The Forest Service in Alaska
Alaska Region Mission and Management Goals
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Quick facts about Alaska's national forests |
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• 21,969,321 total acres |
• 5,754,000 acres of Wilderness |
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• 7,200,000 acres of wetlands |
• 2,100,000 acres of Wilderness study area |
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• 57,000 miles of streams |
• 12,600 miles anadramous fish streams |
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• 400,000 acres of lakes |
• 195 public recreation cabins |
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• 999 miles trails |
• 3,644 miles of roads |
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• 1,219 special use permits |
• 63 mines with operating plans |
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How we are organized |
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Regional Office, located in Juneau:
Regional Forester and staff, program directors, specialists |
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Forest Supervisor Offices,
in Ketchikan and Anchorage: Forest Supervisor and staff, shared specialists
and services |
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Ranger Districts: Individually
managed portions of each forest with headquarters often in smaller communities.
District
ranger and staff, field workers, summer employees. There are ranger district
offices in: |
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Yakutat
Juneau
Hoonah
Sitka
Petersburg
Wrangell
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Ketchikan
Craig
Thorne Bay
Glacier
Cordova
Seward |
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Admiralty National Monument: Similar to a Ranger
District office, Admiralty has it's own headquarters located in Juneau
near the Juneau Ranger District Office. |
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