Welcome to the Official Facebook Page for the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation

DEC's Facebook page is a family-friendly forum viewable by all ages. Please consider this when creating posts and comments. All posts and comments must comply with DEC rules for posting and must meet the requirements below. Your post will be removed from DEC's Facebook page if it does not comply with these requirements:

No profane, graphic, obscene, explicit, or racial comments or submissions, nor do we allow comments that are abusive, hateful, discriminatory, or potentially libelous.
No solicitations or advertisements. This includes promotion or endorsement of personal websites, commercial products, or services.
No external links except for those linking to an official State of Alaska website.
No comments suggesting or encouraging illegal activity, defaming others, or posting other people's private information.
No comments related to campaigns or elections, as Alaska law prohibits use of State equipment or resources for campaign or partisan political purposes.
No comments that are not topically related to the posting being commented upon.
Campaign Free Zone: This page will not permit comments or postings related to campaigns or elections, as Alaska law prohibits use of State equipment or resources for campaign or partisan political purposes.

Note: DEC will permanently remove followers who violate these rules.

Comments submitted on the DEC Facebook page are considered public records and are subject to public disclosure. If you post comments on the DEC Facebook page, you are responsible for any information contained in your comments.

Public comments submitted on this Facebook page do not constitute public testimony. All public testimony regarding DEC policies, documents, and/or actions must be submitted via the proper forum.

We reserve the right to remove any post, comment, photo, video, or link from this page.