Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
Total Page：16
File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb
Load more
Recommended publications
-
This Is a List of Material Related to the Gates of the Arctic National Park Resident Zoned Communities Which Are Not Found in the University of Alaska System
This is a list of material related to the Gates of the Arctic National Park resident zoned communities which are not found in the University of Alaska system. This list was compiled in 2008 by park service employees. BOOKS: Douglas, Leonard and Vera Douglas. 2000. Kobuk Human-Land Relationships: Life Histories Volume I. Ambler, Kobuk, Shungnak Woods, Wesley and Josephine Woods. 2000. Kobuk Human-Land Relationships: Life Histories Volume 2. Ambler, Kobuk, Shungnak Kunz, Michael L. 1984. Archeology and History in the Upper Kobuk River Drainage: A Report of Phase I of a Cultural Resources Survey and Inventory. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve. Kobuk, Ambler, Shungnak Aigner, Jean S. 1981. Cultural resources at Betty, Etivluk, Galbraith-Mosquito, Itkillik, Kinyksukvik, Swayback, and Tukuto Lakes in the Northern foothills of the Brooks Range, Alaska (incomplete citation, possibly incorrect date). Anaktuvuk Pass Aigner, Jean. 1977. A report on the potential archaeological impact of proposed expansion of the Anaktuvuk Pass airstrip facility by the North Slope Borough. Anaktuvuk Pass Alaska Department of Highways, Planning and Research Division. 1973. City of Huslia, Alaska; population 159. Allakaket, Alaska; population 174. Prepared by the State of Alaska, Department of Highways, Planning and Research Division in cooperation with U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. Allakaket Alexander, Herbert L., Jr. 1968. Archaeology in the Atigun Valley. Expedition 2(1): 35-37. Anaktuvuk Pass Alexander, Herbert L., Jr. 1967. Alaskan survey. Expedition 9(1): 20-29. Anaktuvuk Pass Amsden, Charles W. 1977. Hard times: a case study from northern Alaska, and implications for Arctic prehistory. -
Tc-Forty-Mile-Cheda-Dek-Guide.Pdf
Published 2011. ISBN 978-1-55362-538-4 For more information about Forty Mile, Fort Cudahy and Fort Constantine Historic Site, visit the Dänojà Zho cultural centre in Dawson or contact: Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Heritage P. O. Box 599, Dawson City, Y0B 1G0 1242 Front Street, Dawson City Main office phone: (867) 993-7100 Dänojà Zho office phone: (867) 993-6768 Fax: (867) 993-6553 Email: [email protected] Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in website: www.trondek.ca Forty Mile web site: http://trondekheritage.com/our-places/forty-mile/ Yukon Historic Sites P. O. Box 2703, Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 2C6 Phone: (867) 667-5386 Fax: (867) 667-8023 www.tc.gov.yk.ca/historicsites.html Cover images: Map, Yukon Archives H-1393 YG photo Yukon Archives, Alaska Historical Library #4221 Forty Mile circa 1890. Guide to Forty Mile The Forty Mile townsite is part of the Forty trading post and store established in 1893. Mile, Fort Cudahy and Fort Constantine Both of these sites are across the Fortymile Historic Site. The site is located at the River from the townsite of Forty Mile. The mouth of the Fortymile River where ground is marshy and the remains are fragile it empties into the Yukon River, 67 km so it recommended that visitors restrict their upstream from the Alaska/Yukon border activities to the Forty Mile townsite. and 88 km downriver from Dawson City. The Forty Mile, Fort Cudahy and Fort Generations of First Nation people camped Constantine Historic Site is protected under at the mouth of the Fortymile River to the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in Final Agreement hunt and fish in the area. -
A Week in Angoon and a Month of Reflection on Xutsnoowú Aaní
