Seminar - "ANILCA: Alaska National Interest Land Claims Act of 1980," Anchorage, Alaska, 2-3 March 2010

Posted by Administrator on 29 January 2010 - 4:17pm

The Institute of the North announces its next Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) Seminar, which will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, 2-3 March 2010, at the Embassy Suites in Anchorage, Alaska. Registration is open through Friday, 19 February 2010. To register, please download the registration form available at:
http://www.institutenorth.org/servlet/content/anilca.html.

At the request of Congress, the Institute of the North created a detailed and in-depth training curriculum on the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) of 1980. The curriculum illuminates the Alaska context for this sweeping and historic lands act and explains its unique aspects in detail. Institute Senior Fellow Roger Pearson will moderate the two-day session, which includes guest speakers from a variety of sectors who have experience with ANILCA and its implications.

The goal is to help all stakeholders, including federal agency personnel, state government leaders and land managers, Native corporate staff, inholders, and the general public to better understand this pervasive and controversial law so it can be implemented fully and fairly. The seminar cost of $500 includes a comprehensive ANILCA Study Guide and CD, lunches, continental breakfasts, and all sessions. Participants will gain an understanding of:

- Alaska's land history, with emphasis on statehood and the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), and ANILCA;
- The key provisions of ANILCA;
- Ten exceptions written by Congress in ANILCA to guarantee the continuation of the Alaska lifestyle;
- The intent of Congress, including the "no more" clause;
- Subsistence - ANILCA provisions and how it is managed today;
- General hunting, fishing, and trapping on federal lands;
- Access to inholdings and across wilderness preserves in national forests, parks, refuges, and other conservation system units (CSU) and the definition of "compatible with the purposes of a CSU";
- Navigable waters, submerged lands, and Revised Statute (RS) 2477s ownership and status;
- Wilderness Act exceptions in ANILCA;
- Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and ANILCA;
- Management planning and ANILCA; and
- ANILCA and the State of Alaska.

Space is limited, and registration closes Friday, 19 February 2010. Special hotel rates at the Embassy Suites are available through Monday, 8 February 2010.

For more information, please go to: http://www.institutenorth.org/servlet/content/anilca.html.

Or contact:
Nancy Hemsath
Phone: +1-907-771-2443
Email: nhemsath@institutenorth.org