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Notice of Intent-to-Adopt Comment Period: Haines State Forest Resource Management Area Management Plan Amendment

State of Alaska
Department of Natural Resources
Division of Forestry & Fire Protection
Northern Southeast Area Office


Notice of Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection Intent to Adopt Comment Period - Haines State Forest Resource Management Area Management Plan Amendment

The Division of Forestry & Fire Protection (DFFP) invites the public to participate in a 30-day Intent-to-Adopt comment period for the Haines State Forest (HSF) Resource Management Area (RMA) Management Plan (MP). DFFP intends to adopt the public review draft of the HSFRMA MP, as modified by the recommended revisions included in the attached Issue Response Summary (IRS). The IRS was developed in response to comments submitted during the public review period held April 9, 2026 through June 5, 2026. The management plan includes summary descriptions of the HSFRMA land base and guidelines for the management of natural resources within the HSFRMA boundary under legislatively mandated principles of sustained yield and multiple use (AS 38.04.065) and in alignment with the primary purposes of the HSFRMA (AS 41.15.300).

From October 1 - November 2, 2026, the Issue Response Summary, including recommended revisions to the plan, will be open for public review and comment prior to submission to the DNR Commissioner's Office for adoption.  

The Issue Response Summary and Public review Draft Management Plan are available online at: http://forestry.alaska.gov/HSFamendment/. Hard copies will be available at the DFFP office in Haines. 

Please submit comments in writing to:

dnr.dof.haines@alaska.gov

or

Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection
Attn: Forest Planner
500 W. 7th Ave. Ste 1450
Anchorage, AK 99501

For comments to be considered, they must be received no later than 5:00pm Monday, November 2, 2026. 

If comments submitted during this review period are addressed by the IRS released with this notice, they will not be addressed again. Comments identifying new issues will receive responses which will be communicated through a second IRS released as the plan is submitted to the DNR Commissioner's Office for approval. 

For more information, please contact
Geneva Preston
Forest Planner
geneva.preston@alaska.gov
(907)451-1645

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Revision History

Created 9/28/2026 1:53:14 PM by gspreston
Modified 9/28/2026 1:53:56 PM by gspreston
Modified 9/30/2026 5:02:29 PM by gspreston
Modified 10/1/2026 8:31:54 AM by gspreston

Details

Department: Natural Resources
Category: Public Notices
Sub-Category:
Location(s): Southeast Region, Statewide
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Publish Date: 10/1/2026
Archive Date: 11/3/2026
 
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