Susitna Landing Public Use Facility Improvements

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Please join the project team for this virtual meeting. The team will provide information on the project's background, summarize the planning work completed to date, and discuss next steps. Attendees will be encouraged to provide questions via chat for the team to address. The Alternatives Analysis report is available for your review prior to the meeting at this link: https://spaces.hightail.com/receive/BtTNRQdITy Project Briefing - Online Meeting Date: June 12, 2025 Time: 6:30pm to 7:30pm Zoom Link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89461328037?pwd=kOTn5zpBUbFVjqTaBsMWMa3wcEcMeu.1 (If needed for your device: Meeting ID: 894 6132 8037  Passcode: 806336)

Below are site layout and boat ramp exhibits from the report for Option 1 and Option 2. Clicking on the images will allow you to review a larger version. The full report is available at this link: https://spaces.hightail.com/receive/BtTNRQdITy . Reviewing the options through this link will allow you to see (and download) a higher quality version of these exhibits. Option 1 - Site Layout   Option 1 - Boat Ramp Option 2 - Site Layout  Option 2 - Boat Ramp

The first document available for this project is an Alternatives Analysis report. This document provides brief information on existing site conditions, identifies deficiencies and needs for the current site, and proposes ideas for mitigation and solutions to resolve these issues. Shaped by common design criteria, two alternative site plans provide a range of options to achieve the desired improvement outcomes. Click on the image below, or follow this link ( https://spaces.hightail.com/receive/BtTNRQdITy ) to review online or download the project's Alternatives Analysis report.   

The Susitna Landing (Kashwitna River) Public Use Facility is owned and operated by the State of Alaska Department of Fish & Game (ADF&G) and is located at the confluence of the Susitna and Kashwitna Rivers, approximately 84 miles north of Anchorage. The Department of Fish & Game has identified the need to improve the boat launch and other site facilities to address existing deficiencies. Funding for site improvements will be provided by the ADF&G Recreational Boating and Angler Access Program. Susitna Landing is the largest ADF&G Division of Sport Fish-owned boating access facility in the state and one of the primary boat launch sites in the Susitna River drainage. The existing articulated two-lane boat launch and mooring dock have exceeded their service life and are in a state of disrepair. The boat launch lagoon experiences silt deposition, which accumulates after high-water events and requires dredging one to two times annually. Due to river hydrology and heavy ...