NWR SUB-SURFACE ESTATE (Other Fed)

<p><strong>Overview</strong></p><p>This feature service provides a statewide land status and estate inventory for National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska. It compiles surface and subsurface ownership information used by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 7, Division of Realty to support refuge land records, conveyance tracking, and estate management.</p><p><strong>Feature Layers</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Surface estate layers</strong> describe surface ownership and status across refuge lands, including parcels managed by USFWS, other federal agencies, selected lands, and patented lands.</li><li><strong>Subsurface estate layers</strong> document subsurface ownership and status for the same refuge system, supporting management of mineral and related sbsurface estate interests.</li><li><strong>Focused views</strong> provide filtered subsets of the land estate records for USFWS, other federal ownership, patented lands, and selected lands, helping users work with specific ownership categories.</li></ul><p><strong>Core Content</strong></p><ul><li>Refuge name, refuge unit, and administrative management information</li><li>Conveyance and case tracking details used in land status records</li><li>Ownership, estate status, and source documentation references</li><li>Survey and tract references, acreage values, and notes for parcel-level context</li><li>Data source and document links that support land status interpretation</li></ul><p><strong>Geographic Coverage</strong></p><p>The service covers National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska and includes refuge, administrative site, and related estate records across the state.</p><p><strong>Use Cases</strong></p><ul><li>Reviewing refuge land ownership and estate status</li><li>Supporting realty, conveyance, and boundary management workflows</li><li>Finding parcels by refuge, ownership category, or estate type</li><li>Linking land status records to supporting plats, deeds, and conveyance documents</li></ul><p><strong>Source and Currency</strong></p><p>The information is compiled by USFWS Region 7, Division of Realty, with Bureau of Land Management Master Title Plats as a primary source. The service is updated as-needed, depending on the frequency of land status record changes. Typical update frequency is generally one to two times per month.</p><p><strong>License and Citation</strong></p><p>Use of the data is subject to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Data Distribution Liability Statement. Recommended citation: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 7, Division of Realty.</p>