Existing Study Area 17b Easements

Click below to access excerpts from the Kodiak Island Borough Public Access Atlas (1997), which was created by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources. 17b easements are 'Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA)' easements. To determine the activities allowed on an easement, look up the designation in the atlas.

25-foot Trail: Uses allowed on a 25-foot wide trail easement are travel by foot, doglsed, animals, snowmobiles, two and three-wheel vehicles, and small all-terrain vehicles (under 3,000 lbs. gross vehicle weight).

50-foot Trail: Uses allowed on a 50 foot wide trail easement are travel by foot, doglsed, animals, snowmobiles, two and three-wheel vehicles,  small and large all-terrain vehicles, track vehicles and four-wheel drive vehicles.

60-foot Road: Uses allowed on a 60 foot wide trail easement are travel by foot, doglsed, animals, snowmobiles, two and three-wheel vehicles,  small and large all-terrain vehicles, track vehicles, four-wheel drive vehicles, automobiles, and trucks.

One-Acre Site: Uses allowed on a one-acre site easement are vehilce parking, and temporary camping, loading, or unloading. Temporary camping, loading or unloading is limited to 24-hours.

Winter use only: Use of the easement is limited to times when the easement is covered by adequate snow or ice to allow customary winter modes of travel without appreciable surface disturbance or damage.

Right bank (or left bank): The bank of a stream or lake on the right (or left) hand of an observer positioned facing downstream.

Click here to download sections of the atlas within the study area: Study Area 17b easements .pdf