Alaska Division of Mining, Land and Water

06/11/2026

Public comment opportunity! The Alaska Department of Natural Resources is proposing to change regulations in 11 AAC 93 of the Alaska Administrative Code relating to reservations of water. Revisions will provide an efficient, consistent, and cost-effective water reservation process to encourage development of state water for its highest and best use consistent with the public interest.

Learn more about the proposed regulation changes on the Alaska Online Public Notice System: https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/Notices/View.aspx?id=224040

Comments are due by June 30.

06/11/2026

Bidding is open in two Alaska Department of Natural Resources land auctions!

This year’s State of Alaska Annual Land Auction #498 features approximately 152 parcels statewide, in a variety of areas throughout the state. We are excited to offer Alaskans a chance to purchase their own piece of Alaska. From road-accessible parcels near Anchorage and Fairbanks, to remote lots on wilderness lakes, this offering features a wide selection of parcels.

The 2026 Alaska State Agricultural Land Offering showcases ten parcels available for sale in the Nenana-Totchaket area and nine parcels available for sale in North Fork Micro-Ag on the Kenai Peninsula.

Learn more in the post below by DMLW's Land Conveyances Section and on the Alaska Online Public Notice System: https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/Notices/View.aspx?id=224148

06/01/2026

The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Mining, Land & Water received notice that the three parcels of Anchorage land shown on the map below escheated to the State of Alaska under AS 38.95.200. DNR is seeking claimants or successors in interest, if any, who have or may claim to have an interest in the real property.

Claimants or successors in interest must notify DNR of their claim or interest in the estate by 4:00 p.m. by July 9, 2026.

Learn more about this notice of escheat action on the Alaska Online Public Notice System: https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/Notices/View.aspx?id=224010

Review AS 38.95.200 on the Alaska Legislature's website: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp #38.95.200

Search to see if there is any unclaimed property owed to you at the Alaska Unclaimed Property Program website, managed by the Alaska Department of Revenue, Treasury Division: https://unclaimedproperty.alaska.gov/

The State of Alaska Unclaimed Property Program also has a page.

05/28/2026

Public Notice: The Division of Mining, Land and Water's Southcentral Regional Land office is lifting the moratorium on shore fishery lease applications in Nushagak Bay, in Bristol Bay, in the area of Clark’s Point, Clark’s Slough, and Combine Flats.

In 2022, DMLW's Shore Fishery Leasing Program enacted the moratoriam to suspend new applications and determine if there was adequate spacing for current and additional leases. There is no longer a benefit in imposing the moratorium, the lifting of which will not affect legal fishing activities in the area.

Learn more on the Alaska Online Public Notice System: https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/Notices/View.aspx?id=223981

05/27/2026

Public comment opportunity: The Division of Mining, Land and Water has received an application from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game - Official for a five-year land use permit on land managed by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources to establish a temporary storage and holding area for wood bison in support of the Wood Bison Restoration Project. The proposed project site is located on Mardow Lake, near the Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge and Chalkyitsik.

The public is invited to comment by June 4, 2026.

Learn more about the permit on the Alaska Online Public Notice System here: https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/Notices/View.aspx?id=223953

Learn more about the Wood Bison Restoration Project here: https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=woodbisonrestoration.herdupdates

Learn more about the permitting process here:https://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/cdn/pdf/factsheets/permits-Nov23.pdf

Thanks to ADF&G for the wood bison photo.

05/27/2026

Did you know the Alaska Department of Natural Resources manages and authorizes commercial use of state-owned lands on the Kasilof River up to mile 13 of the river? That includes the 121 commercial mooring buoys shown on the map below.

The Division of Mining, Land and Water's Southcentral Regional Land Office will hold a public lottery for a 5-year permit for commercial use of Mooring Buoy 117, located approximately three miles from the mouth of the Kasilof River. The permit authorizes the seasonal installation and use of the buoy and anchor system between April 1 and November 1 annually.

Applications are due by June 10 at 5 p.m. The lottery will be held in-person and online on June 12 at 11 a.m.

Learn more about the lottery on the Alaska Online Public Notice System: https://aws.state.ak.us/OnlinePublicNotices/Notices/View.aspx?id=223982

Learn more about mooring buoys in the Kasilof River Special Use Area on our website: https://dnr.alaska.gov/mlw/kasilof/mooring/

05/19/2026

Learn more about the upcoming Nenana Totchaket agricultural land auction from Alaska Department of Natural Resources Ambassadors Moe and Tim.

In this video, Erik "Moe" Johnson sits down with Timothy Shilling f...

05/19/2026

A big thank you to our DMLW staffers, community members, and sponsors who showed up in a big way to help make the 2026 Jonesville Cleanup a success! When using public lands please leave them cleaner than you found them.

05/13/2026

All are welcome to join the community of Sutton and other users of the Jonesville Public Use Area in the Mat-Su Valley for the annual clean up event this Saturday, May 16, starting at 10 a.m. Meet at the area just north of Slipper Lake, where the campground area is. A big thank you to the sponsors shown below. DMLW staffers will be there to help out. Hope to see you there!

Remember: When using public land, please leave it cleaner than you found it.

05/13/2026

DMLW staffers will host a treat station for Bike to Work Anchorage this Friday morning from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. on the Anchorage Park Strip at the intersection of F Street and 9th Avenue. Please stop by to say hello if you're out and about on the trails. We'll be handing out drinks, snacks, and swag.

Learn more about the event on the Bike to Work page linked to above. Cute artwork by Karolina Zakravska.