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Exxon Valdez £%%0# YJlO£ZOIL SPILL TRUSTEE COUNCIL E ~olume ~ ~um~er ~ Trustees move toward the future Restoration Reserve to River otter recovered, fund habitat protection but for most resources and research recovery is incomplete he Trustee Council de­ en years after the T cided March 1 to continue T nation's largest and its dual efforts combining ma­ most destructive oil spill, rine science with habitat most of the fish and wildlife protection as the best long­ species and otherresources in­ term approach for restorahon juredby the spill have not yet of the oil spill-damaged eco­ fully recovered. Only two of system, with special emphasis 28 species and resources listed in the future on research. as injured by the 1989 Exxon After 18 months of public The Trustee Council and Public Advisory Group met in joint session Valdez oil spill in Prince Will­ comment and meetings January 21-22 for a public hearing on updatmg the mjured resources list iam Sound are considered to and possible uses of the Restoration Reserve Photo by Roy Corral throughout the spill region, be fully recovered from the Trustees voted unammously devastating effects of the spill. to split about $170 million in available funds, using about The Trustee Council updated its list of injured resources $115 million to support a long-term research, monitoring, and in February for the first time in 2 1/2 years. "Ten years after community-based restoration effort and $55 million to fund the spill, there has clearly been a lot of progress toward re­ See Restoration Reserve, Page 9 See Injured Resources Update, Page 10 1O-year event looks at legacy of Exxon Valdez egacy of an Oil Spill: Ten Years after Exxon Valdez is a 8:30 a.m. is designed L two-tiered look at the status of the spill region a decade , as a public event and ~~2'.'''' following the historic spill in Prince William Sound. all presentations are The first day will be a "Report to the Nahon," a public­ free. The scientific oriented event about the people, fish, wildlife, and other symposium will be resources of the spill region. The report will also include a held March 24-27 and broad look at the spill prevention and response network now is geared toward the in place in the sound. scientific community, The second tier of the event is a four-day scientific sympo­ although it is open to sium that will show in detail the findings of 10 years of the public. Registra­ research and monitoring efforts as well as spill prevention tion for the scientific symposium is required and costs $100. and response planning. "The spill region has become one of the most closely stud­ All presentations will be held at the Egan Convention and ied marine systems in the world," said Molly McCammon, Civic Center in Anchorage. The first day overview to be held March 23 beginning at See Legacy of An Oil Spill, Page 3 ------u--p--D==-=-RESm~TI~N::"':""--A--T--E- Protection of habitat in he protection of about 75,000 acres-of injured by the 1989 oil spill, are also included T valuable habitat in eastern Prince Wllliam in the package deal. eastern Prince William Sound, including land visible from and adja­ Numerous bird species injured by the spill cent to Cordova, is complete. Eighteen months use the Eyak lands for nesting, feeding, molt­ Sound finally complete after the Trustee Council made an offer to ac­ ing and wintering. The area is important to quire a combination of surface rights, pink salmon, sockeye salmon, cutthroat trout, conservationeasements, and timbereasements Dolly Varden, Pacific herring, bald eagles, from Eyak Corporation, all parties involved black oystercatchers, harbor seals, harlequin in the sale have approved the package. Clos­ ducks, river otters and sea otters. The entire ing on the sale took place in early March. region is popular for recreational activities and Shareholders of the corporation voted subsistence food gathering. twice, first by 82 percent and then by 84 per­ Most ofthe land will be administered as part cent, to permanently protect the land. The of the Chugach National Forest. One smaller Trustee Council agreed in July 1997 to spend tract will be managed by the Alaska Division $45 million over a 5-year period to protect the of Parks and Outdoor Recreation as part of the habitat, which includes approximately 80 existing Canoe Passage State Marine Park. salmon streams, numerous lakes and lagoons, 50 miles of freshwater shoreline, and 150 miles of saltwater shoreline. The wooded shorelines of Nelson Bay, Eyak Lake and Hawkins Island, much of it visible from the City of Cordova, are all pro­ tected. Much of Port Gravina, all of Windy Bay and all of Sheep Bay, which are consid­ The northeastem portion of Hawkins Island is ered among the most valuable parcels in protected and will become part of the state manne Prince William Sound for recovery of species park system. Photos by Kevin Hartwell Chugach National Forest The Canoe Passage area (top) will