for review through July 29, 2012. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/vmprelease.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/sanct-bridge-ea.htm Mon, 25 Jun 2012 04:23:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS), in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), is considering a road rehabilitation project on two sections of the Denali Park Road in Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/sanct-bridge-ea.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2012-lottery-reminder.htm Mon, 18 Jun 2012 04:16:00 EST The 2012 annual road lottery in Denali National Park and Preserve will take place on September 14, 15, 16, and 17 (Friday through Monday), weather permitting. Each day 400 vehicles may use their day-long permits, obtained through the lottery system, to travel the Denali Park Road. If weather permits, the road may be open for its entire 92-mile length, offering exceptional opportunities for experiencing the heart of the park. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2012-lottery-reminder.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/recoveryeffortsuspended.htm Sun, 17 Jun 2012 05:22:00 EST A two-day ground search of the debris path from a fatal avalanche on Mt. McKinley has been suspended after clues were found confirming the likely location of four deceased climbers. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/recoveryeffortsuspended.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fatalavalanche.htm Sat, 16 Jun 2012 06:57:00 EST An avalanche on Mt. McKinley's West Buttress during the early morning hours of June 14, 2012 is presumed to have claimed the lives of four Japanese climbers. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fatalavalanche.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/lottery-release-2012.htm Wed, 30 May 2012 04:09:00 EST The 2012 annual road lottery in Denali National Park and Preserve will take place on September 14, 15, 16, and 17 (Friday through Monday), weather permitting. Each day 400 vehicles may use their day-long permits, obtained through the lottery system, to travel the Denali Park Road. If weather permits, the road may be open for its entire 92-mile length, offering exceptional opportunities for experiencing the heart of the park. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/lottery-release-2012.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/orient-fall-5-23-12.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 11:35:00 EST A 36-year-old Finnish mountaineer died from injuries incurred in a fall while descending Mt. McKinley the afternoon of Wednesday, May 23. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/orient-fall-5-23-12.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/orientfall5-23-12.htm Thu, 24 May 2012 11:09:00 EST A 36-year-old Finnish mountaineer died from injuries incurred in a fall while descending Mt. McKinley the afternoon of Wednesday, May 23. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/orientfall5-23-12.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/national-trails-day-2012.htm Wed, 23 May 2012 04:42:00 EST The public is invited to help with the construction of the new Savage Alpine Trail on Saturday, June 2, as part of the park’s celebration of National Trails Day. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/national-trails-day-2012.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/namereleased5-18fall.htm Mon, 21 May 2012 07:21:00 EST The mountaineer who died in a climbing fall on Friday, May 18 on Mt. McKinley’s West Buttress is identified as Steffen Machulka of Halle, Germany. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/namereleased5-18fall.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/5-18climbingfall.htm Sat, 19 May 2012 09:05:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve mountaineering rangers were notified at 4:30 pm on Friday, May 18 that a member of a three-person climbing team had fallen from approximately 16,200-feet on Mt. McKinley’s West Buttress route. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/5-18climbingfall.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/military-pass-announced.htm Wed, 16 May 2012 09:15:00 EST To show our appreciation for those who serve in the U.S. Military, on Saturday, May 19 – Armed Forces Day – the National Park Service will begin issuing an annual pass offering free entrance to all 397 national parks for active duty military members and their dependents. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/military-pass-announced.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2012-season-opening.htm Mon, 07 May 2012 11:13:00 EST The lengthening days, milder overnight temperatures, return of migrant birds, and arrival of summer employees are all signs that the seasonal facilities and services that enhance the park experience for Denali National Park and Preserve visitors are opening soon! https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2012-season-opening.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmo-closure-all-2012.htm Thu, 03 May 2012 09:28:00 EST Superintendent Paul Anderson has determined that due to the deterioration of the snowpack, there is no longer adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in the 1980 additions to Denali National Park and Preserve on both sides of the Alaska Range. All park lands that were open for snowmobile use are now closed for the season. Even in areas such as Broad Pass and near Cantwell, the warmer temperatures and long days have reduced snow depths to a level that is no longer adequate to protect vegetation and soils from damage by snowmachine use. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmo-closure-all-2012.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2013-artist-in-res-announcement.htm Tue, 01 May 2012 06:22:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve is seeking applications from visual artists and writers for the 2013 Artist-in-Residence Program. This program provides the opportunity for established artists and writers to use an historic roadside cabin as a base to explore the park and seek inspiration from it. Many of the works created by previous artists-in-residence are displayed in the Denali Visitor Center and the Eielson Visitor Center. “These interpretations of the park’s landscape, wildlife, and cultural history, as portrayed through the skills of professional artists and writers, provide a superlative means to connect our visitors to the beauty and complexity of this great national treasure,” said Superintendent Paul Anderson. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2013-artist-in-res-announcement.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2012-fire-prevention-week.htm Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:03:00 EST April 30 – May 4 is Alaska Wildland Fire Prevention and Preparedness Week. As the snow and ice retreat from the lands and waters of Alaska, the National Park Service encourages the public to take advantage of the opportunity to prepare for and prevent human-caused wildfires from occurring near homes and communities. In Interior Alaska’s fire-prone ecosystems, it is not a matter of “if” wildfires will occur, but a matter of “where” and “when.” Individual and collective prevention and preparedness efforts create a safer Alaska for the public and the firefighters. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2012-fire-prevention-week.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2012-snowmo-closure-north.htm Fri, 20 Apr 2012 04:54:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve Superintendent Paul Anderson has determined that due to longer days and warming temperatures, there is no longer adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in the 1980 additions to Denali National Park and Preserve that are north of the Alaska Range. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2012-snowmo-closure-north.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-opens-tek-2012.htm Sat, 14 Apr 2012 05:05:00 EST Favorable weather and some extra effort by road crews to clear drifts from last weekend’s snowstorm are making it possible for the National Park Service to open the park road further west. Park visitors will be able to drive as far as the Teklanika River Rest Area at Mile 30 beginning at 8:00 am on Saturday, April 14, weather permitting. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-opens-tek-2012.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2012-northern-areas-of-denali-national-park-and-preserve-closed-to-snowmobile-use-due-to-inadequate-snow-cover.htm Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:56:00 EST DENALI PARK, Alaska: Superintendent Paul Anderson has determined that there is no longer adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in the 1980 additions to Denali National Park and Preserve that are north of the Alaska Range due to longer days and warming temperatures. Those park lands that were open for snowmobile use are now closed for the season. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2012-northern-areas-of-denali-national-park-and-preserve-closed-to-snowmobile-use-due-to-inadequate-snow-cover.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/earth-day-2012.htm Thu, 12 Apr 2012 04:56:00 EST Spring is in the air, and the Upper Susitna Valley is celebrating it and this planet we call home during the 12th Annual Earth Day Celebration taking place on Saturday, April 21. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/earth-day-2012.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/overflights-meeting-4-12-12.htm Mon, 09 Apr 2012 05:17:00 EST Denali Park, Alaska: The Denali National Park Aircraft Overflights Advisory Council will meet on Monday, April 23 from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm at the Marriott Residence Inn Midtown, located on 1025 E. 35th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska. The meeting is open to the public. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/overflights-meeting-4-12-12.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/rock-creek-bridge-ea-2012.htm Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:51:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS), in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), is considering replacing or retrofitting the Rock Creek Bridge on the Denali Park Road at Denali National Park and Preserve. This project would take place during the summer of 2013. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/rock-creek-bridge-ea-2012.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denali-road-open-2012-mile-15.htm Thu, 29 Mar 2012 03:52:00 EST Weather conditions permitting, park visitors will be able to drive as far as Savage River (Mile 15) beginning at 12:00 noon on Friday, March 30. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denali-road-open-2012-mile-15.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2012-fellows-announced.htm Tue, 27 Mar 2012 11:21:00 EST Ten researchers have been selected to be the 2012 research fellows in Denali and other northern Alaska National Parks. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2012-fellows-announced.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denali-road-open-2012.htm Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:01:00 EST A sure sign of spring in Denali National Park and Preserve is the opening of the park road beyond park headquarters. Park visitors will be able to drive as far as the Mountain Vista Trailhead, a rest area east of the Savage River Campground, beginning at noon on Friday, March 23. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denali-road-open-2012.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2012-spring-road-opening-start.htm Wed, 07 Mar 2012 04:56:00 EST On Monday, March 12 the National Park Service spring road opening crew will begin the annual operations to clear and prepare the Denali Park Road beyond park headquarters (Mile 3) for vehicle access by park visitors. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2012-spring-road-opening-start.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/burnpiles217.htm Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:54:00 EST Fire Management staff at Denali National Park and Preserve will burn piles of debris consisting of trees and brush when weather conditions permit beginning Saturday, February 18 through May 31, 2012. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/burnpiles217.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/horseshoe-lake-trail-project.htm Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:02:00 EST The National Park Service is seeking comments on the Horseshoe Lake Trail Project. THey intend to evaluate the impacts of making improvements and additions to the Horseshoe Lake Trail. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/horseshoe-lake-trail-project.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winterfest-2012.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:51:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve and the Denali Borough communities are celebrating Alaska’s longest season during Winterfest 2012 on Friday, February 24 - Sunday, February 26. This long-running community-wide event features an array of activities, with something for all ages, interests, and abilities! https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winterfest-2012.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/overflights-mtg-11.htm Mon, 13 Feb 2012 06:39:00 EST The eleventh meeting of the Denali National Park Aircraft Overflights Advisory Council is taking place on Monday, February 27 and Tuesday, February 28, from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm at the Marriott Residence Inn Midtown, located on 1025 E. 35th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/overflights-mtg-11.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denasubstinence.htm Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:16:00 EST Special Denali Subsistence Meeting on February 23 https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denasubstinence.