Last updated in 2001, the Tanana Valley State Forest Management Plan is currently being revised. The Division of Forestry & Fire Protection wants your input!
See 2001 Tanana Valley State Forest Management Plan
How you can participate:
Provide comments during the Public Review period, extended to December 20, 2024. Provide clear and specific feedback about the draft plan to help reviewers understand your comments as well as possible. Reference page and line numbers to direct reviewers to the portion of text addressed in your comment. Take a look at the pamphlet make your comments count for more information about how to craft an impactful comment. Informational meetings will be held during the comment period to discuss the revision and review process and share information about the proposed changes.
Public meeting Schedule
| Date | Location | Teleconference Options |
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October 22, 2024 6:30-8:00pm |
Delta Delta Junction Community Center 2287 Deborah St. Delta Junction, AK 99731 |
This meeting has already occurred. Click here to view a recording of the Delta public meeting. |
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October 23, 2024 6:30-8:00pm |
Fairbanks Northern Region DNR Office Large Conference Room 3700 Airport Way Fairbanks, AK 99709 |
This meeting has already occurred. Click here to view a recording of the Fairbanks public meeting. |
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October 30, 2024 6:30-8:00pm |
Tok Tok Dog Musher’s Association Hall 1311 Alaska Hwy. Tok, AK 99780 |
This meeting has already occurred. Click here to view a recording of the Tok public meeting. |
Use the links below to see a draft of the Tanana Valley State Forest Management Plan containing the proposed updates:
Preface
Includes: Title Page | Commissioner Signature Page | Preface | Planning Team | Acknowledgements | Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Includes: Purpose of the Tanana Valley State Forest | Purpose of the Management Plan | Relationship to Other Management Plans | Process Used to Develop the Plan
Chapter 2: Forestwide Management Policies
Includes: Introduction | Cultural resources | Water Resources | riparian and Instream Flow Management | Fish and Wildlife Habitat | Forest Health and Climate Change | Carbon Offset Projects | Hazardous Fuels and Prescribed Fire Management | Grazing and Agricultural Activities | Private Land | Scientific Resources | Subsurface Resources | Timber Management Including Forest Resources Protection | Non-Timber Forest Products | Tourism | Recreation | Trails | Public Access | Transportation
Chapter 3: Management Policies for Each Management Unit
Includes: Introduction | Unit 1: Dugan hills | Unit 2: Lower Tanana | Unit 3: Tatalina River | Unit 4: Chatanika River, Cache Creek, Goldstream Valley | Unit 5: Nenana Ridge | Unit 6: Chena | Unit 7: Salcha | Unit 8: Shaw Creek | Unit 9: Rapid Creek | Unit 10: Gerstle River | Unit 11: Healy River | Unit 12: Tower Bluffs | Unit 13: Porcupine Creek | Unit 14: Tok River
Chapter 4: Implementation
Includes: Agency Land Management Responsibilities | Citizen’s Advisory Committee for the Tanana Valley State Forest | Process for Reviewing Applications for Permits, Leases, Disposals, and Easements | Plan Modification | Forestwide Implementation Activities | Recommendations for Additions or Withdrawals from the Tanana Valley State Forest and Other Legislative Changes | Research Needs
Appendices
Includes: A. Glossary of Terms | B. Finding of Incompatibility | C. Mineral Orders | D. Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest Lease | E. Research Natural Area Report | F. Commercial Forest Types of the TVSF | H. Bibliography
See the public notice at http://dnr.alaska.gov/commis/pic/pubnotfrm.htm for details.
Comments must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 20, 2024, in writing by mail or email to:
Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection
ATTN: TVSF Revision
550 W. 7th Ave. Suite 1450
Anchorage, AK 99501
dnr.for.tvsfrevision@alaska.gov
Revision Schedule (Estimated Dates):
- December 2021: Public scoping
- Fall 2024: Public review of the draft plan
- Spring 2025: Final plan adopted
For more information, please contact the forest planner, Geneva Preston, at (907) 225-3070 or dnr.for.tvsfrevision@alaska.gov.