Denali Borough

06/02/2026

‼️⚠️ 𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗗 𝗪𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘 – 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡: 𝗮 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽-𝗢𝗳𝗳 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻!
The Denali Borough is now accepting free brush drop-off at the 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗲 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗣𝗶𝘁, located at 1801 Stampede Road.

🪵Brush must be dropped at the 𝗟𝗢𝗪𝗘𝗥 section of the pit, accessible by the East entrance (closer to the Stampede and Parks Highway intersection).

Free brush collection rules apply:
- Cut woody debris to 8 foot (or shorter) length
- No lumber, spruce cones, leaves, grass, or other yard debris
- As space allows, leave 10 feet around brush piles

𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗽-𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻/𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘂𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁: www.denaliborough.org/solidwaste

05/28/2026

‼️⚠️ 𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘! - 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻 (𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟯𝟭) - 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 ‼️⚠️
The Denali Borough has launched a two-part survey on economic development and housing priorities to gain feedback about what residents need to live and thrive here. Please take the survey today and let us know your thoughts on housing and economic development priorities. The survey will be open through May 31, 2026.

𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 $𝟱𝟬 𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀.

Take the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DenaliEconHousing

Visit our project websites to learn more about the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy project and Housing Needs Assessment and Strategic Planning project.
https://www.denaliborough.org/communitydevelopment

05/25/2026

🇺🇸 REMINDER: 𝗜𝗻 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀:

TODAY, Monday, May 25th: Borough Administrative Offices - CLOSED
Wednesday, May 27th: Healy Transfer Station and Cantwell Transfer Station - CLOSED

The Landfill will operate under normal business hours.

05/21/2026

‼️👋 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧, 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟱:𝟯𝟬-𝟳:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 (𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺) 🗣️👂

Everyone is invited to drop in to one of our community open house events to learn more about the economic development and housing planning projects the Denali Borough is undertaking this year. Come share your ideas about economic development and housing priorities with the project teams. Community input will inform action-oriented plans aimed to enhance both housing stability and economic success for the borough.

𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟱:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 - 𝟳:𝟬𝟬𝗽𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀. At each open house, there will be 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿-𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 to win one of five $𝟱𝟬 𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 to local gas stations.

If you haven't filled out the survey yet, please take the survey today and let us know your thoughts on housing and economic development priorities.
Take the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DenaliEconHousing

After taking the survey, you can be entered to win one of three $50 gift certificates to Three Bears. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟯𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

Visit our project websites to learn more about the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy project and Housing Needs Assessment and Strategic Planning project. Navigate to both from our Community Development page: https://www.denaliborough.org/communitydevelopment

05/21/2026

🇺🇸 𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗬 𝗖𝗟𝗢𝗦𝗨𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗧:
𝗜𝗻 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶 𝗕𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀:

Monday, May 25th: Borough Administrative Offices CLOSED
Wednesday, May 27th: Healy Transfer Station and Cantwell Transfer Station CLOSED

The Landfill will operate under normal business hours.

05/20/2026

🌸𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗗 𝗪𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗘 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦! 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗽-𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡! ☀️

The 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹, 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘆 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (HTS), and 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (CTS) brush drop-off locations are all 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡!
Drop-off status will be updated through the season at: www.denaliborough.org/solidwaste

🪵 Accepted materials: Wood debris that has been cut down to 8 foot (or shorter) length. As space allows, leave 10 feet around brush piles.
🌿 Not accepted: Lumber, spruce cones, leaves, grass, or other yard debris. (Lumber and brush accepted at the Landfill for $150 per ton.)

