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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
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources is a department within the government of Alaska in the United States. The department has the mission of responsibly developing Alaska's resources by making them available for maximum use and benefit consistent with the public interest. [1] The department comprises seven divisions: Division of Agriculture
Alaska has about 67 named artificial reservoirs, [1] approximately 167 named dams, [2] and about 3,197 officially named natural lakes, [3] out of over 3,000,000 unnamed natural lakes. [4] For named natural lakes, see the list of lakes of Alaska.
Abundant natural resources have enabled Alaska— with one of the smallest state economies—to have one of the highest per capita incomes, with commercial fishing, and the extraction of natural gas and oil, dominating Alaska's economy.
Kasatochi Island, Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Protected areas of Alaska map (NOAA) This is a list of marine protected areas of the U.S. state of Alaska. State protected marine areas are managed by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. [1]
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 ...
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — President Donald Trump's expansive executive order aimed at boosting oil and gas drilling, mining and logging in Alaska is being cheered by state political leaders who see new fossil fuel development as critical to Alaska's economic future and criticized by environmental groups that see the proposals as worrying in the face of a warming climate.
This is a List of rivers in Alaska, which are at least fifth-order according to the Strahler method of stream classification, [1] and an incomplete list of otherwise-notable rivers and streams. Alaska has more than 12,000 rivers , and thousands more streams and creeks . [ 2 ]