Seminar will explain research permits on state land
October 10, 2016
Property specialists will hold a seminar Oct. 19 on using state land for research
in Alaska.
Kimberley Maher, with the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, and Dian Siegfreid,
with the University of Alaska Facilities and Land Management office, will present
the session and take questions from 3:30 to 5 p.m. in the Murie Building auditorium
on the Fairbanks campus.
Their presentation is titled "Conducting research on state land: Securing proper authorizations
so your research site doesn’t inadvertently become a gravel pit."
The seminar is designed for all researchers — from principal investigators to graduate
students — and will address:
- types of state land in Alaska.
- generally allowed uses on state land.
- Alaska Mapper, DNR’s online mapping program and geodatabase.
- when an authorization is need to conduct research on state land.
- how to successfully apply through UA and DNR.
About 25 percent of land in Alaska is state-owned. Much of this approximately 90 million acres, which includes land under navigable and public waters, is managed as general state land for multiple uses. Those uses can include academic research projects. Obtaining a permit for work on state land is often faster than on federal.