PUBLIC AND AGENCY NOTICE
W. Zero Lake Road and Existing Logging Road Network
Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection
ADL 234961

November 13, 2026

Subject to AS 38.05.850, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Mining, Land, and Water (DMLW), Southcentral Regional Land Office (SCRO) has received an application for the following development:

APPLICANT: Alaska Division of Forestry & Fire Protection

PROJECT NAME: ADL 234961

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Houston/Meadow Lakes, Alaska

LEGAL DESCRIPTION:

• Sections 10, 16, and 17 of Township 18 North, Range 2 West, Seward Meridian
• Sections 1-6, 10, 11, and 16 of Township 18 North, Range 3 West, Seward Meridian
• Sections 31 and 32 of Township 19 North, Range 3 West, Seward Meridian

REQUESTED ACTIVITY: The applicant has requested a public access easement for an existing gravel logging road system maintained by the Division of Forestry & Fire Protection. The requested easement will be approximately 89,804 feet in length and 200 feet in width, with a total of 412 acres, more or less. The purpose of this proposed easement is to continue and enhance maintenance of the existing roads for emergency responses, firewood cutting opportunities and commercial timber operations, recreation and subsistence use, and training grounds for local mushing communities.

The easement, if approved, may differ from that described herein.

REQUESTED TERM: Indefinite

DEADLINE FOR COMMENTS: December 14, 2026

The public is invited to comment on this activity. To ensure consideration, written comments or emails must be received by the Division of Mining, Land and Water at Southcentral Regional Land Office, 550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 900C, Anchorage, Alaska 99501 on or before the date noted above. Questions concerning this activity or requests to view the full application packet

should be directed to adjudicator Savannah Lilyhorn, Telephone: (907) 269-7480; Fax: (907) 269-8901 or e-mail: Savannah.Lilyhorn@alaska.gov. After review and adjudication, we may issue an authorization with stipulations for the activity. The activity may be modified during the review and adjudication process.

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DMLW reserves the right to waive technical defects in this notice.