Nancy Lake State Recreational Area Management Planning

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	Nancy Lake State Recreation Area Management Planning

Since the last Nancy Lake State Recreation Area (NLSRA) Management Plan was finalized in 1983, much has changed. The population of the Matanuska Valley and Anchorage bowl has grown and development of private land on lakes adjacent to and within the recreational area has resulted in increased use and impacts on area resources. As more remote parcels are developed in the area, there is increasing pressure to provide convenient access to private lands. Additionally, the number of docks and other structures within the water bodies of NLSRA has risen dramatically and changed the character of the adjacent public lands.

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In an effort to address these issues, the Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation has initiated a planning effort to revise the 1983 NLSRA plan. The revised plan will provide management guidelines, recommendations for facility development within NLSRA and will identify opportunities to enhance recreational opportunities and access.

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In early July the Department of Natural Resources released a questionnaire for the Nancy Lake State Recreation Area (NLSRA) and invited the public to participate in order to learn more specifically how NLSRA is accessed, used, and what types of activities and recreational facilities may be appropriate there. The questionnaire not only included questions about recreation and associated recreational development but also questions that were specific to landowners. These landowner-specific questions helped us understand where people own land, how long they have owned it, and what type of access methods they utilize to access their property. One hundred and fifty one individuals completed the questionnaire by the September 13th, 2010 deadline. DNR would like to thank all of those that took the time to fill out the questionnaire. Learning how the public uses and accesses an area to recreate is a critical part of the decision making process of a management plan. This questionnaire was not developed for rigorous statistical analysis and selections are not treated as votes but the input received is helpful and will be used as an additional tool to evaluate different alternatives and management options for the management plan revision. A summary of the questionnaire is provided below.

Planning Update 2 Questionnaire Summary

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Below is an outline of the major steps that will be taken to develop the plan.

		STEP 1: Identify Issues - Through a public involvement process identify issues and concerns.
		STEP 2: Gather Information- Throughout the planning process collect information about natural resources, present and past land use, land ownership, and the local economy.
		STEP 3: Prepare and Evaluate Land Use Alternatives - Describe possible choices for management based on public interests, local resources, and state policies. Describe the effects of each choice on goals for the management of an area.
		STEP 4: Prepare Draft Plan - The planning team creates a draft plan that reflects resource values and public and agency goals. The agencies review the first draft and settle any land use conflicts that remain, or propose the best alternatives for public review.
		STEP 5: Public Review of Draft Plan - Hold public meetings to provide the public an opportunity to comment on the draft plan and to identify parts that need to be changed.
		STEP 6: Prepare Final Plan - Review agency and public comments and revise the plan as needed.
		STEP 7: Approve Plan - The Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources approves and signs the plan.
		STEP 8: Adopt and Implement Plan - Plan guides management decisions for state lands in the planning area.

For more information, to get added to the mailing list, to request a questionnaire or to submit comments, contact:
Chuck Pinckney
550 West 7th Ave., Suite 1050 Nancy Lake in the fall

Anchorage, AK 99501
Email: charles.pinckney@alaska.gov
Phone: (907) 334-2551
Fax: (907) 269-8915

Planning Documents and Additional Information
Planning Update #1 - Summer 2010
Public Scoping - Issues List, November 2008
Nancy Lake Trail Consultation, July 2008

Existing Park Plans
Nancy Lake Plan Program Budget, March 1967
Nancy Lake State Recreation Areas Master Plan, October 1983

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