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Day Programs & Events

Explore and learn about our public lands.

Around the state, Alaska Geographic coordinates many day programs and events that celebrate our public lands. Whether it’s a presentation, a film screening or a hands-on experience, the more you are exposed to Alaska’s amazing public lands, the more you will care about these special places.

In Denali with the Murie Science and Learning Center

Summer Evening Speaker Series
These events host visiting scientists and resources specialists for in depth explorations of Alaska science and history. Presentations will be offered most Tuesdays at 7pm at the Murie Science and Learning Center.

June 3, 2025: Karelian Bear Dogs Help Protect Wildlife, with Nils Pedersen

June 10, 2025: Denali A-track-tions: The latest research on dinosaur footprints in Denali National Park and Preserve, with Patrick Druckenmiller

June 17, 2025: A Spruce Beetle Roundup, with Jason Moan

July 1, 2025: Dall’s Sheep: A Partnership Study Across Mountain Ranges, with Brad Wendling

July 8, 2025: Whooo’s There: Owls of Alaska, with Ginamaria Smith and a live great-horned owl

July 15, 2025: Why a Changing Arctic Matters to Climate and You, with Ted Schuur

July 22, 2025: Permafrost can move mountains: Monitoring landslides and rock glaciers in the Alaska Range, with Kaytan Kelker

July 29, 2025: Denali’s Wild Ecosystems: Past Present and Future, with Dave Schirokauer

August 5, 2025: The Science of Hibernating Alaskan Mammals, with Sarah Rice

August 12, 2025: Snow Ecology in Denali, with Ben Sullender

August 19, 2025: Earthquakes in Alaska, with Elisabeth Nadin

August 26, 2025: Denali’s Glaciers: Surging into a New Era, with Haley Williams

Education Programs with Denali National Park & Preserve Staff
The National Park Service offers a number of educational programs for visitors to Denali. Please visit their Park Ranger Programs page to see the opportunities.  For information about engaging school groups with Denali, please visit: Distance Education Visits with Rangers and Denali Science School.

Self-Guided Activities
For learners young and old, try our “Spruce Tree Challenge”. This is an all ages self-guided scavenger hunt about spruce trees. Originally designed for use in Denali National Park and Preserve, this activity is adaptable for use in areas with white and black spruce trees.

Spruce Tree Challenge (pdf)

Spruce Tree Challenge Guide for Parents and Teachers (pdf)