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/plowingparkroad.htm Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:08:00 EST National Park Service Seeking Input on Plowing Denali Park Road Beyond Headquarters in Winter. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/plowingparkroad.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2012-fellowships-reminder.htm Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:04:00 EST The National Park Service and the Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC) are seeking applicants for two research fellowships that are available to individuals wishing to conduct research in Denali National Park and Preserve and national parks in Alaska. The deadline for applications is February 15, 2012, and a decision is expected to be made within the following two weeks. The fieldwork of fellowship program recipients must be arranged before September 1, 2012. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2012-fellowships-reminder.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/researchres.htm Mon, 23 Jan 2012 08:11:00 EST The National Park Service and the Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC) are seeking applicants for two accomplished scientists to conduct research in Denali National Park and Preserve. Each Researcher-in-Residence will spend a month or more in the park, conducting self-directed fieldwork and sharing their expertise with park staff and visitors. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/researchres.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2012-artists-in-residence.htm Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:38:00 EST Three visual artists and three writers were selected from over 300 applicants to participate in this year’s Artist-in-Residence program at Denali National Park and Preserve. Deborah Bouchette, Trine Bumiller, Kim Heacox, Marybeth Holleman, Rika Mouw, and Linda Schandelmeir will each have the opportunity to experience and be inspired by the park during summer 2012. They will stay at the historic East Fork cabin, where they can look out onto the braided channels of the East Fork River, multi-colored rock formations of Polychrome Mountain, and the snow-capped peaks of the Alaska Range. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2012-artists-in-residence.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2012-research-fellowships.htm Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:03:00 EST The National Park Service and the Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC) are seeking applicants for two research fellowships that are available to individuals wishing to conduct research in Denali National Park and Preserve and other arctic and subarctic Alaska national parks. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2012-research-fellowships.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/feechange.htm Thu, 29 Dec 2011 09:56:00 EST Effective January 1, 2012, Denali National Park and Preserve will collect only the $10 per person entrance fee for visitors age 16 and older. The $20 per vehicle fee has been eliminated, because the park does not collect the fee at an entrance station as the majority of national parks do. The fee is valid for seven days. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/feechange.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmo122111.htm Wed, 21 Dec 2011 03:30:00 EST Recent storms have brought additional snow to the park, and the Superintendent has determined that there is now adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in all of the 1980 additions to Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmo122111.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/student-scientists.htm Mon, 12 Dec 2011 06:23:00 EST "Vole wranglers, it's time to head out," announces Melanie Flamme, biologist with the National Park Service. And so begins the annual effort to monitor the small mammal population in Denali National Park. The small mammal monitoring project has been running for almost 20 years, but it's just not the large dataset and informative science that makes this project so interesting. Each year, field work for the project is conducted by high school and college students – the next generation of scientists. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/student-scientists.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2011-soutside-snowgo-opening.htm Thu, 08 Dec 2011 04:30:00 EST 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 areas of the 1980 park additions that are south of the crest of the Alaska Range. All areas of the 1980 park additions north of the crest of the Alaska Range remain closed to snowmobile use for traditional activities due to inadequate snow cover. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2011-soutside-snowgo-opening.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2012-reservations-available-12-1-11.htm Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:19:00 EST Doyon/ARAMARK Joint Venture, the transportation concessioner for Denali National Park and Preserve, will begin accepting advance reservations for the 2012 visitor season for shuttle buses and the park’s four largest campgrounds on Thursday, December 1, 2011. Reservations will be available by phone, on-line, fax, and mail. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2012-reservations-available-12-1-11.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2012-teacher-scholarships.htm Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:18:00 EST With support from Alaska Geographic, the Murie Science and Learning Center is awarding scholarships to teachers for accredited trainings and seminars taking place in Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2012-teacher-scholarships.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-temporarily-open-nov2011.htm Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:34:00 EST The contractors working on the culvert replacement project have finished for the season, and the Denali Park Road is now open to the Savage River Campground at Mile 13, weather permitting. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-temporarily-open-nov2011.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/initial-scoping-utilidor-replace.htm Wed, 26 Oct 2011 04:59:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) intends to prepare an Environmental Assessment regarding the replacement of the utility infrastructure at the Park Headquarters in Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/initial-scoping-utilidor-replace.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/rock-creek-bridge-ea.htm Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:13:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve intends to prepare an Environmental Assessment regarding the replacement of Rock Creek Bridge (MP 3.3) on the Denali Park Road. The bridge, which was constructed in the 1950s, is an essential link on the only road into Denali National Park. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/rock-creek-bridge-ea.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/overlight-council-mtg-anch.htm Mon, 17 Oct 2011 05:30:00 EST The tenth meeting of the Denali National Park Aircraft Overflights Advisory Council is taking place on Friday, October 28 from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. at the Marriott Residence Inn Midtown, located on 1025 E. 35th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/overlight-council-mtg-anch.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/climb-allocation-ea-extended.htm Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:13:00 EST In response to requests, the National Park Service is extending the public comment period for the Climbing Allocation for Mount McKinley Environmental Assessment (EA) through Monday, October 31, 2011. The extension will ensure that the public has adequate time to comment on the allocation of climbing permits between commercial guided climbing operators and independent, non-guided climbers on Mount McKinley. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/climb-allocation-ea-extended.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/proposed-fee-change-2012.htm Fri, 30 Sep 2011 03:58:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve is seeking public input on a proposal to simplify the entrance fee structure. Currently the park charges entrance fees of $10 per person, $20 per vehicle, and $15 per motorcycle. The National Park Service is proposing to collect only the $10 per person entrance fee, effective January 1, 2012. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/proposed-fee-change-2012.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/kant-burn-pile-sept-2011.htm Tue, 20 Sep 2011 05:46:00 EST Fire Management staff at Denali National Park and Preserve will burn piles of debris in Kantishna, at the western end of the Denali Park Road, beginning late evening on Monday, September 19 and continuing through Friday, September 23, conditions permitting. The debris pile is located in a gravel pit near the junction of Eureka Creek and the park road. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/kant-burn-pile-sept-2011.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fall-2011-update.htm Tue, 20 Sep 2011 05:30:00 EST The busy summer season has ended at Denali National Park and Preserve, and visitors can now drive private vehicles on the Denali Park Road as far as the Teklanika River Rest Area at Mile 30, weather permitting. Visitors are advised to call ahead for weather and road information, as conditions can change rapidly at this time of the year. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fall-2011-update.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/climb-allocation-ea.htm Tue, 13 Sep 2011 08:21:00 EST An Environmental Assessment (EA) for the allocation of climbing permits between commercial guided climbing operators and independent, non-guided climbers on Mount McKinley is now available for public review and comment, announced Superintendent Paul R. Anderson. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/climb-allocation-ea.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mtn-use-fee-increase.htm Wed, 07 Sep 2011 04:10:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve recently concluded a multi-year public engagement process regarding a proposed increase to the Special Use Fee that directly supports management of climbing activities on Mt. McKinley and Mt. Foraker. After a lengthy examination of current program costs, analysis of public comment, and collaboration with national climbing organizations, Denali National Park and Preserve will increase its Mountaineering Use Fee from $200 to $250 for youth ages 24 and under, and $350 for all other Mount McKinley and Mt. Foraker climbers. The fee increase will go into effect for the 2012 mountaineering season. In future years, fees will be adjusted periodically based on actual costs, not to exceed changes in the cumulative consumer price index. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mtn-use-fee-increase.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/vmp-comment-period-extended.htm Tue, 06 Sep 2011 12:02:00 EST In response to numerous requests, the National Park Service is extending the public comment period for the Draft Denali Park Road Vehicle Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) through Monday, October 31, 2011. The extension will ensure that the public has adequate time to comment on the draft alternatives for managing vehicle use on the 92 mile long Denali Park Road for the next 15-20 years. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/vmp-comment-period-extended.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2012-air-entry-open.htm Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:15:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve is seeking applications from visual artists and, for the first time, writers for the 2012 Artist-in-Residence Program. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2012-air-entry-open.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/burn-birch-cr-2011.htm Mon, 22 Aug 2011 10:04:00 EST Fire Management staff at Denali National Park and Preserve will burn piles of debris consisting of trees and brush in the vicinity of the new Birch Creek Cabin beginning Monday, August 22, continuing through Thursday, August 25, conditions permitting. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/burn-birch-cr-2011.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/draft-vmp-public-mtgs.htm Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:01:00 EST The National Park Service is holding three meetings on the Draft Denali Park Road Vehicle Management Plan, which is available for review and comment through September 30, 2011. The draft plan describes two action alternatives and a no action alternative for managing vehicle use on the 92-mile Denali Park Road for the next 15-20 years. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/draft-vmp-public-mtgs.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/moose-cr-thoro-burn-piles.htm Mon, 15 Aug 2011 03:49:00 EST Fire Management staff at Denali National Park and Preserve will burn piles of debris consisting of trees and brush in the vicinity of the Moose Creek and Thorofare patrol cabins beginning Saturday, August 13, continuing through Wednesday, August 17, conditions permitting. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/moose-cr-thoro-burn-piles.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/public-comments-on-vehicle-mgmt-plan.htm Mon, 01 Aug 2011 04:06:00 EST The Draft Denali Park Road Vehicle Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be available for public review and comment beginning Monday, August 1, announced Superintendent Paul Anderson. The draft plan describes two action alternatives and a no action alternative for managing vehicle use on the 92 mile long Denali Park Road for the next 15-20 years. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/public-comments-on-vehicle-mgmt-plan.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2011-subsistence-permit-mtg.htm Tue, 26 Jul 2011 05:48:00 EST National Park Service to Issue Subsistence Permits in Cantwell https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2011-subsistence-permit-mtg.