be managed by the state as part of the already established marine park. Timber easements will protect the Nelson Bay area (above). Eyak Habitat Protection Package Orca Bay Eastern Prince William Sound' LEGEND _Fee Simple DO Conservation Easement • Timber Easement ~ Previous EVOS Acquisition Other Eyak Corp. Lands D Chugach National Forest liliiii Other Private, Public Lands " Shareholder Land Use Program - Retained Lands DRE~mTmNA u p T E Continued from Page 1 resf~r:se, and planning for future restoration Legacy of an Oil Spill executive director of the Trustee Council. "It's actiVIties. only appropriate that 10 years after the Exxon Dr. Jane Lubchenco, one of the world's lead­ Valdez disaster, we take a close look at what ing marine scientists, will deliver the luncheon we have leamed and what we have done to keynote address. She will be introduced by safeguard the region from further harm." Lt. Gov. Fran Ulmer. The Report to the Nation will include open­ The noon keynote address will focus on ing remarks by Governor Tony Knowles, "The State of the World's Oceans" rather than representing the state perspective on the legacy on specifics about the Exxon Valdez and its af­ of the spill. A federal perspective will also be termath. Lunch will be available only to those presented. people who registered before March 1. Plenty Morning presentations will include the cur­ of seating will be available for others who want rent status of fish and wildlife in the spill region, to listen to the speech but did not register early the council's habitat protection program, and for the lunch. the council's research and monitoring program. The Trustee Council is hosting a reception Aftemoon sessions will focus on the hLUnan di­ at the civic center following the first day's Re­ mensions of the spill, oil spill prevention and port to the Nation. Report to t~e Nation Dr. Jane Lubchenco will deliver the Tuesday, March 23, 1999 keynote address on "The State of the World's Oceans" during the 8:45am Welcome and Introduction luncheon March 23. Tickets for the Craig Tillery, Trustee Representative, Alaska Department of Law lunch itself are no longer available but there will be plenty of seating 9:00am State and Federal Perspectives on the Legacy of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill for anyone who wants to listen to Honorable Tony Knowles, Govemor; State of Alaska the address without having lunch. George T. Frampton Jr., Acting Chair; Council on Environmental Quality (tentative) Dr. Lubchenco is a professor of marine biology and zoology at the 9:40am Essay Contest Grand Champion "Ten Years After Exxon Valdez: WeRemember . .. We Learn" University of Oregon. She sits on the board of directors of the To be announced National Science Foundation and is 9:25am What is the Status of Fish and Wildlife Injured by the Oil Spill? past president of the American Association for the Advancement of Frank Rue, Trustee and Commissioner; Alaska Department of Ash and Game Science and the Ecological Society of America. 10:45 am Habitat Protection Following the Exxon Valdez: A Lasting Treasure Dave Gibbons, Trustee and Supervisor; Chugach National Forest Marilyn Heiman, Trustee and Special Assistant to the Secretary, Department of the Interior Alaska Native Perspectives: Emil Christianson, President, Old Harbor Native Corporation Nancy Bames, President. Eyak Corporation 11:30 am Research and Monitoring: Restoration Through Knowledge and Management Dr. Robert Spies, Chief Scientist, Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Restoration Program Noon Keynote Address by Dr. Jane Lubchenco: "The State of the World's Oceans" 1:30pm Human Dimensions of the Oil Spill Introduction: Molly McCammon, Executive Director; Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council Alaska Native Perspective: Gary Kompkoff, President, Tatitlek IRA Council Community Perspective: Jerome Selby, former Mayor; Kodiak Island Borough 3:15pm Oil Spill Response and Prevention: Can it Happen Again? Reception open to all Introduction: Michele Brown, Trustee and Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation • The public is invited to a free Prevention: Robert Malone, President, AJyeska Pipeline Service Company reception following the Report to Response: Kurt Fredriksson, Director; Spill Prevention and Response, ADEC the Nation. The reception will honor Cleanup: Alan Mearns, Senior Scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration present and past Trustees, Citizen Oversight: Stan Stephens, Chairman, PWS Regional Citizens' Advisory Council featuring brief comments from former attorney general and trustee 4:30pm Planning for the Future: Restoration in the 21st Century Charlie Cole, former Department of Steve Pennoyer; Trustee and Alaska Director; National Marine Rsheries Service the Interior trustee Deborah Williams, and former council 5:3O-7pm Public Reception" executIve director Jim Ayers.
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