Public Notice
MSB008246 - Moose Creek Lake Salvage Timber Sale and Firewood Area
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough (Borough) Land & Resource Management Division is proposing an outcry auction salvage timber sale on Borough owned parcel tax ID 26N06W30B001. This parcel is located along S. Trail Ridge Road, south of Petersville Road at Milepost 8, west of Trapper Creek. Salvage of spruce damaged by the recent bark beetle outbreak and decadent birch is being offered from approximately 33 acres. Access to the designated harvest area will be from South Trail Ridge Road. An estimated volume of 198 cords of timber is expected to be extracted from the 33-acre timber harvest area. Portions of the harvest area may only be harvested in winter when the ground is frozen. A separate Personal Use Firewood Area is also being proposed on approximately 8 acres. The Trail Ridge Firewood Area will open 11/17. It is north of the proposed timber harvest, west of S. Trail Ridge Road. Access is primarily by ATV or snowmachine, when the ground is dry or frozen and snow covered, respectively. A firewood permit is required and may be obtained from the E-Commerce website at https://ecommerce.matsugov.us.
A firewood permit costs $25.00, and a cord costs $25.00 with a maximum of ten (10) cords per household per year. The permit must be in your possession during removal of wood from the area. Permits expire at the end of the calendar year. The firewood area will close when all available wood has been harvested.
Supporting material is available for public inspection by appointment only during normal business hours on the 2nd floor of the Borough Building in the Land & Resource Management office or visit the Public Notice Section on the Borough’s web page, www.matsugov.us. Public comment is invited on this request. If you have any comments please mail or deliver them to the Borough offices at the address indicated above, no later thanDecember 1, 2025. If you have questions about this request or would like to schedule an appointment to view supporting materials, call Lisa Gray at 907-861-7848 between 8 am - 5 pm or you can send an e-mail to: LMB@matsu.gov (please refer to MSB008246 Moose Creek STH26-001 when submitting comments).