Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)

Copper Basin Community Harvest Assessment Phase II

Project ID: P12AC10136

Federal Agency: National Park Service

Partner Institution: Alaska Department of Fish and Game

Fiscal Year: 2012

Initial Funding: $146,836

Total Funding: $146,836

Project Type: Research

Project Disciplines: Cultural

National Park: Alaska Region

Principal Investigator: La Vine, Robbin

Agreement Technical Representative: Cellarius, Barbara

Abstract: The Copper Basin Community Harvest Assessment, Phase II, will provide up-to-date information on subsistence resource use by residents of Copper Basin communities by conducting a comprehensive subsistence survey, analyzing the resulting data, and preparing a report. The specific objective of this project is to conduct harvest assessments of Kenny Lake and Gakona communities. The project will be conducted by specialists from Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Subsistence, in collaboration with National Park Service staff. The collected information will help to inform Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, State of Alaska, and Federal Subsistence Board decisions regarding resource management.

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