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 State of Alaska > Natural Resources > Parks and Outdoor Recreation |
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Alaska Forest Legacy Program |
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The Forest Legacy Program protects environmentally important forest lands threatened with conversion to non-forest use, such as a residential subdivision or commercial development. Management of lands placed under the Forest Legacy Program would allow continued use of regular forest activities, such as timber harvesting, hunting, fishing, recreation and other traditional uses. The program is entirely voluntary. Landowners who wish to participate may either sell the property as fee simple title (all rights, both surface and subsurface), or only sell a portion of the property rights and retain ownership of the land. Conservation easements are the vehicle used for the transfer of certain property rights, providing for certain land use restrictions as stated in the conservation easement, yet maintaining the forest intact to provide for traditional forest uses. In order to be eligible, land must be within a Forest Legacy Area, as set forth in the Alaska Forest Legacy Program Assessment of Need, dated August 23, 2002. Also, a government agency - local, state or federal - must be willing to take title to and manage either the land or the conservation easement. The Forest Legacy Program will cover 75 percent of the costs of a conservation easement or fee-title purchase, including the costs of appraisals, surveys, closing costs, title work and insurance, and other real estate transaction expenses. The other 25 percent must be matched by either the landowner or an assisting entity, such as a non-profit organization or non-federal government agency. The Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation, working in conjunction with the USDA Forest Service, is the lead state agency for Alaska's Forest Legacy program. For more information contact:
The Alaska Assessment of Need and a map of the Forest Legacy Areas in Alaska are available here in pdf format and require Adobe Acrobat Reader version 3.0 or later to view the document on-line. Acrobat Reader can be downloaded for free by clicking on the button to the right. Follow the instructions and choose the appropriate type of Acrobat Reader for your computer. Once Acrobat Reader is on the computer, click on the document title below to access the document of choice. A hardcopy of the Assessment of Need can be requested from the contact listed above. Applilcations for consideration for funding in the 2011 Federal Budget cycle are due August 28, 2009. Please review the materials on the Forest Legacy Help page before preparing your proposal.
Forest Stewardship Coordinating CommitteeThe Committee serves as an advisory group to the Alaska State Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry regarding implementation of the Forest Stewardship Program and is consulted regarding criteria and parcel selection for the Forest Legacy Program.
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