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Tanana Valley State Forest Management Plan: 2001 Update

Chapter 1 Introduction (PDF)

Includes: Establishment and Purpose of the Tanana Valley State Forest | Purpose of this Management Plan | Organization of this Document | Physical Setting | Past and Present Forest Condition | Possible Effects of a Warming Climate | Management Overview | Why Plan for Public Land? | Relationship of this Plan to Other DNR Plans | Planning Process | Plan Implementation | Modification of the Plan

Chapter 2 Forestwide Management Policies (PDF)

Includes: Introduction | Cultural Resources | Fish and Wildlife Habitat | Grazing | Private Land | Public Access | Recreation | Riparian and Instream Flow Management | Scientific Resources | Subsurface Resources | Timber Management (includes Forest Protection) | Tourism | Trails | Transportation | Water Resources

Chapter 3 Management Policies for Each Management Unit (PDF, 6 MB)

Includes: Introduction | Management Unit 1: Dugan Hills | Management Unit 2: Lower Tanana | Management Unit 3: Tatalina River | Management Unit 4: Chatanika R., Cache Creek, Goldstream Valley | Management Unit 5: Nenana Ridge | Management Unit 6: Chena | Management Unit 7: Salcha | Management Unit 8: Shaw Creek | Management Unit 9: Rapid Creek | Management Unit 10: Gerstle River | Management Unit 11: Healy River | Management Unit 12: Tower Bluffs | Management Unit 13: Porcupine Creek | Management Unit 14: Tok River

Chapter 4 Implementation(PDF)

Includes: Agency Land Management Responsibilities | Citizens' Advisory Committee for the Tanana Valley State Forest | Process for Reviewing Applications for Permits, Leases, Disposals, and Rights-of-Way | Plan Modification | Forestwide Implementation Priorities | Recommendations for Additions to and Withdrawals from the Tanana Valley State Forest and Other Legislative Changes | Research Needs

Appendices Appendices (PDF, 5.5 MB)

Includes: A. Glossary of Terms | B. Finding of Incompatibility | C. Mineral Orders | Maps for Mineral Closing Orders | MCO #760 Chatanika River Corridor | MCO #761 Eagle Trail State Recreation Site | Maps for Leasehold Location Order No. #24 | Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest (Subunit 5D) | Oblique Lake Research Natural Area (Subunit 2B) | Caribou Crossing Research Natural Area (Subunit 2C) | Rosa-Keystone Research Natural Area (Subunit 8B) | Shaw Creek Tamarack Research Natural Area (Subunit 9B) | Volkmar Bluffs Research Natural Area (Subunit 10B) | Johnson Slough Bluffs Research Natural Area (Subunit 10D)| D. Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest Lease | E. Research Natural Area Report | F. Northern Region Forest Road Standards | G. Bibliography | H. Climate data | I. Index