BLM Alaska: Technical Reports

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BLM-ALASKA TECHNICAL REPORTS

Technical Reports issued by BLM-Alaska present results of research, studies, investigations, literature searches, testing, or similar endeavors on a variety of scientific and technical subjects. The results presented are final, or are a summation and analysis of data at an intermediate point in a long-term research project, and have received objective review by peers in the author’s field.

The following list summarizes Technical Reports published by the Bureau of Land Management in Alaska. Some reports are available as downloads below, while most are available in hard copy format at major libraries in Alaska. BLM will provide Individual copies while supplies last. Pending reports are reports in progress and are not yet published. Some pending reports will not be completed or available. Reports more than 10 years old may be out-of-print.

Links indicate reports that are available online. Click on the link to open the file. Note file sizes in parentheses.

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1. (Technical Report number unassigned or unknown)

2. Fort Egbert and the Eagle Historic District: Results of Archaeological and Historic Research, Summer 1977. Anne Shinkwin, Elizabeth Andrews, Russell Sackett, and Mary Kroul. Technical Report 2. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. June 1978. 485 pages.

3. Threatened and Endangered Plants in Selected Areas of the BLM Fortymile Planning Unit, Alaska. Alan Batten, David Murray, and Janice Dawe. Technical Report 3. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. November 1979. Reprinted 2005. 127 pages.

4. The 1977 Tundra Fires in the Seward Peninsula, Alaska: Effects and Initial Revegetation. Charles Racine. Technical Report 4. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. June 1979. 51 pages.

5. Construction and Use of a Velocity Head Rod for Measuring Stream Velocity and Flow. Louis Carufel. Technical Report 5. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. June 1980. 11 pages. (1.9 MB)

6. Effects of Fire in Alaska and Adjacent Canada: A Literature Review. Leslie Viereck and Linda Schandelmeier. Technical Report 6. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. November 1980. Reprinted February 1997. 124 pages.

7. Effects of Placer Mining on Hydrologic Systems in Alaska: Status of Knowledge. Robert Madison. Technical Report 7. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. August 1981. 32 pages.

8. Nesting Raptors in Southwestern Alaska: Status, Distribution and Aspects of Biology. David Mindell. Technical Report 8. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. August 1983. 60 pages.

9. A Regional Approach to Fire History in Alaska. Herman Gabriel and Gerald Bande. Technical Report 9. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. December 1984. 34 pages.

10. Glossary of Landscape and Vegetation Ecology for Alaska. Herman Gabriel and Stephen Talbot. Technical Report 10. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. December 1984. 137 pages.

11. A Statistical Analysis and Summary of Radar-Interpreted Arctic Lake Depths: An Addendum to 12 Map Products. Jack C. Mellor. Technical Report 11. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. December 1987. 33 pages. (6.9 MB)

12. Petroleum Geology and Geochemistry of the ANWR 1002 Area. Arthur C. Banet, Jr. Technical Report 12. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. March 1990. 25 pages.

13. Bedrock Geology of the Northernmost Bulge of the Rocky Mountain Cordillera. Arthur C. Banet, Jr. Technical Report 13. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. September 1990. 62 pages.

14. Ideas to Help in Project Management. Richard F. Dworsky. Technical Report 14. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. September 1990. 123 pages.

15. Log Analysis of the Aurora 890 #1 OCS-Y-0943 Well, Offshore of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 1002 Area, Northeast Alaska. Technical Report 15. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. Arthur C. Banet, Jr. March 1992. 37 pages.

16. A Geochemical Profile and Burial History of Aurora 890 #1 OCS-Y-0943 Well, Offshore of the ANWR 1002 Area, Northeast Alaska. Arthur C. Banet, Jr. Technical Report 16. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. January 1993. 51 pages.

17. A Comparison of Crude Oil Chemistry on America’s North Slope: Chukchi Sea-Mackenzie Delta. Technical Report 17. Arthur C. Banet, Jr. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. May 1994. 63 pages.

18. Comparisons Between Petroleum Systems in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska. Technical Report 18. Arthur C. Banet, Jr. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. September 1998. 63 pages.

19. Mineral Resources of the Chichagof and Baranof Islands Area, Southeast Alaska. Technical Report 19. Peter Bittenbender, Jan C. Still, J. Kenneth Maas, and Mitchell McDonald, Jr. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. February 1999. 222 pages. (46.5 MB)

20. Soil and Vegetation Survey of the Gulkana River Area, Alaska. Mark H. Clark and Darrell R. Kautz. Technical Report 20. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. May 1999. 350+ pages.

21. Bering Glacier Earth Cover Classification. (Pending)

22. Copper River Delta Earth Cover Classification. (Pending)

23. Galena Military Operations Area/Nowitna National Wildlife Refuge Earth Cover Classification. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Technical Report 23. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. September 2002. 51 pages.

24. Goodnews Bay Earth Cover Classification. (Pending)

25. Gulkana River Watershed Earth Cover Classification. (Pending)

26. Haines Earth Cover Classification. Bureau of Land Management and Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Technical Report 26. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. September 2002. 61 pages.

27. Illiamna Earth Cover Classification. (Pending)

28. Kanuti National Wildlife Refuge/Ray Mountains/Hogatza River Earth Cover Classification. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Technical Report 28. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. September 2002. 85 pages.

29. Kenai Peninsula Earth Cover Classification. (Pending)

30. Koyukuk/Melozitna Earth Cover Classification. (Pending)

31. Kvichak Earth Cover Classification. (Pending)

32. Minto Flats Earth Cover Classification. (Pending)

33. Naknek Earth Cover Classification. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Air Force, Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Technical Report 33. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. November 2002. (Electronic version not yet available).

