Denali Education Center

We host inclusive multi-night residential learning programs for mature travelers. We create stewards for our partner Denali National Park through lectures, experiential learning, and guided hikes.

The organization provided Covid testing services for the Talkeetna Community and Upper Susitna Valley in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. The tests were provided by the State of Alaska, and the testing center was supported by the Community-Driven C-19 Response Funding from the State of Alaska and the Centers for Disease Control. DEC had recently moved into a downtown facility that was not fully occupied and there was no testing available in the area, so DEC combined "community" from its core values, space available in our building, and funding administered through the Mat-Su Health Foundation to provide Covid testing in 2022.

Denali's Zero Landfill Initiative (ZLI) is a funding program for the benefit of Denali National Park and Preserve (DENA). Denali Education Center manages the money contributed by Subaru of America through the National Park Foundation for DENA. Denali Education Center is a partner of DENA and helps facilitate the ZLI program with outreach activities, community coordination, and funds management. The purpose of the ZLI program is to increase the diversion rate of recyclable items and reduce refuse generated within the Denali Borough.

We offer educational outreach programs to the tourism industry as a National Park Service park partner.We host a variety of camping experiences that foster positive youth development. We serve indigenous, local, refugee, and at-risk youth as well as developmentally and physically challenged participants.