Step 3: Forest Land Use Plans

The Division of Forestry must prepare a Forest Land Use Plan (FLUP) for each proposed timber sale and personal use harvest area. Only harvests of 10 acres or less or timber salvaged for land cleared for a nonforest use are exempt from this requirement. FLUPs present detailed information on the location, access, harvest methods, duration, and proposed reforestation for each sale.

All FLUPs must follow the principles of multiple use and sustained yield and consider non-timber uses and resources within the sale area.

FLUPs are subject to public and agency review. After review and revision, the Division decides whether to adopt the FLUP and go on with the sale, or to drop the sale. The FLUP also serves as the best interest finding required for disposal of state resources. For sales within the coastal zone, the Division includes the coastal consistency determination in the FLUP. (References: AS 38.05.112, AS 38.04.065(b), AS 38.05.035(e)), and AS 46.40.096).

• Delta Area
• Fairbanks Area
• Kenai-Kodiak Area
• Northern Southeast Area (Haines)
• South Southeast Area (Ketchikan)
• Matanuska Susitna Area