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/evc-reopens.htm Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:11:00 EST The Eielson Visitor Center, located on Mile 66 on the Denali Park Road, will reopen at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 16. The building had been closed for maintenance since Wednesday, July 13 after a malfunction of the sewage system was discovered on Tuesday, July 12. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/evc-reopens.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/evc-closure-extended.htm Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:32:00 EST The Eielson Visitor Center, located on Mile 66 on the Denali Park Road, will be closed for an estimated 3-4 days so that a contractor can fix the sewage system. The anticipated opening date is Monday, July 18. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/evc-closure-extended.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/evc-temp-closed.htm Wed, 13 Jul 2011 03:40:00 EST The Eielson Visitor Center, located on Mile 66 on the Denali Park Road, will be closed all day on Wednesday, July 13 so that subject matter experts can assess a malfunction of the sewage system. Park managers will determine when the visitor center will reopen when that assessment is complete. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/evc-temp-closed.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/climberfound.htm Fri, 01 Jul 2011 05:07:00 EST The search for solo Austrian climber Juergen Kanzian concluded Thursday evening, June 30 after NPS mountaineering rangers at the 14,200-foot camp located the climber’s body using a high powered spotting scope. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/climberfound.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/search-underway-for-missing-climber.htm Thu, 30 Jun 2011 07:19:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve officials initiated an aerial and ground search on June 29 for an overdue solo climber on Mt. McKinley. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/search-underway-for-missing-climber.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/senn-sar-6-23-11.htm Thu, 23 Jun 2011 05:22:00 EST The two female hikers who were the focus of an air and ground search effort in the rugged terrain surrounding Mt. Healy, were located by an Air National Guard Pavehawk helicopter around 2:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 23 approximately five miles north of Mt. Healy. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/senn-sar-6-23-11.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/highcamp.htm Fri, 10 Jun 2011 20:00:00 EST A climber died of an apparent cardiac arrest at the 17,200-foot high camp on Mt. McKinley Friday morning, June 10. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/highcamp.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2011-lottery-entry-changes.htm Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:00:00 EST The National Park Service has modified this year’s road lottery entry procedures, based on concerns expressed by members of the public. It will now be possible to make entries by phone and by mail, in addition to making them online. The 2011 annual road lottery in Denali National Park and Preserve will take place on September 16, 17, 18, and 19 (Friday through Monday), weather permitting. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2011-lottery-entry-changes.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/three.htm Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:00:00 EST Three separate climbers, each of whom was suffering from severe altitude-related illness, were rescued using helicopter shorthaul technique from approximately 19,000 feet on Mt. McKinley on Monday night, June 6. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/three.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2011-natl-trails0day.htm Mon, 30 May 2011 20:00:00 EST The public is invited to hike the Triple Lakes Trail, one of Denali’s newest and most scenic trails on Saturday, June 4, as part of the park’s celebration of National Trails Day. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2011-natl-trails0day.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/followup.htm Thu, 26 May 2011 20:00:00 EST A fatal climbing fall at Denali Pass on Mt. McKinley took the lives of two mountaineers late Wednesday night May 25. Two other members of their Alpine Ascents International guided team were flown to area hospitals with critical injuries. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/followup.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/may25fall.htm Wed, 25 May 2011 20:00:00 EST A fatal climbing fall at Denali Pass on Mt. McKinley took the lives of two mountaineers late Wednesday night May 25, while two other members of the climbing team were flown to area hospitals with critical injuries early the morning of May 26. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/may25fall.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mtfrances.htm Tue, 24 May 2011 20:00:00 EST Two overdue climbers on Mt. Frances were confirmed dead after Denali National Park mountaineering rangers located their remains in avalanche debris near the base of the 10,450-foot peak. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mtfrances.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2011-road-lottery.htm Mon, 23 May 2011 20:00:00 EST The 2011 annual road lottery in Denali National Park and Preserve will take place on September 16, 17, 18, and 19 (Friday through Monday), weather permitting. Each day 400 vehicles may use their day-long permits, obtained through the lottery system, to travel the Denali Park Road. If weather permits, the road may be open for its entire 92-mile length, offering exceptional opportunities for experiencing the heart of the park. Entries must be made online at www.recreation.gov. The online entry form will be available at www.recreation.gov from 12:01 a.m. June 1, 2011 until midnight on June 30, 2011 (Alaska time). Entries will no longer be accepted by regular mail. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2011-road-lottery.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2011-research-fellows-announced.htm Wed, 18 May 2011 20:00:00 EST The Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC) has selected eleven research fellows for 2011. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2011-research-fellows-announced.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/italianclimber.htm Sun, 15 May 2011 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/italianclimber.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/rescuedidentified.htm Fri, 13 May 2011 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/rescuedidentified.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/remainingclimbers.htm Thu, 12 May 2011 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/remainingclimbers.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/rescuerecovery.htm Thu, 12 May 2011 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/rescuerecovery.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2011-southside-snowmo-closure.htm Wed, 11 May 2011 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2011-southside-snowmo-closure.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/rescueunderway.htm Wed, 11 May 2011 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/rescueunderway.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/artistsinres2012.htm Wed, 04 May 2011 20:00:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve is seeking applications from visual artists and writers for the 2012 Artist-in-Residence Program. This will be the first season with an open call to writers to submit for a residency. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/artistsinres2012.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/spring2011.htm Wed, 04 May 2011 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/spring2011.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/climber-killed-in-avalanche-identified.htm Fri, 29 Apr 2011 20:00:00 EST The climber who died due an avalanche near the Ruth Gorge on Thursday, April 28 has been identified as Chris Lackey, age 39, of Houston, Texas. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/climber-killed-in-avalanche-identified.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/ruth-gorge-avalanche-fatality-2011.htm Thu, 28 Apr 2011 20:00:00 EST An avalanche claimed the life of a climber near the Ruth Gorge during the early morning hours of Thursday, April 28. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/ruth-gorge-avalanche-fatality-2011.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmo-closure-north-2011.htm Sun, 24 Apr 2011 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmo-closure-north-2011.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/jv-construction-ea.htm Wed, 20 Apr 2011 20:00:00 EST An Environmental Assessment (EA) for construction of new concessioner support facilities in the entrance area of Denali National Park is now available for public review and comment. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/jv-construction-ea.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/deanlisrc2011apps.htm Tue, 19 Apr 2011 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/deanlisrc2011apps.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/roadopentomile30.htm Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:00:00 EST The portion of the Denali Park Road between the Savage River (Mile 15) and the Teklanika River Rest Area at Mile 30 will open for travel by private vehicles at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 16, weather permitting. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/roadopentomile30.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2011-earth-day.htm Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:00:00 EST The public is invited to join the Upper Susitna Valley’s 11th annual Earth Day Celebration, taking place on Saturday, April 16 from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Sheldon Community Arts Hangar in downtown Talkeetna. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2011-earth-day.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/pxburnapril4.htm Thu, 31 Mar 2011 20:00:00 EST Fire management staff at Denali National Park and Preserve will burn a large pile of debris consisting of brush, trees and branches on Monday, April 4, 2011, if weather permits. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/pxburnapril4.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/roadopensavage2011.htm Sun, 20 Mar 2011 20:00:00 EST A sure sign of spring in Denali National Park and Preserve is the opening of the park road beyond park headquarters. Park visitors can now drive as far as the Savage River Campground (Mile 12.7). https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/roadopensavage2011.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2011-air-announced.htm Tue, 15 Feb 2011 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2011-air-announced.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winterfest-2011.htm Sun, 13 Feb 2011 19:00:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve, its partners, and the Denali Borough communities invite the public to celebrate Alaska’s longest season during Winterfest 2011, which is taking place Friday, February 25 - Sunday, February 27. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winterfest-2011.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/additionsopen.htm Thu, 03 Feb 2011 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/additionsopen.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2011-mslc-fellowships-deadline.htm Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2011-mslc-fellowships-deadline.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fbxfeemeeting.htm Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fbxfeemeeting.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mtnfeeopenhouse.htm Sun, 09 Jan 2011 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mtnfeeopenhouse.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2011-winter-hikes.htm Tue, 04 Jan 2011 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2011-winter-hikes.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2011-mslc-registration.htm Sun, 19 Dec 2010 19:00:00 EST A wide variety of classes taking place in summer 2011 in Denali and Wrangell-St. Elias National Parks are now available for registration. The courses, offered through the Murie Science and Learning Center, immerse participants into subjects of cultural and natural history and provide visitors with an in-depth national park experience. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2011-mslc-registration.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010-snowmo-open-south-all.htm Wed, 15 Dec 2010 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010-snowmo-open-south-all.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mountain-fee-comment-period-extended-in-dec.htm Wed, 01 Dec 2010 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mountain-fee-comment-period-extended-in-dec.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010-snowmo-open-south.htm Tue, 30 Nov 2010 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010-snowmo-open-south.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mountain-use-fee-open-house.htm Sun, 28 Nov 2010 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mountain-use-fee-open-house.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010-road-closed.htm Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:00:00 EST The Denali Park Road has closed for the winter at Mile 3 (Park Headquarters). https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010-road-closed.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/youth.htm Tue, 09 Nov 2010 19:00:00 EST Denali posts three new online videos about the experiences of young people in the park. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/youth.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mountaineering-use-fee.htm Sat, 30 Oct 2010 20:00:00 EST The National Park Service is seeking public input on a McKinley/Foraker Cost Recovery Special Mountaineering Use Fee https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mountaineering-use-fee.