A WEEK IN ANGOON AND A MONTH OF REFLECTION ON XUTSNOOWÚ AANÍ Richard Carstensen Discovery Southeast, Juneau for: Angoon Community Association & USFS Summer, 2012 2 • A week in Angoon CONTENTS Navigating this NAVIGATING THIS DIGITAL JOURNAL ..................................................................... 2 digital journal PLACE-NAME REVOLUTION ......................................................................................3 Try reading this journal on the couch with your iPad in INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................4 Goodreader, or an Android tablet DAILY JOURNAL ..................................................................................5 in ezPDF reader. Colors are spectacular. Beats paper (>$100 20120814 JUNEAU TO ANGOON ................................................................................5 to print in color!), or sitting at a ALASKA SHOREZONE ...........................................................................................19 computer for 6 hours. Annotate your copy with yellow stickies 20120815 EEY TLIEN—XUNYÉI (KOOTZNAHOO‑MITCHELL) ............................ 21 using voice recognition. PLACE NAMES: ANGOON TIDAL LABYRINTH ..................................................... 21 • This pdf is “bookmarked.” On your tablet/smartphone, tap 20120816 KANALKU LAKE ........................................................................................33 any of the chapters in Contents INGNS (IMPORTANT NATIVE GUY NAMES) .......................................................... -
Wilderness in Southeastern Alaska: a History
Wilderness in Southeastern Alaska: A History John Sisk Today, Southeastern Alaska (Southeast) is well known remoteness make it wild in the most definitive sense. as a place of great scenic beauty, abundant wildlife and The Tongass encompasses 109 inventoried roadless fisheries, and coastal wilderness. Vast expanses of areas covering 9.6 million acres (3.9 million hectares), wild, generally undeveloped rainforest and productive and Congress has designated 5.8 million acres (2.3 coastal ecosystems are the foundation of the region’s million hectares) of wilderness in the nation’s largest abundance (Fig 1). To many Southeast Alaskans, (16.8 million acre [6.8 million hectare]) national forest wilderness means undisturbed fish and wildlife habitat, (U.S. Forest Service [USFS] 2003). which in turn translates into food, employment, and The Wilderness Act of 1964 provides a legal business. These wilderness values are realized in definition for wilderness. As an indicator of wild subsistence, sport and commercial fisheries, and many character, the act has ensured the preservation of facets of tourism and outdoor recreation. To Americans federal lands displaying wilderness qualities important more broadly, wilderness takes on a less utilitarian to recreation, science, ecosystem integrity, spiritual value and is often described in terms of its aesthetic or values, opportunities for solitude, and wildlife needs. spiritual significance. Section 2(c) of the Wilderness Act captures the essence of wilderness by identifying specific qualities that make it unique. The provisions suggest wilderness is an area or region characterized by the following conditions (USFS 2002): Section 2(c)(1) …generally appears to have been affected primarily by the forces of nature, with the imprint of man’s work substantially unnoticeable; Section 2(c)(2) …has outstanding opportunities for solitude or a primitive and unconfined type of recreation; Section 2(c)(3) …has at least five thousand acres of land or is of sufficient FIG 1. -
Assessment of Alaska Reindeer Populations and Range Conditions
Paper presented at The First Arctic Ungulate Conference, Nuuk, Greenland, 3-8. September, 1991. Assessment of Alaska reindeer populations and range conditions J. D. Swanson1 and M. H. W. Barker2 1 USDA Soil Conservation Service, 201 E. 9th Avenue, Suite 300, Anchorage, Alaska 99501, U.S.A. 2 Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alaska Anchorage, Alaska 99508, U.S.A. Abstract: Populations of reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) have fluctated greatly since their introduction to Alaska in 1891. In the 1930s, reported numbers exceeded 600,000. Presently, 38,000 reindeer graze 6.2 million ha of rangeland and woodland in Western Alaska (from 66°54'N to 52°07'N latitude). Condition of winter range producing fruticose lichens (Cladina rangiferina, Cladina arbuscula, Cladina stellaris, Cetraria cucullata, Cetra- ria islandica) is of major concern. Monitoring programs have been established for vegetation, fire, reindeer and wildlife. Reindeer have overgrazed lichen resources on some Bering Sea Islands. Wildfires have had the greatest impact on lichen range depletion on the mainland. Overgrazing has been a problem in localized areas. Moose (AIces alces) and muskox (Ovibos moschatus) rarely contribute to major lichen depletion. 60-80% of the mainland and 5-30% of most island winter lichen ranges are presently estimated to be in good to excel• lent ecological condition. Procedures for assessing condition of the lichen ranges are being further refined. Keywords: Alaska, winter, pastures, lichens, population dynamics, sampling techniques Rangifer, 12 (1): 33-43 Introduction Siberian reindeer herders were originally Sheldon Jackson, General Agent of Education brought to instruct local natives in reindeer in Alaska, toured the northern coasts of Siberia husbandry and herding techniques (Brickey, and Alaska in 1890. -