34. Mineral Assessment of Ahtna, Inc. Selections in the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska. Mark P. Meyer, Darrel A. VandeWeg, and Andrew D. Shepherd. Technical Report 34. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. May 2000. Executive Summary 39 pages. Plates Final Report 299 pages. Plates 1-8. Also available on CD. (11.7 MB)

35. Vegetation Survey of Campbell Tract Facility, Anchorage, Alaska. P.Scott Guyer. Technical Report 35. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. June 2000. 59 pages.

36. (Technical report number unassigned)

37. Stikine Airborne Geophysical Survey Followup, Central Southeast Alaska, 2000. Peter E. Bittenbender, Kirby W. Bean and Jan C. Still. Technical Report 37. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. November 2001. 112 pages. (14.6 MB)

38. Economic Prefeasibility Studies of Mining in the Koyukuk Mining District, Northern Alaska. James R. Coldwell. Technical Report 38. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. November 2001. 51 pages. (4.3 MB)

39. Northern Innoko Earth Cover Classification (Not published)

40. National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska Earth Cover Classification. Bureau of Land Management and Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Technical Report 40. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. September 2002. 81 pages.

41. Waterfowl Earth Cover Selection Analysis within the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. Bureau of Land Management and Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Technical Report 41. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. September 2002. 83 pages.

42. Steese-White Mountains Earth Cover Classification. Bureau of Land Management and Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Technical Report 42. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. September 2002. 55 pages.

43. Stony River Military Operations Area Earth Cover Classification. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Air Force, and Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Technical Report 43. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. September 2002. 61 pages.

44. Susitna Military Operations Area Earth Cover Classification. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Air Force, and Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Technical Report 44. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. September 2002. 67 pages.

45. Tanana Flats Earth Cover Classification. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Air Force, and Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Technical Report 45. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. September 2002. 33 pages.

46. Tiekel Watershed Earth Cover Classification. Bureau of Land Management and Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Technical Report 46. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. September 2002. 49 pages.

47. Innoko Earth Cover Classification. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Technical Report 47. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. September 2002. 80 pages.

48. Yukon-Charley/Black River/Fortymile Earth Cover Classification. Bureau of Land Management, National Park Service, and Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Technical Report 48. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. September 2002. 40 pages.

49. Northern and Southern Yukon Military Operations Area Earth Cover Classification. Bureau of Land Management, U.S. Department of the Air Force, Ducks Unlimited, Inc. Technical Report 49. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. October 2002. (Electronic version pending)

50. Mineral Investigations in the Koyukuk Mining District, Northern Alaska. Joseph Kurtak, Robert Klieforth, John Clark, and Elizabeth Maclean. Technical Report 50 Vol I Introductory text and summaries of mines, prospects, and mineral occurrences in the Bettles, Chandalar, Chandler Lake, and Hughes quadrangles (13.6 MB). Technical Report 50 Vol II Introductory text and summaries of mines, prospects, and mineral occurrences in the Melozitna, Survey Pass, Tanana, and Wiseman quadrangles (11.3 MB). Plate: Land Status and Property Map for the Koyukuk Mining District Study Area (10 MB). Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. March 2002. 826 pages.

51. Mineral Resources of the Stikine Area, Central Southeast Alaska. Jan C. Still. Technical Report 51. (22.1 MB) Plates: Sample Location Maps, Groundhoug Basin Area, Groundhog Basin Prospect. (35.8 MB). Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. August 2002. 520 pages. Also available on CD.

52. Economic Prefeasibility Studies of Mining in the Stikine Area, Southeast Alaska. James R. Coldwell. Technical Report 52. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. August 2002. 32 pages. (15.9 MB)

53. Botanical Survey of Selected Sites in the White Mountains National Recreation Area and the Steese National Conservation Area, Yukon-Tanana Uplands, Alaska. Carolyn Parker, Alan Batten, and James D. Herringes, Jr. Technical Report 53. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. July 2003. 61 pages.

54. Forest Floor Moisture Content and Fire Danger Indices in Alaska. Randi Jandt, Jennifer Allen, and Esther Horschel. Technical Report 54. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. March 2005. 30 pages.

55. Soil and Vegetation Survey of the Delta River. Mark Clark. Technical Report 55. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. September 2005. 260+ pages.

56. Copper River Places: A Report on Culturally-Important Places to Alaska Native Tribes in Southcentral Alaska. Dr. James Kari and Siri Tuttle. Technical Report 56. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. December 2005. 43 pages.

57. Mineral Assessment of the Delta River Mining District, East-Central Alaska. Peter E. Bittenbender et al. Technical Report 57. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska. January 2007. 700 pages. Plate 1 - Samples and Plate 2 - USGS Seds.

58. Rare Vascular Plant Species of the North Slope, Alaska. BLM Fairbanks District Office. Technical Report 58. (In progress)

59. How Succession Affects Fire Behavior in Boreal Black Spruce Forest of Interior Alaska. James Cronan and Randi Jandt. Technical Report 59. Bureau of Land Management, Anchorage, Alaska, September 2008. 15 pages. (2.2 mb)

Snowy Moose (McCaa photo)

Moose looks frosted in the midst of hoarfrost and snowy branches

Most of these reports are available for loan from:

Alaska Resources Library and Information Services (ARLIS)
Room 111 UAA Consortium Library Buiilding
3211 Providence Drive
Anchorage, Alaska 99508
(907) 27-ARLIS or (907) 272-7547
E-Mail: reference@ arlis.org
Fax: (907) 786-7652
Reference assistance is available from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday
Interlibrary Loan Phone: (907) 786-7677

For more information, contact:

BLM-Alaska Public Information Center

222 W. Seventh Ave., #13

Anchorage, AK 99513

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Last updated: 11-20-2008