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The Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (DCCED) is a department within the government of Alaska, whose mission statement is to "promote a healthy economy, strong communities, and protect consumers".

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game provides a wide range of opportunities for the public to use fish and wildlife resources in Alaska. The ADFG mission is to protect, maintain, and improve the fish, game, and aquatic plant resources of the state, and manage their use and development in the best interest of the economy and the well-being of the people of the state, consistent with the sustained yield principle.

“The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is the state agency that administers the state’s programs for forestry, parks, recreational areas, land, water, agriculture, soil conservation, minerals and hydrocarbons.” DNR manages all state-owned land, water, and natural resources--excluding fish and game--on behalf of the people of Alaska. The department is split into seven divisions: Agriculture, Forestry, Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Mining, Land & Water, Oil & Gas, Parks & Outdoor Recreation, and Support Services.

The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT) is a department within the government of Alaska in charge of providing for the safe movement of people and goods and the delivery of State services. The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities mission is to "Get Alaska moving through service and infrastructure."

The Bureau of Land Management in Alaska (BLM-Alaska) has a multiple-use mission of sustaining the health, diversity, and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. BLM-Alaska focuses on land transfers and land ownership, land-use planning, management of the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska, oversight of the 800-mile Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, and fire management.

The National Park Service (NPS) is the U.S. federal agency that manages all national parks, monuments and many conservation and historical properties. The mission of the National Park Service is to conserve the scenery and the natural and historic objects and the wildlife therein and to provide for the enjoyment of the same in such manner and by such means as will leave them unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is a bureau within the Department of the Interior. Their mission is to work with others to conserve, protect and enhance fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The National Wildlife Refuge System's mission, within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, is to administer a network of lands and waters for the conservation, management and where appropriate restoration of fish, wildlife and plant resources and their habitats within the United States for the benefit of present and future generations of Americans.

The mission of the Alaska Region of the Forest Service is to manage the Chugach and Tongass National Forests to meet society’s needs for a variety of goods, services, and amenities while enhancing the Forests’ health and productivity, and to foster similar outcomes for State and private forestland across Alaska.

The mission of the Alaska Science Center is to provide objective and timely data and research findings about earth science, flora and fauna. Federal, state and local resource managers use this data to inform their decisions regarding natural resources, hazards, and ecosystems in Alaska.