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mountain-allocation-public-comment.htm Wed, 20 Oct 2010 20:00:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve intends to prepare an Environmental Assessment regarding the allocation of climbing permits between commercial guided climbing operators and independent climbers on Mount McKinley. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mountain-allocation-public-comment.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010-october-road-closure.htm Wed, 29 Sep 2010 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010-october-road-closure.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/highway-three-traffic-reroute.htm Tue, 28 Sep 2010 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/highway-three-traffic-reroute.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/air-2011-app-period.htm Mon, 27 Sep 2010 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/air-2011-app-period.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/overflights-council-sept-10.htm Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:00:00 EST The eighth meeting of the Denali National Park Aircraft Overflights Advisory Council will take place on Friday, September 10 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Murie Science and Learning Center, located in Denali National Park. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/overflights-council-sept-10.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/avalanche.htm Sun, 30 May 2010 20:00:00 EST Two climbers were killed in an avalanche in the Ruth Gorge of Denali National Park and Preserve the afternoon of Saturday, May 29.  https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/avalanche.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/grizbearshotmay10.htm Sat, 29 May 2010 20:00:00 EST Two backpackers, a man and woman, encountered a grizzly bear Friday evening while hiking in the dense brush along the edge of Tattler Creek, which is at the west end of the Igloo Canyon, approximately 35 miles from park headquarters. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/grizbearshotmay10.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/multipleevacs.htm Wed, 26 May 2010 20:00:00 EST A Canadian climber was evacuated from the West Rib route of Mt. McKinley on Thursday afternoon, May 27. Three additional air evacuations occurred earlier in the week. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/multipleevacs.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010-mem-day-mil-fee-waiver.htm Thu, 20 May 2010 20:00:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve To Honor Military by Waiving 2010 Memorial Day Weekend Entrance Fee   https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010-mem-day-mil-fee-waiver.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010-lottery-entry-info.htm Sun, 16 May 2010 20:00:00 EST Entry Period for the 2010 Denali Park Road Lottery is June 1-30 https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010-lottery-entry-info.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/climber-suffers-fatal-fall.htm Sun, 16 May 2010 20:00:00 EST A French mountaineer fell to his death while climbing Mt. McKinley on Sunday, May 16. Pascal Frison, age 51, and his partner were approaching a feature at the top of Motorcycle Hill known as ‘Lunch Rocks” near 12,000 feet on the West Buttress when Frison lost control of his sled. In an attempt to stop it from sliding over the ridge, both the climber and his sled tumbled towards the Peters Glacier. Frison, who was unroped at the time, was unable to self-arrest and ultimately fell over 1,000 feet to a steep, crevassed section of the Peters Glacier. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/climber-suffers-fatal-fall.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/breasei.htm Tue, 11 May 2010 20:00:00 EST Phil Brease, Denali National Park and Preserve’s geologist since 1986, died today while leading a field trip for a Tri-Valley School science class taking place at Garner Point south of Healy. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/breasei.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denalispringsback.htm Mon, 03 May 2010 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denalispringsback.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmobile-orv-closures-2.htm Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:00:00 EST Due to the deterioration of the snowpack, Denali National Park and Preserve Superintendent Paul Anderson has determined that there is no longer adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in the 1980 additions to Denali National Park and Preserve on both sides of the Alaska Range. Effective immediately, the Windy Creek Trail, Cantwell Airstrip Trail, Pyramid Trail, Cantwell Creek Floodplain Trail/Corridor, and the Bull River Floodplain Trail/Route are closed for 45 days by regulation (36 CFR 13.903 and 13.460) to the use of off-road vehicles (ORVs) by authorized subsistence users in order to protect vegetation and soils from damage. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmobile-orv-closures-2.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010-snowmo-closure-north.htm Mon, 12 Apr 2010 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010-snowmo-closure-north.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010-bears-wolves.htm Mon, 12 Apr 2010 20:00:00 EST The National Park Service today announced three actions to help protect bear and wolf populations and park values within NPS units in Interior Alaska. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010-bears-wolves.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010-earth-day.htm Wed, 07 Apr 2010 20:00:00 EST The public is invited to join the Upper Susitna Valley’s tenth annual Earth Day Celebration, taking place on Saturday, April 17 from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the Sheldon Community Arts Hanger in downtown Talkeetna. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010-earth-day.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010-road-opening-tek.htm Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:00:00 EST Denali Park Road to Open to Mile 30 on Saturday, April 3 Mild spring weather and low snow and ice levels have helped the efforts of the National Park Service to open the park road further west for access by park visitors. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010-road-opening-tek.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010-research-fellows.htm Sun, 28 Mar 2010 20:00:00 EST The Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC) has selected four research fellows for 2010. Two researchers are recipients of Discover Denali Research Fellowships for research in or near Denali National Park and Preserve. Two additional researchers are receiving Murie Science and Research Fellowships for research in one of the MSLC partner parks in arctic and subarctic Alaska, which are Bering Land Bridge, Cape Krusenstern, Denali, Gates of the Arctic, Kobuk Valley, Noatak, Wrangell-St. Elias and Yukon-Charley Rivers. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010-research-fellows.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/savageroadopenmar102010.htm Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:00:00 EST A sure sign of spring in Denali National Park and Preserve is the opening of the park road beyond park headquarters. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/savageroadopenmar102010.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/sro-2010.htm Sun, 14 Mar 2010 20:00:00 EST On Wednesday, March 17 the National Park Service road crew will begin the annual operations to clear and prepare the Denali Park Road beyond park headquarters (Mile 3) for vehicle access by park visitors. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/sro-2010.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/bearhuntinghearingmar10.htm Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/bearhuntinghearingmar10.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010-snowmo-opening.htm Sun, 28 Feb 2010 19:00:00 EST All of 1980 Additions to Denali National Park and Preserve Open to Snowmobiling for Traditional Activities Recent storms have brought additional snow to the park, and the Superintendent has determined that there is now adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in all of the 1980 park additions to Denali National Park and Preserve. The open areas include the park and preserve additions north and south of the crest of the Alaska Range. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010-snowmo-opening.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010-mslc-courses.htm Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:00:00 EST Registration Open for 2010 Field Seminars and Teacher Trainings in Denali National Park and Preserve https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010-mslc-courses.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/overflight-meeting.htm Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/overflight-meeting.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowshoe-walks-2010.htm Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:00:00 EST Park rangers at Denali National Park and Preserve invite the public to join them in exploring the park on weekend hikes this winter. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowshoe-walks-2010.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010snowmosouthopen.htm Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010snowmosouthopen.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010-road-eis-workbook.htm Sun, 24 Jan 2010 19:00:00 EST In conjunction with the development of the Denali Park Road Vehicle Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), the National Park Service has released the Denali Park Road Workbook for public review and comment. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010-road-eis-workbook.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010-road-lottery-application-guidelines.htm Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010-road-lottery-application-guidelines.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/militaryfreewaivejan10.htm Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/militaryfreewaivejan10.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snomoopeningdec09.htm Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snomoopeningdec09.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010mslcteacherscholarship.htm Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:00:00 EST With funding from Alaska Geographic, the Murie Science and Learning Center is awarding scholarships to teachers for accredited trainings and seminars taking place in Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010mslcteacherscholarship.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010researchfellowshipdec09.htm Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010researchfellowshipdec09.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010reservationsnov09.htm Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2010reservationsnov09.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/overflightsmtgnov09.htm Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST The sixth meeting of the Denali National Park Aircraft Overflights Advisory Council will take place on Tuesday, December 1 from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. at the Campbell Creek Science Center, located at 5600 Science Center Drive, Anchorage. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/overflightsmtgnov09.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winterroadnov09.htm Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST The Denali Park Road has closed for the winter at Mile 3 (Park Headquarters), as the construction activity at the new rest area east of the Savage River Campground has ended for the season. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winterroadnov09.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/opentomile13.htm Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/opentomile13.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/srcmeetingoct09.htm Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:00:00 EST The Denali Subsistence Resource Commission meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 4 from 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. at the Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC) in Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/srcmeetingoct09.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/pilotaliveoct16.htm Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:00:00 EST Dan McGregor, 35, of Denali Park, the pilot of the missing Cessna 185 that was discovered crashed and burned on Thursday afternoon in Denali National Park, is alive. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/pilotaliveoct16.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/investigationendsoc16pm.htm Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:00:00 EST National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) personnel arrived in Denali National Park mid-day today, and have concluded their on-scene investigation of the crash site above the East Fork of the Toklat River in Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/investigationendsoc16pm.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/aircraftsearch2oct15.htm Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:00:00 EST Aerial searchers located what appears to be the missing Cessna 185 at approximately 3:00 p.m. today on a steep slope west of the East Fork of the Toklat River, approximately seven miles north of the Denali Park Road. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/aircraftsearch2oct15.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/airexhibitoct09.htm Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:00:00 EST A new special exhibit featuring the work of Denali’s Artists-in-Residence program is now on display at the University of Alaska Museum of the North in Fairbanks. