ANILCA Trainings
About ANILCA
In 1980, Congress passed the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA). As a result of the Act, nearly 140 million acres (more than one third of Alaska) are now designated as federal conservation system units, such as national parks and wildlife refuges. Congress balanced the unprecedented scale of these designations with similarly unprecedented accommodations for Alaskans’ way of life and reliance on a resource-based economy.
About Our Training
This comprehensive ANILCA training course is offered in partnership with the US Department of the Interior University (DOIU), building on a curriculum developed in 2004 with an appropriation from Congress. The course is continually updated to meet contemporary needs. The course is presented by Federal agency representatives and other experts with extensive ANILCA experience.
Course Content
This ANILCA Training brings together numerous subject matter experts to provide an overview of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 (ANILCA), including:
- Summary of Alaska ’s land history from Territorial days through ANILCA to present
- Context of ANILCA’s passage – including major constituents, issues of the day, and the
- Great Compromise
- Overview of ANILCA statutory provisions by Title or Section
- Key access provisions of ANILCA, including access for traditional activities, subsistence, inholdings, and transportation & utility systems
- Subsistence on federal lands
- Wilderness reviews and management
- ANILCA implementation, including federal land planning
- Case studies
Who Should Take this Course
This course is intended for federal agencies with ANILCA implementation responsibilities, state and local land and resource managers, Native corporations, rural residents and inholders, as well as community leaders, policy makers, consultants, the academic community and the interested public.
Intended Outcomes
Upon completion of the training, attendees have a greater understanding of this sweeping legislation and its influence on conservation policy, business opportunities, resource development, and public land management in Alaska.
