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Timber Sales and Planning on State Land
The DNR Division of Forestry plans for timber management on
state land in several phases. First, if needed, a forest management
plan is developed. Second, the Division publishes a summary of
proposed sales in a Five-Year
Schedule of Timber Sales for each area office. Third, detailed
information on each individual sale is developed in a Forest
Land Use Plan. Finally, the Division issues contracts
with requirements that the operator must meet.
Step 1: Regional planning review
The first step in forest planning is to review existing regional
plans to ensure that proposed actions are consistent with the
plans. Regional plans may be area or management plans adopted
under AS 38.04.065 or state forest management plans adopted under
AS 41.17.230. Regional plans have been completed for about two-thirds
of all state land.
Area or management plans are developed under the principles
of multiple use and sustained yield. They designate the main
uses for state land, set guidelines to ensure that multiple uses
occur compatibly, and classify the land according to its main
uses. Land must be classified before timber can be sold. Where
no regional plan exists, a site-specific plan must be adopted
under AS 38.04.065(h) to classify the land before a timber sale
can occur.
In addition to the guidance in all regional plans, state forest
management plans identify major access corridors and set the
annual allowable cut for timber harvests. Proposals for timber
sales in a state forest must be consistent with the state
forest management plan. (References: AS 38.095.112(d),
AS 41.17.200-.230).
Step 2: Five-Year Schedule of Timber Sales
Step 3: Forest Land Use Plans
Step 4: Timber Sale Contracts
Fact Sheets about Timber Sales:
Statutes and Regulations
The Division of Forestry is guided not only by the Alaska Forest Resources and Practices Act, but also by many other statutes
and regulations. The following document compiles the Alaska Statutes and Alaska Administrative
Code sections that directly govern the Division of Forestry’s management activities.
Alaska Forest Management Statutes and Regulations
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