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No apparent changes at Eielson Visitor Center: 1938-2016

A photo pair showing No apparent changes at Eielson Visitor Center: 1938-2016

This pair of photos was taken from the Park Road looking south towards Mt Eielson. The first change visible is the shrub line in the foreground. Throughout Denali, one can see a corridor of tall willows along the road, distinct from the surrounding vegetation. Why might certain plants favor disturbed areas? What implications does this have for increased visitor traffic in backcountry areas of Denali? New clusters of shrubs have also grown below the bench in center of the photo. It’s difficult to determine if the vegetation along the river floodplain has changed. Human changes are also apparent along the landscape: a permanent hiking trail has been built. A weather station has been installed.

Original year: 1938; Rephoto year: 2016

U.S. National Park Service

Photos and photo pairs are pre-approved for educational use ONLY. To use them in educational products, credit them the same way as they are credited on the website, Photo Credit: Original photographer: Ray B. Dame (Ickes Collection, Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center); Rephoto photographer: Carl Roland. For any other use beyond education, contact Denali National Park and Preserve for additional copyright information on specific images of interest.

Original photographer: Ray B. Dame (Ickes Collection, Anchorage Museum at Rasmuson Center); Rephoto photographer: Carl Roland

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Denali National Park and Preserve, Code: DENA

Eielson Visitor Center, Alaska Range mountains, Alaska
Latitude: 63.431217, Longitude: -150.309982

Denali National Park and Preserve, Alaska
Latitude: 63.3182792663574, Longitude: -150.602905273438

Denali Exploring Landcover Change Through Repeat Photography

2016/10/20

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Person: Digital Manager
Organization: US National Park Service
Address: Denali National Park and Preserve, P.O. Box 9, Denali Park, AK 99755

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