Tongass National Forest
Federal Building
648 Mission Street
Ketchikan, AK 99901

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United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service.
Concern # 04 - 36
Concern Concern has been expressed that when the Forest acquires lands from other entities, those new lands do not have an official LUD designation.
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Situation/
Background

We do not have clear policy and procedures in place to assign LUD status to lands acquired through purchase, donation, land exchange, etc. Also, we do not have clear policy or procedures for lands acquired outside of the proclaimed National Forest boundary. National Forest System lands located outside the proclaimed boundary usually become classified as surplus lands and are subject to disposal. Only Congress can proclaim changes in National Forest boundaries.

Discussion
Strategy

Develop a policy for handling a variety of land ownership changes and corresponding Forest Plan LUD adjustments. Include LUD related guidelines for parcels from the time they are acquired until they are formally given LUD assignment under the Plan.
Priority Moderate
Skills Needed
  • Forest Planner
  • Forest Lands Specialist
Time Frame 2 months
Expected Outputs
  • Policy or policy clarification
Status Assigned, addressed in Forest Plan Amendment.