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/airexhibitoct09.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fallupdatesept09.htm Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:00:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve experienced its first significant snowfall of the season yesterday, with snow accumulations ranging from two inches at Headquarters to almost two feet at the Eielson Visitor Center. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fallupdatesept09.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/publiclandsdaysept09.htm Sun, 13 Sep 2009 20:00:00 EST Come celebrate National Public Lands Day and help Denali National Park and Preserve by volunteering for a one-day project on Saturday, September 26. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/publiclandsdaysept09.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/visitordeathsept09.htm Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/visitordeathsept09.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/savageareatrailseasept09.htm Thu, 03 Sep 2009 20:00:00 EST An Environmental Assessment (EA) evaluating a proposal to construct new trails in the Savage River Area of Denali National Park and Preserve is now available for public review and comment, announced Park Superintendent Paul Anderson. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/savageareatrailseasept09.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/burnpileaug09.htm Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:00:00 EST Fire management staff at Denali National Park and Preserve will burn a pile of debris consisting construction lumber on Tuesday, August 25, 2009. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/burnpileaug09.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/firebanliftaug10.htm Sun, 09 Aug 2009 20:00:00 EST Fire activity has moderated due to recent rain and cooler weather and Denali National Park and Preserve officials have lifted the ban on open fires in the park’s backcountry areas. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/firebanliftaug10.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/firebanaug05.htm Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:00:00 EST Effective immediately, Denali National Park and Preserve officials are prohibiting the use of open fires in the park’s backcountry areas, including the new park additions and preserve, due to the very high fire danger. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/firebanaug05.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/volunteerawareaug09.htm Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:00:00 EST On Wednesday, July 20, Superintendent Paul Anderson presented with this year's Harry Hassinger Award for the top individual volunteer in the Alaska Region to Kent Miller. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/volunteerawareaug09.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/visitorfatalitysavage.htm Thu, 16 Jul 2009 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/visitorfatalitysavage.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/artistapplyjuly09.htm Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:00:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve is seeking applications from visual artists for the 2010 Artist-in-Residence Program. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/artistapplyjuly09.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/stampedecreekaccessea9july09.htm Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:00:00 EST An Environmental Assessment (EA) evaluating proposed Inholder Access to the Stampede Creek Area of Denali National Park and Preserve is now available for public review and comment, announced Park Superintendent Paul Anderson. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/stampedecreekaccessea9july09.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fireupdatejuly0509.htm Sat, 04 Jul 2009 20:00:00 EST Fire activity on fires burning in or near Denali National Park and Preserve has increased due to the recent warm, dry weather. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fireupdatejuly0509.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/4thofjulyfirejuly09.htm Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST The upcoming holiday weekend is forecast to be warm and mostly dry, and Denali National Park and Preserve officials are asking visitors to be especially cautious with their use of fire while enjoying the park. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/4thofjulyfirejuly09.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/roadlotteryjune2009.htm Sun, 14 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST The 2009 annual road lottery in Denali National Park and Preserve is taking place on September 18, 19, 20, and 21 (Friday through Monday), weather permitting. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/roadlotteryjune2009.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/artifactjune09.htm Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST A rare look at Denali's prehistoric cultural past came to light when a portion of a prehistoric Athabascan arrow was discovered by park visitors in mid-May 2009 along the gravel bar of the Teklanika River. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/artifactjune09.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/exchange.htm Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/exchange.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/eamile7386june09.htm Mon, 08 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST An Environmental Assessment (EA) for the construction of park road improvements between Mile 73 and 86 is now available for public review and comment, announced Park Superintendent Paul R. Anderson. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/eamile7386june09.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/feefreejune09.htm Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST The National Park Service is offering three fee-free weekends this summer at national parks across the country. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/feefreejune09.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/photoanalysis.htm Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/photoanalysis.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/visitordeathmay09.htm Wed, 27 May 2009 20:00:00 EST Gerald Focha, 76, of Danville, California died from what appear to be natural causes at the Alaska Railroad Denali Deport on Wednesday, May 27, in spite of the lifesaving efforts by personnel on scene, park rangers, and the local fire department. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/visitordeathmay09.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/search05262009.htm Mon, 25 May 2009 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/search05262009.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/firenew20090526.htm Mon, 25 May 2009 20:00:00 EST Another fire was detected in Denali NP. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/firenew20090526.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/searchmay25.htm Sun, 24 May 2009 20:00:00 EST After five days of aerial and ground searching on Mt. McKinley, there has still been no sighting of Dr. Gerald Myers, nor any evidence of a fall or disturbance on the snow surface.  https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/searchmay25.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/deathmay09.htm Sat, 23 May 2009 20:00:00 EST David Crook, age 21, from Salt Lake City, Utah, was discovered to be not breathing and unresponsive when his roommate returned to their dorm room and attempted to wake him up at approximately 10:45 a.m. today, May 24. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/deathmay09.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/firenews20090524.htm Sat, 23 May 2009 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/firenews20090524.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/search4.htm Sat, 23 May 2009 20:00:00 EST In the ongoing search for missing climber Dr. Gerald Myers, aerial spotters on board two U.S. Army Chinook helicopters were unable to view elevations above 17,000 feet on Sunday, May 24. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/search4.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/search3.htm Fri, 22 May 2009 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/search3.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/search2.htm Thu, 21 May 2009 20:00:00 EST Aerial searchers on Mt. McKinley discovered no new leads today as to the whereabouts of missing solo climber Dr. Gerald Myers.  https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/search2.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/search042109.htm Wed, 20 May 2009 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/search042109.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/artistmay09.htm Mon, 18 May 2009 20:00:00 EST Four artists, including John Morgan, an award winning Fairbanks author, will be participating in this year’s Artist-in-Residence program at Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/artistmay09.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/roadlotterymay09.htm Sun, 10 May 2009 20:00:00 EST The 2009 annual road lottery in Denali National Park and Preserve is taking place on September 18, 19, 20, and 21 (Friday through Monday), weather permitting. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/roadlotterymay09.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/windycornerfatality.htm Thu, 07 May 2009 20:00:00 EST A client on a guided expedition collapsed and died of apparently natural causes on Thursday, May 7 while ascending the West Buttress of Mt. McKinley.  https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/windycornerfatality.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snomoclosesouthmay09.htm Sun, 03 May 2009 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snomoclosesouthmay09.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/opentomile30-2009.htm Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:00:00 EST Mild spring weather has facilitated the efforts of the National Park Service road crew and other park employees to open the road and park facilities to park visitors. The portion of the Denali Park Road between the Savage River (Mile 15) and the Teklanika River Rest Area at Mile 30 will open for travel by private vehicles at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, April 24, weather permitting. Visitors are encouraged to call ahead for updated road and weather conditions before driving to the park. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/opentomile30-2009.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/srcmtgapr09.htm Fri, 17 Apr 2009 20:00:00 EST The Denali Subsistence Resource Commission meeting that was to take place in February 2009 has been rescheduled for Thursday, April 30. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/srcmtgapr09.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snomoclosurenapr09.htm Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snomoclosurenapr09.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/earthdayapr09.htm Sun, 12 Apr 2009 20:00:00 EST The public is invited to participate in the activities and presentations being offered for the ninth annual Upper Susitna Earth Day Celebration. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/earthdayapr09.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/parkrdsvg09.htm Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/parkrdsvg09.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/researchfellosapr09.htm Wed, 08 Apr 2009 20:00:00 EST The Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC) has selected seven research fellows for 2009.  https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/researchfellosapr09.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/overflightsapr7.htm Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/overflightsapr7.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/sromar09.htm Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:00:00 EST On Monday, March 16 the National Park Service road crew will begin the annual operations to clear and prepare the Denali Park Road beyond park headquarters (Mile 3) for vehicle access by park visitors. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/sromar09.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/reststopeamar09.htm Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:00:00 EST An Environmental Assessment (EA) for the replacement of the restroom facilities at the Polychrome Overlook, Teklanika Rest Stop, and Teklanika River Campground in Denali National Park and Preserve is now available for public review and comment, announced Superintendent Paul R. Anderson. The National Park Service (NPS) is proposing to remove the existing chemical toilets at these sites and replace them with non-chemical facilities. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/reststopeamar09.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winterfest09.htm Sun, 08 Feb 2009 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winterfest09.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2009researchfellowshipext.htm Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2009researchfellowshipext.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowshoe-hikes.htm Sun, 25 Jan 2009 19:00:00 EST Park rangers at Denali National Park and Preserve invite the public to join them in exploring the park on weekend hikes this winter. The hikes will be done on snowshoes when snow conditions are favorable, and will take place on Saturdays and Sundays, beginning on Saturday, January 31, 2009. Hikers will meet at 1:00 p.m. at the Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC), located at Mile 1.3 on the Park Road just west of the traffic circle. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowshoe-hikes.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/roadeisnewsdec08.htm Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:00:00 EST The National Park Service has released a newsletter with the summary of the comments received during public scoping for the Denali Park Road Vehicle Management Plan and EIS. