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Extreme conditions extend Alaska wildfire season to September 30

August 26, 2019 by Alaska Division of Forestry Comments Off on Extreme conditions extend Alaska wildfire season to September 30

With several wildfires burning in Southcentral Alaska and high fire danger persisting due to continued warm, dry conditions, Department of Natural Resources Commissioner Corri Feige announced today that Alaska’s statutory wildfire season will be extended from August 31 to September 30. “Unprecedented fire risk conditions for the Southcentral and Kenai Peninsula regions and the ongoing […]

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A map showing the location and boundaries of the public access and hunting closure for the Willow Swamp area in Game Management Unit 14A due to the Deshka Landing Fire. For a downloadable PDF version of the map go to

Hunting and public access to Willow Swamp area restricted due to Deshka Landing Fire

August 23, 2019 by Alaska Division of Forestry Comments Off on Hunting and public access to Willow Swamp area restricted due to Deshka Landing Fire

Due to the location of the Deshka Landing Fire and related firefighting activity, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game has closed a portion of Game Management Unit 14A to hunting and the Department of Natural Resources has restricted all public access to State lands in the same area. The two agencies issued the closures […]

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