Links for:
Alaska Land Trusts
Land Status and Resource Information
Government Organizations
Other Conservation Organizations
Estate Planners, Appraisers, Accountants and Surveyors

Alaska Land Trusts

Great Land Trust (www.greatlandtrust.org)
Based in Anchorage, they work to protect Southcentral Alaska land and waterways.
Intertior Alaska Land Trust (www.ptialaska.net/~lndtrust)
Located in Fairbanks, the work with landowners to safeguard the character of the land and natural resources in the Fairbanks area.
Kachemak Heritage Land Trust (www.kachemaklandtrus.org)
Based in Homer and working to preserve land for public benefit on the Kenai Peninsula.
Nuskagak-Mulchatna Wood-Tikchik Land Trust (www.nmwtlandtrust.org)
Based in Dillingham, they work in watersheds located in the remote Bristol Bay region of Southwest Alaska.
Land Trust Alliance (www.lta.org)
National association of land trusts; valuable information on land trust methods and issues.

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Land Status and Resource Information

Inforain (www.inforain.org/interactivemapping/nfwf)
Interactive map of Southeast Alaska Fish and Wildlife.
Alaska Department of Natural Resources
   -Land records information; state plans, state surveys, and federal records.
    (www.dnr.state.ak.us/cgi-bin/lris/landrecords)
   -Recorder's office; search for property ownership documents.
    (www.dnr.state.ak.us/ssd/recoff/search)

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Government Organizations

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Alaska Region (www.r7.fws.gov)
Federal organization dedicated to the conservation of fish, wildlife, plants and their habitat.
Alaska Department of Fish and Game (www.adfg.state.ak.us)
State department dedicated to the conservation and sustainable management of fish, wildlife, and plant resources.

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Other Conservation Organizations

Alaska Conservation Foundation (www.akcf.org)
A community foundation that receives and awards grants throughout the state to protect the integrity of Alaska's ecosystems, and promote sustainable livelihoods for Alaska's communities of people.
Discovery Southeast (www.discoverysoutheast.org)
Work to enrich the bonds between Southeast Alaskans and their natural home through environmental education and research publications.
Juneau Audobon Society (www.juneau-audubon-society.org)
Local organization that conserves natural ecosystems of Southeast Alaska, focusing on birds, and wildlife for current and future generations.
Leask Users Coalition (www.leasklakes.org)
Owned by Alaska Mental Health Trust, comprised of sockeye salmon and old growth forest habitat. LUC seeks to secure a conservation easement on this property.

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Estate Planners, Appraisers, Accountants, and Surveyors

Faulkner Banfield PC (www.faulknerbanfield.com)
Firm that provides estate planning services.
Contact: Beth Chapman (e-mail: bchapman@faulknerbanfield.com)
               Eric Kueffner (e-mail: ekueffner@faulknerbanfield.com)
Gregory Cook (e-mail: gcooklaw@aol.com)
Local attorney.
List of Appraisers (www.dnr.state.ak.us/mlw/appraise/appr_list)
Frequently updated list of appraisers in Alaska constructed by the Alaska Department of Natural Resouces, includes general information about appraisals.
Elgee Rehfeld Mertz, LLC (www.ermbcpa.com)
Southeast Alaska accounting firm that provides financial and estate planning expertise.
Skaggs Investments (e-mail: sskaggs@ptialaska.net)
Investment counseling and portfolio management.
Skip Elliot (e-mail: skipe@gci.net)
Financial management.
Doug Finely (e-mail: dfinley@gci.net)
Land surveying.

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