VGP) Version 2/5/2009
Vessel General Permit (VGP) Version 2/5/2009 United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) VESSEL GENERAL PERMIT FOR DISCHARGES INCIDENTAL TO THE NORMAL OPERATION OF VESSELS (VGP) AUTHORIZATION TO DISCHARGE UNDER THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM In compliance with the provisions of the Clean Water Act (CWA), as amended (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), any owner or operator of a vessel being operated in a capacity as a means of transportation who: • Is eligible for permit coverage under Part 1.2; • If required by Part 1.5.1, submits a complete and accurate Notice of Intent (NOI) is authorized to discharge in accordance with the requirements of this permit. General effluent limits for all eligible vessels are given in Part 2. Further vessel class or type specific requirements are given in Part 5 for select vessels and apply in addition to any general effluent limits in Part 2. Specific requirements that apply in individual States and Indian Country Lands are found in Part 6. Definitions of permit-specific terms used in this permit are provided in Appendix A. This permit becomes effective on December 19, 2008 for all jurisdictions except Alaska and Hawaii. This permit and the authorization to discharge expire at midnight, December 19, 2013 i Vessel General Permit (VGP) Version 2/5/2009 Signed and issued this 18th day of December, 2008 William K. Honker, Acting Director Robert W. Varney, Water Quality Protection Division, EPA Region Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1 6 Signed and issued this 18th day of December, 2008 Signed and issued this 18th day of December, Barbara A. -
Hubbard Glacier
National Park Service Park News U.S. Department of the Interior Hubbard Glacier Hubbard Glacier Fact Sheet --The Hubbard Glacier is North America’s largest tidewater glacier. It is 76 miles long, 7 miles wide, and 600 feet tall at its terminal face (350 feet exposed above the waterline and 250 feet below the waterline). --The Hubbard Glacier starts at Mt. Logan (19850 ft) in the Yukon Territory. Mt. Logan is the 2nd tallest mountain on the North American continent. --The Hubbard Glacier is currently advanc- ing (last 100 years), while most Alaskan glaciers are retreating (95%). This is not in contradiction with current global tempera- ture increases. The Hubbard Glacier will advance during times of warming climate and retreat in time of colder climates. The The Hubbard Glacier (right) and the Turner Glacier looking from Russell Fjord. current rate of advance is approximately 80 feet per year. 700 years ago – advanced to fill the entire pressure applied from the snow accumulat- --The glacier’s rate of overall forward ve- Yakutat Bay ing above. locity is much higher, but the advance is due its calving. Why do glaciers advance and retreat? --Once the ice becomes more than 150 feet thick the ice can behave plastically, and --The ice you see at the terminal face is ap- --Glaciers will always try to reach a balance start to flow under the influence of gravity. proximately 450 years old and is over 2000 between the amount of ice they gain to feet thick at some locations. the amount of ice they lose (equilibrium). -
Brown Bear (Ursus Arctos) John Schoen and Scott Gende Images by John Schoen
Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) John Schoen and Scott Gende images by John Schoen Two hundred years ago, brown (also known as grizzly) bears were abundant and widely distributed across western North America from the Mississippi River to the Pacific and from northern Mexico to the Arctic (Trevino and Jonkel 1986). Following settlement of the west, brown bear populations south of Canada declined significantly and now occupy only a fraction of their original range, where the brown bear has been listed as threatened since 1975 (Servheen 1989, 1990). Today, Alaska remains the last stronghold in North America for this adaptable, large omnivore (Miller and Schoen 1999) (Fig 1). Brown bears are indigenous to