Parks & Partners

Denali's park partners work together to provide memorable experiences for visitors of all ages.

NPS Photo / Ellen Grover

Many organizations come together to fulfill the mission of the Murie Science and Learning Center (MSLC) through cooperation, partnerships, and sharing of resources. Our partner organizations include non-profits, educational institutions and business partners.

Managing Organizations

The National Park Service runs the MSLC with the assistance of a Managing Partner, as outlined in the MSLC Management Plan. Since the inception of the MSLC in 2003, the Managing Partner has been Alaska Geographic. The Park Service has executive authority over all MSLC programs and facilities, while Alaska Geographic runs many free and fee-based programs that provide critical revenue towards promoting science education in Denali and other MSLC partner parks.

Additional Partner Organizations

The following organizations are also partners of the Murie Science and Learning Center.

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  University of Alaska

  The University of Alaska inspires learning, and advances and disseminates knowledge through teaching, research, and public service.

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  Denali Education Center

  A non-profit partner since 1989. Denali Education Center connects people to Denali through fun, informative, and inspiring programs.

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  Wrangell Mountains Center

  The Wrangell Mountains Center offers programs that foster stewardship of wild lands and mountain culture in Alaska through science and art.

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  The Murie Center

  The Murie Center, in partnership with Grand Teton National Park, engages people to commit to the value of conserving wildlife and wild place

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  Denali Borough School District

  The DBSD provides a nurturing, diverse, quality education that empowers students and promotes life-long learning.

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  Doyon/ARAMARK Joint Venture (JV)

  JV operates the bulk of narrated and non-narrated bus trips in Denali and offers welcome support for a variety of MSLC functions.

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  Upper Susitna Soil & Water Conservation

  One of 12 Soil & Water Conservation Districts in the state of Alaska. Their mission is to work with land owners in natural resource usage.

Inventory and Monitoring Networks

The Murie Science and Learning Center covers two of the "I&M" networks in Alaska - the Central Alaska Network (CAKN) and Arctic Network (ARCN). Each of these networks facilitates research in their constituent parks (Denali, Wrangell and Yukon-Charley in the CAKN; and Bering Land Bridge, Cape Krusenstern, Noatak, Kobuk Valley and Gates of the Arctic in the ARCN).