🔥 Burning your brush instead? Please 𝗪𝗔𝗜𝗧 and be sure to check for 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 here: https://dnr.alaska.gov/burn/fireareas/fairbanks
🚫🔥 The Railbelt Area (which includes the Denali Borough) is currently under a 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. When conditions improve, be sure to obtain a burn permit here: https://dnr.alaska.gov/burn/index

To learn more about how to prepare your property and home for wildfires, visit: www.firewise.org

To learn more about spruce beetle mitigation, management, and current outbreak status, visit: https://www.alaskasprucebeetle.org/

05/20/2026

‼️👋 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧, 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟱:𝟯𝟬-𝟳:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 / 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 🗣️👂

Everyone is invited to drop in to one of our community open house events to learn more about the economic development and housing planning projects the Denali Borough is undertaking this year. Come share your ideas about economic development and housing priorities with the project teams. Community input will inform action-oriented plans aimed to enhance both housing stability and economic success for the borough.

𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟱:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 - 𝟳:𝟬𝟬𝗽𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀. At each open house, there will be 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿-𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 to win one of five $𝟱𝟬 𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 to local gas stations.

Dates and locations for the remaining open houses are:
- 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬 | 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 - Cantwell Tribal Hall/Community Center
- 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟭| 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 - Anderson School (multi-purpose room)

If you haven't filled out the survey yet, please take the survey today and let us know your thoughts on housing and economic development priorities.
Take the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DenaliEconHousing

After taking the survey, you can be entered to win one of three $50 gift certificates to Three Bears. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟯𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

Visit our project websites to learn more about the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy project and Housing Needs Assessment and Strategic Planning project. Navigate to both from our Community Development page: https://www.denaliborough.org/communitydevelopment

05/19/2026

‼️𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿‼️𝗨𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝘁𝗵!

An updated Denali Borough Fee Schedule was approved and adopted in February 2026. This Fee Schedule includes fee increases to the bagged and un-bagged rates for Healy Transfer Station and Cantwell Transfer Station. 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗴𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝘁𝗵!

UPDATED FEES:
Bagged refuse, up to 32 gallon bag/can: $𝟯.𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗴/𝗰𝗮𝗻 (previously $2.00)
Bagged refuse, 33 to 50 gallon bag/can: $𝟱.𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗴/𝗰𝗮𝗻 (previously $4.00)
Un-bagged refuse: $𝟭𝟴.𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝗯𝗶𝗰 𝘆𝗮𝗿𝗱 (previously $15.00)

05/19/2026

‼️👋 𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗰𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗩𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧, 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟱:𝟯𝟬-𝟳:𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗺 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗰𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗩𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿🗣️ 👂

Everyone is invited to drop in to one of our community open house events to learn more about the economic development and housing planning projects the Denali Borough is undertaking this year. Come share your ideas about economic development and housing priorities with the project teams. Community input will inform action-oriented plans aimed to enhance both housing stability and economic success for the borough.

𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟱:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺 - 𝟳:𝟬𝟬𝗽𝗺 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗻𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝘀. At each open house, there will be door 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 to win one of five $𝟱𝟬 𝗴𝗶𝗳𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 to local gas stations.
Dates and locations for the remaining open houses are:

- 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟵 | 𝗠𝗰𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝗩𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗲 - McKinley Village Community Center
- 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬 | 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 - Cantwell Tribal Hall/Community Center
- 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟭| 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 - Anderson School (multi-purpose room)

If you haven't filled out the survey yet, please take the survey today and let us know your thoughts on housing and economic development priorities.
Take the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DenaliEconHousing

After taking the survey, you can be entered to win one of three $50 gift certificates to Three Bears. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟯𝟭, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲.

Visit our project websites to learn more about the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy project and Housing Needs Assessment and Strategic Planning project. Navigate to both from our Community Development page: https://www.denaliborough.org/communitydevelopment

05/18/2026

FYI - 🔥 Burn Permits currently SUSPENDED 🚫 for the Fairbanks "Railbelt" area, which includes the Denali Borough. Burning of debris piles, lawns, or utilizing a burn barrel is prohibited.

Stay up to date on Burn Restrictions by bookmarking the Fairbanks Area Fire Prevention page on Alaska DNR - Division of Forestry & Fire Protection - DFFP's website: https://dnr.alaska.gov/burn/fireareas/fairbanks

Burn permits are suspended in the Fairbanks Prevention Area due to high fire danger. This suspension includes all three zones of the area, Fairbanks, Salcha, and Railbelt. Burning of debris piles, …