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/roadeisnewsdec08.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mslcteachscholarshipdec08.htm Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:00:00 EST With funding provided by Alaska Geographic, the Murie Science and Learning Center is awarding scholarships to teachers to participate in accredited trainings and seminars taking place in summer 2009 in Denali National Park and Preserve.  https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mslcteachscholarshipdec08.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2009reservations.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2009reservations.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/overflightsnov08.htm Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/overflightsnov08.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/opensnomo112008.htm Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/opensnomo112008.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/regsfinal1108.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 19:00:00 EST New regulations regarding subsistence off-road vehicle use, backcountry use and mountaineering at Denali National Park and Preserve were published today in the Federal Register. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/regsfinal1108.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2009researchfellowshipoct08.htm Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2009researchfellowshipoct08.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/srcmeetingoct08.htm Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:00:00 EST The Denali Subsistence Resource Commission meeting that was to take place on Friday, October 17, 2008 in Denali National Park and Preserve has been rescheduled for Friday, November 14, 2008. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/srcmeetingoct08.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winterroadoct08.htm Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:00:00 EST The Denali Park Road has closed for the winter at Mile 3 (Park Headquarters).  https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winterroadoct08.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/hunterrescue.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:00:00 EST In a joint effort of the Alaska State Troopers and the National Park Service, two hypothermic hunters were rescued from the banks of the Chulitna River on Saturday, September 20. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/hunterrescue.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/roadeisscopingsept08.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/roadeisscopingsept08.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fallupdatesept08.htm Mon, 15 Sep 2008 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fallupdatesept08.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/overflightscouncilsept08.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/overflightscouncilsept08.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/roadrehabscopaug08.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:00:00 EST The National Park Service, in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, is considering a project for safety improvements to the western end of the 92-mile long Denali Park Road in Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/roadrehabscopaug08.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/roadeisscopingaug08.htm Sun, 17 Aug 2008 20:00:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve intends to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to develop and implement a plan to manage vehicles along the Denali Park Road.  https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/roadeisscopingaug08.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/second-collapse.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 20:00:00 EST For the second time in one week, a mountaineer collapsed and died while climbing Mt. McKinley in Denali National Park and Preserve. Pungkas Tri Baruno, age 20, of Jakarta, Indonesia was descending the West Buttress route the night of July 7, 2008 when he collapsed approximately one quarter-mile from the 17,200-foot high camp. Baruno’s guides initiated cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and immediately called for assistance from another guided team at high camp via family band (FRS) radio. CPR was performed for over one hour, but they were unable to revive the patient. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/second-collapse.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/summit-fatality.htm Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:00:00 EST A climber collapsed and died on the summit of Mt. McKinley on the evening of July 4, 2008. James Nasti, age 51, of Naperville, Illinois was a client on an Alpine Ascents International expedition that began their climb on June 20. According to the two expedition guides, Nasti exhibited no signs of distress or illness throughout the trip, and was climbing strongly immediately prior to the collapse. The guides administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for up to 45 minutes, but Nasti did not regain a pulse. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/summit-fatality.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/aggressivebear.htm Sat, 05 Jul 2008 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/aggressivebear.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/july4thadvisory.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/july4thadvisory.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/evcopenjune08.htm Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:00:00 EST After three years of planning and design by a team of architects, engineers, and Denali National Park staff, and three more years of construction, the new Eielson Visitor Center opened to the public on Sunday, June 8, 2008. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/evcopenjune08.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/followup-on-search.htm Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:00:00 EST After successfully locating missing backpackers Abby Flantz, 25 of Gaylord, Minnesota, and Erica Nelson, 23 from Las Vegas, Nevada on Wednesday, June 18, Denali search managers interviewed the pair to determine what had taken place during their extended stay in the backcountry. The point where the pair was last seen was on the trail of the west side of the Savage River on Thursday afternoon, June 12. They had gotten a wilderness permit for one night in a Mount Healy area backcountry unit. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/followup-on-search.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/flantzsar3jun1808.htm Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:00:00 EST Abby Flantz and Erica Nelson were grinning from ear to ear as they disembarked the helicopter at the Denali Park airstrip at 4: 55 p.m. today and walked into the waiting arms of their anxious families. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/flantzsar3jun1808.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/flantzsar2jun1708.htm Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:00:00 EST Today’s combined efforts of eleven ground teams and four aircraft failed to yield any new clues on the location of missing backpackers Abby Flantz and Erica Nelson. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/flantzsar2jun1708.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/roadlotteryjune08.htm Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:00:00 EST This year’s annual road lottery in Denali National Park and Preserve is taking place on September 12, 13, 14, and 15 (Friday through Monday), weather permitting. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/roadlotteryjune08.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/flantzsar2jun1608.htm Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:00:00 EST Additional search teams on the ground, including two dog teams, and continued aerial searching with three aircraft failed to yield any sign of missing backpackers Abby Flantz and Erica Nelson during today’s search efforts. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/flantzsar2jun1608.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/flantzsarjun1608.htm Sun, 15 Jun 2008 20:00:00 EST Five ground crews, each consisting of 3-4 people, are in the field this morning to continue to search high priority areas for missing backpackers Abby Flantz and Erica Nelson. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/flantzsarjun1608.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/flantzsar2jun1508.htm Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:00:00 EST Sunday’s aerial and ground search efforts turned up no new clues as to the location of missing backpackers Abby Flantz, 25, of Gaylord, Minnesota, and Erica Nelson, 23, from Las Vegas, Nevada. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/flantzsar2jun1508.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/flantzsarjun1508.htm Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/flantzsarjun1508.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/soloclimberrescued.htm Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:00:00 EST Denali mountaineering rangers led a life-saving technical rope rescue of a fallen solo climber on Mt. McKinley the evening of June 3.  https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/soloclimberrescued.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/search-on-cassin-ridge-suspended.htm Wed, 28 May 2008 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/search-on-cassin-ridge-suspended.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/names-released.htm Mon, 26 May 2008 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/names-released.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mckinley-search-continues.htm Sun, 25 May 2008 20:00:00 EST Clear skies and milder winds are aiding National Park Service (NPS) aerial observers in the search for two overdue climbers on the Cassin Ridge of Mt. McKinley. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mckinley-search-continues.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/search-cassin.htm Sun, 25 May 2008 20:00:00 EST Clear skies and milder winds enabled National Park Service (NPS) aerial spotters to make several flights under optimum observation conditions in the search for two Japanese climbers on Mt. McKinley, but the climbers were not seen.  https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/search-cassin.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/search-continues.htm Sat, 24 May 2008 20:00:00 EST The search for two Japanese climbers on the Cassin Ridge of Mt. McKinley continued on Sunday, May 25. A Cessna 206 fixed wing observation flight was launched at noon on Sunday, but it turned around due to cloud cover. Two more fixed wing flights left Talkeetna around 5:00 pm, including the Cessna 206 and a twin-engine Conquest. Spotters on both aircraft got an initial look at the route with no obvious findings, but high resolution photos taken on the flights will be scrutinized overnight for clues. An additional Conquest flight with three spotters is anticipated for later Sunday night. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/search-continues.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/search-underway.htm Fri, 23 May 2008 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/search-underway.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/nativeartmay08.htm Thu, 22 May 2008 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/nativeartmay08.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/dinotracksmay08.htm Tue, 20 May 2008 20:00:00 EST The summer of 2007 was the most exciting so far in the continued search for new dinosaur materials in Denali National Park and Preserve. Discoveries of hundreds of new dinosaur and fossil bird footprints were made, which included the footprints of adolescent hadrosaurs – commonly known as duck-billed dinosaurs. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/dinotracksmay08.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/rescuecrewhonored.htm Sun, 18 May 2008 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/rescuecrewhonored.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmoclosed08.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmoclosed08.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/hartzogaward.htm Mon, 12 May 2008 20:00:00 EST Dr. Jennifer Dow, an emergency room physician at Alaska Regional Hospital, was presented with a George B. Hartzog, Jr. Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service at a ceremony that took place in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, May 8. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/hartzogaward.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/researchfellows2008.htm Tue, 06 May 2008 20:00:00 EST The National Park Service and the Murie Science and Learning Center have selected eleven research fellows for 2008. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/researchfellows2008.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snareremovedmay08.htm Sun, 04 May 2008 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snareremovedmay08.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/springopeningmay08.htm Sun, 04 May 2008 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/springopeningmay08.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denalipro.htm Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:00:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) and Pigeon Mountain Industries (PMI) recognize mountaineering guides Heidi Kloos and Robert Durnell of Mountain Trip International as joint recipients of the Denali Pro Award for their selfless assistance to fellow climbers during a May 2007 rescue effort.  https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/denalipro.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/online-registration-now-available.htm Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/online-registration-now-available.