North Slope Management Plan Process Initiated
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has initiated the process of developing the North Slope Management Plan and will be holding public scoping meetings at the following locations:
Community | Date | Time | Location |
Barrow | March 26th | 6:30-8:30pm | Inupiat Heritage Center |
Anchorage | April 6th | 11:30am-1:30pm and 5:30-7:30pm | Atwood Conference Center (550 West 7th Ave, Suite 102) |
Nuiqsut | May 7th | 5:30-7:30pm | Kisik Community Center |
Anaktuvuk Pass | April 28th | 5:30-7:30pm | Anaktuvuk Pass Community Hall |
Kaktovik | May 6th | 5:30-7:30pm | City of Kaktovik Community Center |
Wiseman/Coldfoot | May 12th | 6:00-8:00pm | Wiseman Community Center |
Fairbanks | May 19th | 5:30-7:30pm | Noel Wien Library |
The planning team intends to engage additional communities within the plan boundary during the scoping period. As part of this phase in the process, written comments are being accepted until July 31st. Additional information on the NSMP planning process, including updates to the meeting schedule, can be found at: http://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/planning/mgtplans/nsmp/.
Through this website you can download materials related to the planning process and submit comments online. Comments can also be mailed, emailed or faxed to the address listed below.
For additional information contact:
Brandon McCutcheon
North Slope Planning
Department of Natural Resources
550 West 7th Ave, Suite 1050
Anchorage, Alaska 99501-3579
Phone: (907) 269-8536
Fax: (907) 269-8915
Email: nsmp.comments@alaska.gov
The State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Individuals with disabilities who may need auxiliary aides, services, or special modifications to submit a comment or participate in a meeting, should contact the person(s) indicated above or contact the state TDD number (907) 269-8411 seven days (7) in advance of meetings to arrange accommodations.