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Dear Mathieu,
The University of Alaska Land team will be back in early March to meet with as many folks as possible. I really appreciate those of you who have reached out recently with questions and feedback. We are looking forward to seeing you very shortly.
UA Land Team Site Visit
Let us buy you a cup of coffee! As we've done in the past, we’ll be available for coffee time in the mornings.
Tuesday, March 5th, 9:00–10:30am at Mountain Market
Wednesday, March 6th, 8:30–10:00am at Rusty Compass
If you can't make it, please let me know so we can find another time while we are in town.
UA Land Selections in the Chilkat Valley
As I mentioned previously, at the end of 2022, Congress passed legislation to finalize the University’s land entitlement as part of its Land Grant. This is a complex, multi-year process that involves both the State and the federal government. The way this works is that the UA Land team can select from federal land holdings that are part of the state’s remaining general selections.
Recently the UA Land team submitted a request for two selections along the Klehini River (approximately 30 acres each), and another one further north along the Chilkat River at the B.C. border (approximately 4,400 acres).
Please visit our website and then click on the "Southeast" section to view maps of the three selections.
The next step in the process is for the State of Alaska to put out a public notice. After that, the State will decide whether or not to transfer ownership to UA. The State may decide to modify these parcels or leave as is. Finally, the land selections would go back to the federal government for final conveyance.
We will send another eNewsletter when the State issues any public notice. In the meantime, please reach out with any questions you might have, and please visit our Land Grant web pages for more details about the history and process.
Two other things to keep in mind:
- We are doing everything we can to coordinate with BLM on any conflicting Native Veteran allotment requests.
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If the University does receive conveyance of these new landholdings, then we will continue to communicate with all of you, and find ways to address community needs while generating revenue for the UA Scholars program. The UA Land team does not have any development plans for the parcels at this time.
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