Fairbanks Public Meeting - Dalton Highway Corridor Access

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Fairbanks Public Meeting - Dalton Highway Corridor Access

Public Notice

Department of Natural Resources

Division of Mining, Land and Water

March 19, 2026

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is holding an open house public meeting in Fairbanks, Alaska at the Noel Wien Library, 1215 Cowles Street in the Learning Lab Conference Room on March 25, from 6:00-7:30 pm.

This will be the first in a series of public meetings intended to gather information related to public access on state selected lands that were previously withdrawn under PLO 5150, and that may be conveyed to the State of Alaska as part of the State's remaining land entitlement under the Alaska Statehood Act. These lands are located along portions of the Dalton Highway Corridor (DHC) in northern Alaska between the Yukon River and the North Slope Borough. Once conveyed to the State, these lands will transition to State of Alaska management authority. All lands within the DHC are subject to motorized-use restrictions under AS 19.40.210. State lands outside of the DHC, south of the North Slope Special Use Area, remain subject to access provisions on general state land 11 AAC 96.020 and 11 AAC 96.025.

The State recognizes that the conveyance of land to the State of Alaska will impact how these lands are accessed and used and present both challenges and opportunities for land management and the public. The State has identified impacts to access and harvest under the federal subsistence program as an issue as well as access to adjacent state, federal, and Alaska Native Corporation land more generally. To help identify access and use opportunities and challenges, the State intends to engage stakeholders to identity facilities, access roads, or easements that may be necessary to access adjacent Federal lands, Alaska Native corporation lands, and Native allotments, pursuant to existing authority to authorize easements under Alaska Statute (AS) 19.40.210.

Please come to this meeting to discuss how you access these lands, areas and locations where important access exists, and issues related to access on state lands in and adjacent to the DHC.

More information about this process, including updates and announcements can be found here: https://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/dhcpa/

For more information on the Dalton Highway Corridor public access project contact:

Dan Jenkins

DMLW Program Support

550 West 7th Avenue, Suite 1050

Anchorage, Alaska 99501

Phone: (907) 269-8609

Email: [email protected]

The State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, complies with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Individuals with disabilities who may need auxiliary aides, services, or special modifications to submit a comment or participate in a meeting, should contact the person(s) indicated above or contact the state TDD number (907)269-8411 seven days (7) in advance of meetings to arrange accommodations.

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