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Alaska ranks among the top 10 areas in the world for the following minerals: coal, copper, lead, zinc, and silver. [citation needed] Mining and minerals support an extremely lucrative part of the Alaskan economy - managed by the Department of Natural Resources. For perspective, in 2016, the Division of Mining, land and water generated $28.4 ...
The U.S. state of Alaska has three state forests, which are managed by the Division of Forestry of the Department of Natural Resources. [1] Alaska state forests
Logo of the Alaska State Park system Campsite at Bluberry Lake SRS in the Chugach Mountains Denali seen from Denali State Park. Alaska’s state park system is managed by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation. The system contains over 120 units spanning 3,427,895 acres, making it far larger than any ...
Alaska Department of Natural Resources Wood-Tikchik State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Alaska north of Dillingham . Over 1,600,000 acres (650,000 ha) (6,500 km 2 ) in area—about the size of the state of Delaware —, comprising more than half of all state park land in Alaska and 15% of the total state park land in the country.
The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) is a United States federal law signed by President Jimmy Carter on December 2, 1980. [1] ANILCA provided varying degrees of special protection to over 157 million acres (640,000 km 2 ) of land, including national parks , national wildlife refuges , national monuments , wild and scenic ...
Nov. 14—The cost of a parking pass for state parks in Alaska is set to increase in 2024. The Department of Natural Resources announced Tuesday that passes will cost $75 starting Jan. 1. The ...
Alaska Department of Natural Resources The Palmer Hay Flats State Game Refuge is located in Alaska , south of Wasilla and north of Anchorage . It is composed of 28,800 acres (11,655 ha; 45 sq mi) of coastal marshy areas adjacent to Knik Arm that support populations of moose, muskrat, foxes, coyotes, eagles, and migratory waterfowl.
The Knik Glacier and the beginning of the Knik River are managed under the Knik River Public Use Area (KRPUA) Management Plan. The KRPUA is a legislatively designated area managed by the State of Alaska's Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Mining, Land, and Water, Southcentral Regional Office. [4]