Area Plans
Northeast Alaska Area Plan

Area Plan Downloads

(Adopted February 2026)

The first link below is for the entire document, which is quite large and may take considerable time to download on certain internet connections. The other links will take you to specific sections or pages for faster downloads.

Complete Plan PDF

Complete Plan (text only) PDF

Preface PDF

Includes: Cover / Title Page / Commissioner's Adoption / Acknowledgements / Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 1 Introduction PDF

Includes: Introduction and Background / Purpose of the Plan / Planning Area / Physiography / Uplands and Shorelands as Described in This Plan / Land Ownership and Land Status / How the Plan is Organized / The Mandate / Why This Plan was Developed / How This Plan Will be Used / Planning Period / Process of Plan Preparation / Who Developed the Plan? / Public Participation in the Planning Process / What the Plan Will Do / What the Plan Will Not Do / Uses and Resources Within the Planning Area / Summary of Plan Actions / Management Intent / Management Guidelines / Land Use Designations and Land Classifications / Plan Implementation and Modification.

Chapter 1 (text only) PDF Map 1-1: Planning Area and Generalized Land Status PDF

Chapter 2: Areawide Land Management Policies

Chapter 2: Areawide Land Management Policies PDF

Includes: Introduction / Definitions / Plan Goals / Plan Objectives / Plan Guidelines / Management Intent for the Plan / Coordination and Public Notice / Cultural Resources / Fish and Wildlife Habitat / Forestry / Harvest / Material Sites / Public Access / Recreation, Tourism, and Scenery / Settlement / Shorelands and Stream Corridors / Subsurface Resources / Transportation and Infrastructure / Water Resources.

Chapter 3: Land Management Policies for Each Management Unit

Chapter 3: Land Management Policies for Each Management Unit PDF Chapter 3 (text only) PDF

Includes: Introduction / Organization of Chapter / Land Use Designations / Designations Used in This Plan / Explanation of Habitat Designations / Explanation of Mineral and Coal Designations / Resources and Uses and Management Intent / Duration and Flexibility of Plan / Glossary / Plan Structure / Plan Regions / Management Units / Region Descriptions / Plan Maps / Land Status Depicted in Plan Maps / Resource Allocation Table.

Introduction PDF Map 2: Planning Regions and Generalized Land Status PDF Arctic Region PDF Map 3-1: Arctic Region Planning Units and Designations PDF Dalton Corridor Region PDF Map 3-2: Dalton Corridor Region Planning Units and Designations PDF Yukon Flats Region PDF Map 3-3a: Yukon Flats Region Planning Units and Designations PDF Map 3-3b: Yukon Flats Region Planning Units and Designations PDF Interior Highlands Region PDF Map 3-4a: Interior Highlands Region Planning and Designation PDF Map 3-4b: Interior Highlands Region Planning and Designation PDF Navigable Rivers, Streams, and Lakes PDF

Chapter 4: Implementation and Recommendations

Chapter 4: Implementation and Recommendations PDF

Includes: Introduction / State Land Classifications / Relationship of Land Use Designations in the Plan to State Land Classifications / Leasing of State Land / Classification Order / Applicability of Plan Designations/Classifications to State Lands not Identified in the Plan Text or Plan Maps / State Land Selections / ANILCA Top-filed Lands / Public Land Orders / Mineral and Leasehold Location Orders / Legislatively Designated Areas / Existing Legislatively Designated Areas / Additions to Legislatively Designated Areas / Generally Allowed Uses / Types of Plan Changes.

Appendices PDF

Appendices (text only) PDF Map C-1: Mineral Order 1291 PDF

Includes: Glossary / Land Classification Order No. NC-24-001 / Mineral Order 1291 / Current Mineral Orders and Leasehold Location Orders Retained by this Plan / Public Trust Doctrine / Reservations of Water.