NPS Invites Public to Meetings on Draft Denali Park Road Vehicle Management Plan

NPS Invites Public to Meetings on Draft Denali Park Road Vehicle Management Plan

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service on Aug. 15, 2011. It is reproduced in full below.

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 Sept. 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.

During the meetings, which will be done in an open house format, the public will have the opportunity to ask questions of park staff, gather additional information, and provide formal comments.

The meetings are all taking place from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. on the following dates and locations:

* Tuesday, August 23: Murie Science and Learning Center, Denali National Park

* Wednesday, August 31: Morris Thompson Visitors Center, 101 Dunkel St., Fairbanks

* Wednesday, September 7: Campbell Creek Science Center, 5600 Science Center Dr. Anchorage

The draft document is available online at https://parkplanning.nps.gov.

Comments will be accepted through Sept. 30, 2011 and can be submitted through the aforelinked website, faxed to (907) 733-1465, or mailed to the address below:

Superintendent

Denali National Park and Preserve

ATTN: Vehicle Management Plan

P.O. Box 588

Talkeetna, AK 99676

For additional information on the plan contact Miriam Valentine at (907) 733-9102 or via email.

Source: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service

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