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/artistapr08.htm Tue, 08 Apr 2008 20:00:00 EST Four artists, including Ron Senungetuck, one of Alaska’s best-known native artists, will be participating in this year’s Artist-in-Residence program at Denali National Park and Preserve.  https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/artistapr08.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snomocloseapr08.htm Mon, 07 Apr 2008 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snomocloseapr08.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/earthdayapr08.htm Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:00:00 EST The public is invited to participate in the activities and presentations being offered for the eighth annual Upper Susitna Earth Day Celebration. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/earthdayapr08.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/overflightsmar08.htm Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:00:00 EST The second meeting of the Denali National Park Aircraft Overflights Advisory Council will take place on Thursday, April 10 from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. at the Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge, located at Mile 12.5 on the Talkeetna Spur Road. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/overflightsmar08.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/wastewatereamar08.htm Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:00:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) is proposing major replacement and repairs of wastewater treatment facilities at the entrance area of Denali National Park and Preserve.  https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/wastewatereamar08.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/roadopenmarch08.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:00:00 EST Snow and ice still blanket most of the park, but a sure sign of spring is that the Denali National Park and Preserve road crew has cleared the park road between park headquarters (Mile 3) to the Savage River (Mile 15). https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/roadopenmarch08.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/gci-installation-to-begin.htm Tue, 04 Mar 2008 19:00:00 EST Alaska-based communications company GCI, Inc. will begin installation of a fiber optic cable within the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT) George Parks Highway right-of-way (ROW) that passes through the eastern portion of Denali National Park and Preserve. The trenching and installation work will start Tuesday, March 11 and is not expected to impede highway traffic flow through the six-mile stretch of the park. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/gci-installation-to-begin.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/sromar08.htm Sun, 02 Mar 2008 19:00:00 EST On Sunday, March 9 the National Park Service road crew will begin the annual operations to clear and prepare the Denali Park Road beyond park headquarters (Mile 3) for vehicle access by park visitors. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/sromar08.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/wacap.htm Sun, 24 Feb 2008 19:00:00 EST A survey of four lake basins and fish in three Alaska national park units has detected measurable levels of mercury, pesticides and other airborne contaminants. The study also found airborne contaminants in other western United States national parks. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/wacap.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/subsistcabineafeb08.htm Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:00:00 EST The National Park Service has released for public comment an Environmental Assessment (EA) which evaluates the impacts associated with replacing two cabins used for subsistence activities within Denali National Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/subsistcabineafeb08.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winterfestfeb08.htm Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:00:00 EST If you enjoy winter or merely tolerate it, there is something for you to do during this year’s annual Winterfest Celebration taking place Friday, February 22 to Sunday, February 24 in Denali National Park and the neighboring communities. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winterfestfeb08.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmofeb08.htm Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmofeb08.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/overflightscounciljan08.htm Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/overflightscounciljan08.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mslcscholarshipjan08.htm Tue, 29 Jan 2008 19:00:00 EST The Murie Science and Learning Center is awarding scholarships to teachers to participate in accredited trainings and seminars taking place in summer 2008 in Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/mslcscholarshipjan08.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowshoehikejan08.htm Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:00:00 EST Park rangers at Denali National Park and Preserve are inviting the public to join them in exploring the park on weekend hikes this winter. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowshoehikejan08.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/airrelease4.htm Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:00:00 EST The Alaska Natural History Association is pleased to announce that the Denali National Park Artist-in-Residence program is now accepting applications for the 2008 summer residency period. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/airrelease4.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/southernportionsopen.htm Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:00:00 EST The Superintendent of Denali National Park and Preserve has determined that there is now adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in areas of the 1980 park additions that are south of the crest of the Alaska Range, including park lands between the Bull River and Windy Creek at the north end of Broad Pass. All areas of the 1980 park additions north of the crest of the Alaska Range remain closed to snowmobile use for traditional activities due to inadequate snow cover. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/southernportionsopen.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmachinedec707.htm Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:00:00 EST Recent storms have brought additional snow to Denali National Park and Preserve and the Superintendent has determined that there is now adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in areas of the 1980 additions to Denali National Park and Preserve that are south of the crest of the Alaska Range except for the park lands between the Bull River and Windy Creek at the north end of Broad Pass. All areas of the 1980 park additions north of the crest of the Alaska Range remain closed to snowmobile use for traditional activities due to inadequate snow cover. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowmachinedec707.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2008researchfellowshipdec07.htm Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2008researchfellowshipdec07.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/whtreeornamentdec07.htm Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:00:00 EST An ornament created for Denali National Park and Preserve by Kesler and Marianna Woodward of Fairbanks, Alaska is prominently displayed on this year’s official White House Christmas Tree. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/whtreeornamentdec07.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2008reservationsnov07.htm Fri, 23 Nov 2007 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/2008reservationsnov07.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/burnpilenov07.htm Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:00:00 EST Fire management staff at Denali National Park and Preserve will burn a large pile of debris consisting of brush, tree branches, and other woody material on Monday, November 19. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/burnpilenov07.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/gcinov07.htm Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/gcinov07.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winterroadoct07.htm Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:00:00 EST The Denali Park Road has closed for the winter at Mile 3 (Park Headquarters). https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winterroadoct07.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/orvfonsisept07.htm Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/orvfonsisept07.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/roadopensept07.htm Tue, 18 Sep 2007 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/roadopensept07.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/hqeasept07.htm Sun, 09 Sep 2007 20:00:00 EST The National Park Service announces the release of an Environmental Assessment for the Headquarters Area Plan for Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/hqeasept07.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/huntingrewardsept07.htm Sun, 09 Sep 2007 20:00:00 EST As hunting season gets underway, the National Park Service (NPS) reminds hunters that sport hunting is allowed only in the Denali National Preserve, located on the western corners of Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/huntingrewardsept07.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/burnpilesaug07.htm Tue, 28 Aug 2007 20:00:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve fire management staff will burn several piles of woody debris in remote areas of the park beginning Tuesday, September 4 through Friday, September 7, weather and other conditions permitting. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/burnpilesaug07.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/kasparpresentationaug07.htm Mon, 27 Aug 2007 20:00:00 EST Artists and their work have played a significant role in raising public awareness of the natural wonders preserved within the National Park System even before the establishment of the first national parks. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/kasparpresentationaug07.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/srcmeetingaug07.htm Thu, 16 Aug 2007 20:00:00 EST The public is invited to the Denali Subsistence Resource Commission meeting taking place on Monday, August 27 from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. at the Cantwell Community Center. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/srcmeetingaug07.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/heacoxpresentationaug07.htm Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/heacoxpresentationaug07.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/climbingwrapupaug2007.htm Wed, 08 Aug 2007 20:00:00 EST Mt. McKinley is once again a lonely place. Signaling the unofficial end of the Denali climbing season, the last of the mountaineers have flown back to Talkeetna, along with the final remnants of the Kahiltna Basecamp.  https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/climbingwrapupaug2007.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/transitpresentationaug07.htm Wed, 01 Aug 2007 20:00:00 EST Charles Rutkowski, Assistant Director of the Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA), will present an overview of CTAA’s assistance program on Tuesday, August 7 at 7:00 p.m. at the Tri-Valley Community Center in Healy. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/transitpresentationaug07.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/walkerpresentationjuly07.htm Thu, 26 Jul 2007 20:00:00 EST The public is invited to join local resident Tom Walker as he presents “Heart of the Park: Wildlife, Attitudes Then and Now” at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, August 2 in the Denali Visitor Center, located at Mile 1.2 on the Denali Park Road. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/walkerpresentationjuly07.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/huntingguidejuly07.htm Wed, 25 Jul 2007 20:00:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) has completed the selection process for the concession contracts authorizing sport hunting guide services in the Denali National Preserve, located in the western corners of Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/huntingguidejuly07.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/subsistencehearingjuly07.htm Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:00:00 EST Public Notice https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/subsistencehearingjuly07.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/sfragapresentationjul07.htm Tue, 10 Jul 2007 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/sfragapresentationjul07.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/suicidenamejuly07.htm Wed, 04 Jul 2007 20:00:00 EST The identification of the young man who died as the result of what appears to be suicide has been released, as his family members have been notified. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/suicidenamejuly07.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/suicidejuly07.htm Mon, 02 Jul 2007 20:00:00 EST On Monday, July 2 at approximately 8:30 p.m. the park’s communication center was notified of the discovery of a body of a young man hanging from the railroad trestle above Riley Creek. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/suicidejuly07.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/4thofjuly07.htm Sun, 01 Jul 2007 20:00:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve officials are asking visitors to be especially cautious with fire during this week's holiday period. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/4thofjuly07.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/jane-haigh-speaker.htm Tue, 26 Jun 2007 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/jane-haigh-speaker.