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Proposal Rejected to Allow Snowmachines in Park
Channel 2 NewsA proposal to allow snowmachines in one of Anchorage's premier cross-country skiing parks has been rejected. The Anchorage Daily Newssays the city Parks and Recreation Commission and the city Parks Department said no to a proposal to allow snowmachiners...Tags: Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Cross Country Skiing
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Juneau Announces Measures to Control Dogs in Parks
KINY RadioA city official in Juneau says animal control officers are cracking down on irresponsible dog owners in city parks. Parks and Landscape Superintendent George Schaff says there will be zero tolerance for dog owners who commit violations. He tells...Tags: Travel, Tourism and Leisure
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State Agency & Nonprofit Group Seek Alaska Park Poems
Channel 2 NewsA state agency is collaborating with a nonprofit organization to solicit poems that celebrate Alaska parks. The Alaska State Parks agency and the Alaska Center for the Book want to install poems on permanent signs in state parks. The effort is...Tags: Poetry, Travel, Cornwall, Tourism and Leisure, State Parks
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Park Service Names Diane Chung to Head Katmai Park
Channel 2 NewsAlaska's Katmai National Park and Preserve is getting a new superintendent. The National Park Service says Diane Chung was picked for the post. She is moving to Alaska from Arizona, where she was superintendent of the Flagstaff Area National...Tags: Travel, National Parks, Tourism and Leisure
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Denali National Park Taking 2013 Reservations
Channel 2 NewsAlthough this winter is relatively young, reservations are now available for the 2013 summer season in Denali National Park. The park is taking advance reservations for shuttle buses and the park's four largest campgrounds by phone, Internet, fax or...Tags: National Parks, Travel, Tourism and Leisure
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Park Service Names New Denali National Park Superintendent
The National Park Service has picked the next leader of Denali National Park and Preserve. Don Striker will come to Alaska in January. For the past five years, he has been the superintendent at New River Gorge National River in West Virginia....
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Head of Denali National Park Visitor Center Retiring
Channel 2 NewsAfter 30 years working at Denali National Park, Claire Curtis is leaving her post as the person in charge of the visitor center. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner says the 58-year-old Curtis is retiring from the National Park Service. She and her husband,...Tags: Travel, National Parks, Tourism and Leisure
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Preservation or Subsistence? Feds, State Dispute Proposed Hunting Rules
Channel 2 NewsEvery year, Alaska hunters eagerly await not only the hunting season, but also the rules and regulations that apply to the taking of wolves, coyotes and bears. Earlier this week, the National Park Service made its annual proposals focusing on three main...Tags: National Parks, Travel, Tourism and Leisure, Hunting, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Free Entrance to All National Parks on Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Channel 2 NewsAll national parks will have free entrance on Monday, January 21 in commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Alaska has 23 national parks and had more than 2.3 million visitors in 2011, according to the National Park Service. “The holiday...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Travel, National Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Veterans Day
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National Park Service Recovers Fuel Pods, Debris in Northwest Alaska
Channel 2 NewsThe National Park Service says it has completed a five-year-long project to remove heavy debris from areas it oversees in Northwest Alaska -- including more than two dozen military fuel pods, mostly from F-4 Phantom II fighter jets. According to NPS...Tags: National Parks, Travel, Tourism and Leisure
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National Park Service Approves Denali Road Plan
Channel 2 NewsThe National Park Service has approved a plan that calls for a daily limit of 160 vehicles on the wilderness stretch of the Denali Park Road. The plan is intended to guide management decisions involving vehicles for the next 20 years. Denali...Tags: Travel, National Parks, Tourism and Leisure
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California Man Killed in Bear Attack at Denali Park
Channel 2 NewsDenali National Park and Preserve officials confirm that a solo backpacker was killed by a grizzly bear along the Toklat River Friday afternoon, making the death the first known bear mauling fatality within the park. On Saturday, park officials...Tags: Animal Attacks, National Parks, Travel, Tourism and Leisure
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