School of Agriculture and Land Resources Management, Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station
Abstract
Alaskans now face a time of decision with regard to agriculture. In the
past, national and state bureaucracies have largely ignored agriculture. It has
existed merely as a foreign intrusion into the northern ecosystem, with its
scope and success pitifully limited. While rural areas have needed agriculture
for subsistence, urban Alaska has had no such need, so it is easy for
"natural status" environmental interests to hamper the genesis of an
agricultural environment. The public must realize that a planned
development based on a new perspective can prevent discordant effects on
the Alaska wilderness
