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MAP OF ALASKA CONSERVATION SYSTEM UNITS 



* This is a map showing land classifications in Alaska. 



* Green areas are National Forests. 



* All other colored areas on the map are federal lands closed to 

 multiple uses. The only exception is the National Petroleum Reserve 

 near the Beaufort Sea. 



* There are a total of 365 million acres of land in Alaska. 



216 million acres are Federal lands, of which 



75 million acres are National Wildlife Refuges 

 51 million acres are National Parks 



56 million acres of the parks, refuges and forests are 

 designated Wilderness 



* Southeast Alaska, sometimes called "the Panhandle" lies wedged 

 between the mountains and the ocean. 



* There are nearly 21 million acres of land in Southeast Alaska: 



-- larger than West Virginia or about the size of the New York 



to Washington corridor; 

 — populated only by 65,000 people. 



* 95% of Southeast Alaska is owned by the Federal government: 



3.2 million acres are National Park lands and 

 16.8 million acres are National Forest lands. 



60% of the combined park and forest lands are managed as 

 wilderness — maintained roadless and excluding commodity uses 

 such as timber management and mining. 



