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Hatcher Pass Management Plan

Adopted November 2010

Amended in Part May 2011

Hatcher Pass Management Plan - Information and Public Involvement

Complete Plan (15 MB)

Preface (265 KB)

Includes:  Cover / Title Page / Signature Page / Background and Acknowledgements / Table of Contents

Chapter 1:  Introduction, Background, and Purpose (125 KB)

Includes:  Summary of Purpose / Planning Area / Description of Planning Area (General) / Land Ownership and Land Status / Planning History / Reasons for Plan Revision / Management Restrictions and Authorities Related to Statute and Administrative Code / Relationship of Management Plan to Area Plans, Land Use Regulations, and Hatcher Pass PUA Management Plan / What the Management Plan Will and Will Not Do / How the Management Plan Will be Used / Organization and Scope of Plan / Summary of Issues / Relationship of 2010 Management Plan to 1986 Management Plan and 1989 Plan Amendment / Special Use Designation (ADL 223585) and 11 AAC 96 Regulations / Planning Period / Public Participation Process

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Map 1-1:  Land Status (710 KB) Map 1-1 (305 KB)
Map 1-2:  Land Status, Topography and Management Boundaries (5 MB) Map 1-2 (895 KB)
Map 1-3:  Topographical View of Plan Area (4.8 MB) Map 1-3 (885 KB)
Map 1-4:  Satellite View of Plan Area (32 MB) Map 1-4 (885 KB)
Map 1-5:  Land Status, Topography and 1986 Recreational Motorized Closures (5 MB) Map 1-5 (930 KB)

Chapter 2:  Areawide Goals, Policies, and Management Guidelines (220 KB)

Includes:  Scope of Chapter 2 / Central Management Direction:  Recreation / Generally Allowed Uses / Uses within Hatcher Pass Management Area Requiring Authorization / General Guidelines / Subsurface Resources / Material Sites / Fish and Wildlife:  Habitat / Recreation / Public Access, Transportation, and Utilities / Heritage Resources / Water Reservations

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Map 2-1:  Caribou Habitat (4.6 MB) Map 2-1 (800 KB)
Map 2-2:  Moose Habitat (4.8 MB) Map 2-2 (855 KB)
Map 2-3:  Recreational Use Patterns (Reported 2009) (4.8 MB) Map 2-3 (955 KB)
Map 2-4:  Overlapping Use Concern Areas (4.6 MB) Map 2-4 (825 KB)
Map 2-5:  Adopted Plan Map (5 MB) Map 2-5 (970 KB)

Chapter 3:  Areawide and Management Unit Requirements (470 KB)

Includes:  Scope of Chapter 3 / Central Management Orientation:  Public Recreation Focus / Uses Requiring Authorization and GAUs / Area Plan Considerations and Plan Duration / Primary Designated, Co-designated, Prohibited, and Conditionally Allowed Uses / Retained State Land / Mineral Designations / Management Intent, Guidelines, and Recommendations / Plan Duration / Kashwitna River Drainage Management Unit / Willow Mountain Management Unit / High Glacier Peaks Management Unit / Craigie Creek Management Unit / Bald Mountain / Hillside Management Unit / Independence Management Unit / Archangel Management Unit / Reed Lakes / Little Susitna Management Unit / Mile 16 Management Unit / Government Peak Management Unit / Administratively and Legislatively Designated Areas

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Map 3-1:  Land Status and Facility Recommendations (820 KB) Map 3-1 (380 KB)
Map 3-2:  Kashwitna River Drainage Unit (2.7 MB) Map 3-2 (501 KB)
Map 3-3:  Willow Mountain Unit (2.4 MB) Map 3-3 (460 KB)
Map 3-4:  High Glacier Peaks Unit (2.2 MB) Map 3-4 (400 KB)
Map 3-5:  Craigie Creek Unit (1.7 MB) Map 3-5 (360 KB)
Map 3-6:  Bald Mountain / Hillside Unit (1.6 MB) Map 3-6 (380 KB)
Map 3-7:  Independence Unit (13 MB) Map 3-7 (365 KB)
Map 3-8:  Archangel Unit (1.8 MB) Map 3-8 (425 KB)
Map 3-9:  Reed Lakes / Little Susitna Unit (2.4 MB) Map 3-9 (465 KB)
Map 3-10:  Mile 16 Unit (895 KB) Map 3-10 (260 KB)
Map 3-11:  Government Peak Unit (1.5 MB) Map 3-11 (385 KB)

Chapter 4:  Implementation (140 KB)

Includes:  Background / Administrative/Regulatory / Leasing of State Land / Additions to Hatcher Pass Public Use Area / Authorizations Issued by the Borough and DNR / Area Plan / Plan Designations, Land Classifications and Land Classification Order / Land Classification Order / Applicability of Plan Designations/Classifications to State Lands not Identified in the Plan Text or Plan Maps / Survivor Designations and Classifications / Mineral Orders / Adoption of HPMP as Management Plan for Hatcher Pass Public Use Area / Facility Recommendations / Agency Responsibilities for Implementation / Plan Modification

Appendices (35 KB)

Includes:  Glossary / Land Classification Order No. SC-09-003 / Mineral Order No. 1107 / Revision to Regulations / Public Participation Process Overview / Snow Avalanche Hazard

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Map C-1:  Request for Mineral Closure Order – Archangel Management Unit (1.7 MB) Map C-1 (365 KB)
Map C-2:  Request for Mineral Closure Order – Independence Management Unit (1.1 MB) Map C-2 (335 KB)
Appendix F:  Snow Avalanche Hazard (1.25 MB)

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