The TVSF Management Plan was last revised in 2025
On May 28, 2025, the Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Natural Resources adopted the Tanana Valley State Forest Management Plan (TVSF MP) in accordance with Alaska Statute 38.04.065. The information and management policy contained in the finalized plan will represent combined information published in the ITA draft and Recommended Revisions at the end of the planning process in April 2025.
Tanana Valley State Forest Management Plan (2025)
The link above will open the complete TVSF management Plan, signed by the DNR Commissioner in May 2025. The document is approximately 26 MB in size and may load slowly. Use the menu below to view individual chapters.
Preface
Includes: Title 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 | Forest-wide Implementation Activities | Recommendations for Changes to the TVSF Landbase | Research Needs
Appendices
Includes: A. Glossary of Terms | B. Land Classification Order | C. Finding of Incompatibility | D. Mineral Orders | E. Leasehold Location Order 24 | F. Research Natural Area Report | G. Commercial Timber Types of the Tanana Valley State Forest | H. TVSF Land Base History