Stuckagain Heights Access Protected With Land Acquisition

The Conservation Fund, a national non-profit conservation group, recently purchased a strategic 149-acre property in Chugach State Park.  The property is located adjacent to in the Stuckagain Heights area, and has provided traditional access to Nearpoint Knoll, the Dome, and the North Fork of Campbell Creek.  The Nearpoint property was the site of a proposed antenna farm, but this controversial project was shut down by broad public opposition.

The Conservation Fund purchased the property for $1.6 million and needs to raise the funds to allow the transfer of the property to Chugach State Park.  Alaska State Parks has begun working with the Stuckagain Heights community to plan appropriate public access facilities. 

The Conservation Fund has been working for several years with the Great Land Trust and the Chugach Park Access Coalition to secure public access to Chugach State Park.  In 2007 the partners were successful in acquiring 320-acres in the Rabbit Creek Valley to resolve a long-standing public access problem.  The Conservation Fund has also made substantial progress on resolving public access to Ram Valley in Eagle River.

To support the effort to protect the Nearpoint property, checks can be sent to:

The Conservation Fund

2727 Hiland Road

Eagle River, Alaska  99577

You can also help by contacting your state legislators and encouraging them to provide public funding for this project.

For further information, contact Brad Meiklejohn at (907) 694-9060.

The Great Land Trust announced at its December 4 winter party and fundraiser that an agreement had been reached to purchase and preserve for public access a parcel in Stuckagain Heights near the old hotel site, in order to preserve public access to Near Point.  This is a significant accomplishment to ensure access to beautiful country on a trail that the public has used for years.  Kudos to all involved.