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/artist-in-residence-presentation.htm Tue, 26 Jun 2007 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/artist-in-residence-presentation.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/rehab-park-road-ea1.htm Sun, 24 Jun 2007 20:00:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS), in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, is proposing to rehabilitate two sections of the Denali Park Road just beyond park headquarters near Mile 4.0 and 4.5. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/rehab-park-road-ea1.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/summer-speaker-series-6-13-07.htm Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:00:00 EST Dr. Timothy Rawson is giving a presentation titled, “Wolves and the National Park Service: The Significance of Denali” on Thursday, June 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the Denali Visitor Center, located at Mile 1.3 on the Denali Park Road. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/summer-speaker-series-6-13-07.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/cantwell-orv-6-4-07.htm Sun, 03 Jun 2007 20:00:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) is considering alternatives for managing subsistence-related off-road vehicle use in the Cantwell area of Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/cantwell-orv-6-4-07.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/collins-sisters-presentation.htm Tue, 29 May 2007 20:00:00 EST Miki and Julie Collins, trappers, handcrafters and writers, will give a presentation entitled “A Continued Heritage: Two Lives, Subsistence, and Denali Park” at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 7 in the Denali Visitor Center. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/collins-sisters-presentation.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/avalancheonbarille.htm Sat, 19 May 2007 20:00:00 EST Denali National Park & Preserve rescue personnel confirmed a fatal avalanche accident on Mt. Barrille in the park’s Ruth Gorge late Friday May 19. Two climbers were killed while attempting the Japanese Couloir route on the peak’s east face. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/avalancheonbarille.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/avalanchevictimsidentified.htm Sat, 19 May 2007 20:00:00 EST Denali National Park & Preserve rescue personnel confirmed that two climbers died in an avalanche while attempting the Japanese Couloir route on Mt. Barrille earlier this week. Postlethwait of Park City, Utah. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/avalanchevictimsidentified.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fatal-climbing-fall-on-mt-mckinley.htm Thu, 17 May 2007 20:00:00 EST Two climbers died as a result of a 1,900-foot fall during a descent of Mt. McKinley on Thursday evening May 17. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/fatal-climbing-fall-on-mt-mckinley.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/climbing-fatalities-on-mt-mckinley-identified.htm Thu, 17 May 2007 20:00:00 EST Two climbers who died in a 1,900-foot fall during a descent of Mt. McKinley on Thursday evening May 17 have been identified. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/climbing-fatalities-on-mt-mckinley-identified.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/opening-for-2007-season.htm Wed, 09 May 2007 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/opening-for-2007-season.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/summer-speaker-series.htm Tue, 08 May 2007 20:00:00 EST The National Park Service and its partners are hosting a special 90th Anniversary Summer Speaker Series as part of the year-long celebration of this significant milestone in Denali National Park and Preserve’s history. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/summer-speaker-series.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/kantishna-experience.htm Sun, 29 Apr 2007 20:00:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) is partnering with transportation concessioner Doyon/ARAMARK Joint Venture (JV) to offer the new Kantishna Experience bus trip for Denali National Park and Preserve’s summer visitors beginning in June. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/kantishna-experience.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/name-of-climbing-fatality-released.htm Thu, 26 Apr 2007 20:00:00 EST National Park Service officials have released the name of the climber who died on Monday, April 23 on Mt. Wake in Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/name-of-climbing-fatality-released.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/climbing-fatality-in-the-alaska-range.htm Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:00:00 EST A climber died after an approximately 1,000-foot fall on Mt. Wake in Denali National Park and Preserve on Monday, April 23. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/climbing-fatality-in-the-alaska-range.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/hq-scoping-meeting.htm Sun, 22 Apr 2007 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/hq-scoping-meeting.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/teacher-scholarships-available.htm Sun, 22 Apr 2007 20:00:00 EST The Murie Science and Learning Center is awarding full scholarships to teachers for select 2007 teacher training and field seminar courses in Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/teacher-scholarships-available.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/southern-areas-closed.htm Sun, 15 Apr 2007 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/southern-areas-closed.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/southern-areas-closed-2007.htm Sun, 15 Apr 2007 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/southern-areas-closed-2007.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-open-to-mile-30-2007.htm Sat, 14 Apr 2007 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-open-to-mile-30-2007.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/inadequate-snow-cover.htm Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/inadequate-snow-cover.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/upper-susitna-communities-celebrate-earth-day.htm Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:00:00 EST The public is invited to participate in the activities and presentations being offered for the seventh annual Upper Susitna Community Earth Day Celebration. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/upper-susitna-communities-celebrate-earth-day.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-open.htm Wed, 04 Apr 2007 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/road-open.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/artist-in-residence.htm Tue, 03 Apr 2007 20:00:00 EST Four artists using very different mediums have been selected for this year’s Artist-in-Residence program at Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/artist-in-residence.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/new-fees.htm Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:00:00 EST Superintendent Paul Anderson announced today that Denali National Park and Preserve is proposing to implement new fees for sled dog demonstrations and backcountry permits in 2008. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/new-fees.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/spring-road-opening-2007.htm Tue, 20 Mar 2007 20:00:00 EST National Park Service road crews began the annual plowing to open the Denali Park Road west of park headquarters on Sunday, March 18. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/spring-road-opening-2007.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/nps-centennial.htm Thu, 15 Mar 2007 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/nps-centennial.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/burn-pile.htm Thu, 22 Feb 2007 19:00:00 EST Fire management staff at Denali National Park and Preserve will burn a large pile of debris consisting of brush, tree branches, scrap lumber, and other woody material on Monday, February 26. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/burn-pile.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/src-meeting.htm Tue, 20 Feb 2007 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/src-meeting.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/field-seminars.htm Wed, 14 Feb 2007 19:00:00 EST A wide variety of summer classes designed to immerse participants in different aspects of Denali National Park and Preserve’s cultural and natural history and provide an in-depth park experience are now available for registration with the Murie Science and Learning Center. The classes are small (no more than twelve participants), but the classroom is grand – the mountains, tundra and forest of Denali National Park and Preserve! https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/field-seminars.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winterfest-2007.htm Sun, 11 Feb 2007 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/winterfest-2007.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/phone-reservations.htm Sun, 04 Feb 2007 19:00:00 EST Telephone reservation systems for Denali National Park and Preserve shuttle buses, bus tours and the four largest campgrounds will open for the season on Thursday, February 15, 2007. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/phone-reservations.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snow-opening.htm Wed, 17 Jan 2007 19:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snow-opening.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/partial-opening.htm Thu, 11 Jan 2007 19:00:00 EST Recent storms have brought additional snow to Denali Park and Preserve and the Superintendent has determined that there is now adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in areas of the 1980 additions to Denali National Park and Preserve that are south of the crest of the Alaska Range except for the park lands between the West Fork of Chulitna River and Windy Creek at the north end of Broad Pass. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/partial-opening.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/resource-stewardship-invite.htm Mon, 25 Dec 2006 19:00:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) is beginning the preparation of a Resource Stewardship Strategy for Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/resource-stewardship-invite.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/lack-of-snowcover.htm Tue, 12 Dec 2006 19:00:00 EST Due to the continued lack of adequate snow cover, all areas of the 1980 additions to Denali National Park and Preserve remain closed to the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/lack-of-snowcover.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/sport-hunting-guide-prospectus.htm Mon, 04 Dec 2006 19:00:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) intends to award up to two concession contracts for sport hunting guide services for the public within portions of Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/sport-hunting-guide-prospectus.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowshoehikenov06.htm Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:00:00 EST Park rangers at Denali National Park and Preserve are inviting the public to join them on weekend hikes this winter. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/snowshoehikenov06.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/seeking-artists.htm Tue, 07 Nov 2006 19:00:00 EST Denali National Park and Preserve is seeking applications from visual artists for the 2007 Artist-in-Residence Program. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/seeking-artists.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/reasearch-fellowship.htm Wed, 18 Oct 2006 20:00:00 EST https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/reasearch-fellowship.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/hunters-apprehended.htm Sun, 24 Sep 2006 20:00:00 EST Early on Monday, September 18, three park rangers flew by helicopter to the site of an illegal hunting camp located two miles inside the northeast corner of Denali National Park and Preserve and apprehended two hunters. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/hunters-apprehended.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/kantishna-hikes-prospectus.htm Tue, 12 Sep 2006 20:00:00 EST The National Park Service (NPS) intends to award up to two concession contracts for guided interpretive hiking services for the public within the Kantishna area and limited opportunities in the Wonder Lake area of Denali National Park and Preserve. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/kantishna-hikes-prospectus.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/science-symposium-2006.htm Sun, 03 Sep 2006 20:00:00 EST General Public and Community Members Invited to 2006 Alaska Park Science Symposium in Denali National Park and Preserve https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/science-symposium-2006.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/c-camp-ea.htm Wed, 23 Aug 2006 20:00:00 EST The National Park Service has released for public comment an Environmental Assessment which evaluates the impacts of constructing the following facilities at the C-Camp area of Denali National Park and Preserve https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/c-camp-ea.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/muriecenterhostsspecialpresentation.htm Sun, 20 Aug 2006 20:00:00 EST The public is invited to join award-winning writer and documentary filmmaker Dayton Duncan for a behind-the-scenes look at his new PBS film about the history of America's national parks. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/muriecenterhostsspecialpresentation.htm https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/dinosaurdiscovery.htm Sun, 06 Aug 2006 20:00:00 EST The search for dinosaur material at Denali National Park and Preserve has continued with great success in the 2006 field season, which began in early June. https://www.nps.gov/dena/learn/news/dinosaurdiscovery.htm