Kobuk-Seward Peninsula Resource Management Plan

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is nearing completion of a Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the northwest portion of Alaska. The plan, known as the Kobuk-Seward Peninsula RMP, will provide future direction for 12 million acres of public land that includes the Seward Peninsula, the Nulato Hills, the DeLong Mountains, and the Squirrel and Kobuk river valleys.

This plan will provide management direction for BLM public lands as well as those lands selected by the State of Alaska and Native corporations until conveyance occurs. Any proposed action on selected lands will require concurrence from the entity that has selected the land. The purpose of the plan is to establish guidance, objectives, policies, and management actions for public lands administered by the Fairbanks District Office and Anchorage Field Office within the planning area for the next 10 to 15 years. 

Along with the RMP, an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) has been developed as part of the planning process. An integral component of the Kobuk-Seward Peninsula RMP is public involvement. Throughout the project, stakeholders and residents will have opportunities to participate and share their insights and comments.

This Web site provides the latest information on the development of the RMP and the EIS, including background documents, maps, meeting announcements, published bulletins and other documents.

New! The BLM released the Kobuk-Seward Peninsula Proposed Resource Managment Plan/Final Environmental Impact Statement on Sept. 28, 2007. The agency held a public meeting and ANILCA Section 810 hearing on the proposed plan in Kotzebue Oct. 18, 2007. The protest period closed Oct. 29, 2007. Six protests were received. The BLM hopes to respond to protests by mid-February 2008. The Governor's Consistency Review was completed Nov. 21, 2007. The State found the Proposed RMP to be consistent with state interests, plans, policies, and programs. The BLM anticipates a Record of Decision by the end of June 2008. Visit the documents page to view the document on-line or to learn more about ordering paper or CD copies. Learn more by reading the BLM news release or our Frequently Asked Questions.