Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)

Potential Social Impacts of Military Overflights in Selected Alaska Military Operations Areas

Project ID: UW-01-12

Federal Agency: National Park Service

Partner Institution: University of Washington

Fiscal Year: 2001

Initial Funding: $235,069

Total Funding: $326,970

Project Type: Research

Project Disciplines: Social

National Park: Alaska Region

Principal Investigator: Bradley, Gordon

Agreement Technical Representative: Liebscher, Tom

Abstract: The three purposes of the Yukon Military Overflight Study (YMOS) are: 1) to systematically collect information pertaining to Air Force overflights that is suitable to evaluate the impact of such overflights upon human use and enjoyment of selected natural areas;
2) to determine peoples’ expectations for encountering military overflights within the study areas;
3) to evaluate the current mitigation efforts employed by the Air Force and to determine their effectiveness in these study areas.

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