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The Alaska Natural Heritage Program accepts requests from all government agencies, corporations, universities, private businesses, non-profit businesses, and private individuals.

Types of Information
Typically, the following types of information are provided for vegetation communities and Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive (TES) plants and animals:

  • Lists of TES plants and animals occurring within a geographical area specified by the requestor.
  • Literature searches on TES plants, animals, and vegetation communities.
  • Biological information on TES species (i.e. habitat and range).
  • Status and rankings for Federal, State, and The Nature Conservancy TES species in Alaska.
The Alaska Natural Heritage Program maintains the following datasets
  • Plant taxa that are Rare and Endemic
  • Invasive Nonnative Vascular Plant Species
  • Mammals of Conservation Concern
  • Birds of Conservation Concern
  • Fish of Conservation Concern
  • Amphibians of Conservation Concern
  • The following datasets are in development:
  • Plant Associations of Alaska
  • Ecosystems of Conservation Concern
Fees
At this time, AKNHP, does not charge for requests of the types listed above. Large time consuming requests may, however, require a negotiated contract.

Submitting a Request When requesting data please be specific about the information desired. Please provide at least the following information.

  1. Contact Person.
  2. Title.
  3. Organization.
  4. Project Name.
  5. Mailing Address (plus: Phone, Fax, and Email).
  6. Type of Information you are requesting (be specific).
  7. Location -Include a map (preferably a USGS 1:63,000 scale) or a good description of the location with township and range, nearby landmarks and the USGS quad name.
  8. How the information will be used (i.e. EIS, management plan, etc).
You can download a PDF version of our data request form here.

Mail your request to:
Data Request Manager
Alaska Natural Heritage Program
707 A Street suite 102
Anchorage, Alaska 99501

Fax the request to:
907-257-2789

Or email your request to:
AKNHP Data Requests

 
 
Alaska Natural Heritage Program, Environment and Natural Resources Institute, University of Alaska Anchorage
707 A Street, Anchorage, AK 99501 257-2780 voice, 907-257-2789 fax.
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