Southeastern Alaska (Southeast), and on the northern islands they occur in some of the highest-density FIG 1. Brown bears occur throughout much of southern populations on earth (Schoen and Beier 1990, Miller et coastal Alaska where they are closely associated with salmon spawning streams. Although brown bears and grizzly bears al. 1997). are the same species, northern and interior populations are The brown bear in Southeast is highly valued by commonly called grizzlies while southern coastal populations big game hunters, bear viewers, and general wildlife are referred to as brown bears. Because of the availability of abundant, high-quality food (e.g. salmon), brown bears enthusiasts. Hiking up a fish stream on the northern are generally much larger, occur at high densities, and have islands of Admiralty, Baranof, or Chichagof during late smaller home ranges than grizzly bears. summer reveals a network of deeply rutted bear trails winding through tunnels of devil’s club (Oplopanx (Klein 1965, MacDonald and Cook 1999) (Fig 2). -
Alaska Park Science 19(1): Arctic Alaska Are Living at the Species’ Northern-Most to Identify Habitats Most Frequented by Bears and 4-9
National Park Service US Department of the Interior Alaska Park Science Region 11, Alaska Below the Surface Fish and Our Changing Underwater World Volume 19, Issue 1 Noatak National Preserve Cape Krusenstern Gates of the Arctic Alaska Park Science National Monument National Park and Preserve Kobuk Valley Volume 19, Issue 1 National Park June 2020 Bering Land Bridge Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve National Preserve Denali National Wrangell-St Elias National Editorial Board: Park and Preserve Park and Preserve Leigh Welling Debora Cooper Grant Hilderbrand Klondike Gold Rush Jim Lawler Lake Clark National National Historical Park Jennifer Pederson Weinberger Park and Preserve Guest Editor: Carol Ann Woody Kenai Fjords Managing Editor: Nina Chambers Katmai National Glacier Bay National National Park Design: Nina Chambers Park and Preserve Park and Preserve Sitka National A special thanks to Sarah Apsens for her diligent Historical Park efforts in assembling articles for this issue. Her Aniakchak National efforts helped make this issue possible. Monument and Preserve Alaska Park Science is the semi-annual science journal of the National Park Service Alaska Region. Each issue highlights research and scholarship important to the stewardship of Alaska’s parks. Publication in Alaska Park Science does not signify that the contents reflect the views or policies of the National Park Service, nor does mention of trade names or commercial products constitute National Park Service endorsement or recommendation. Alaska Park Science is found online at https://www.nps.gov/subjects/alaskaparkscience/index.htm Table of Contents Below the Surface: Fish and Our Changing Environmental DNA: An Emerging Tool for Permafrost Carbon in Stream Food Webs of Underwater World Understanding Aquatic Biodiversity Arctic Alaska C. -
Public Law 96-487 (ANILCA)
APPENDlX - ANILCA 587 94 STAT. 2418 PUBLIC LAW 96-487-DEC. 2, 1980 16 usc 1132 (2) Andreafsky Wilderness of approximately one million note. three hundred thousand acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge" dated April 1980; 16 usc 1132 {3) Arctic Wildlife Refuge Wilderness of approximately note. eight million acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "ArcticNational Wildlife Refuge" dated August 1980; (4) 16 usc 1132 Becharof Wilderness of approximately four hundred note. thousand acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "BecharofNational Wildlife Refuge" dated July 1980; 16 usc 1132 (5) Innoko Wilderness of approximately one million two note. hundred and forty thousand acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "Innoko National Wildlife Refuge", dated October 1978; 16 usc 1132 (6} Izembek Wilderness of approximately three hundred note. thousand acres as �enerally depicted on a map entitied 16 usc 1132 "Izembek Wilderness , dated October 1978; note. (7) Kenai Wilderness of approximately one million three hundred and fifty thousand acres as generaJly depicted on a map entitled "KenaiNational Wildlife Refuge", dated October 16 usc 1132 1978; note. (8) Koyukuk Wilderness of approximately four hundred thousand acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "KoxukukNational Wildlife Refuge", dated July 1980; 16 usc 1132 (9) Nunivak Wilderness of approximately six hundred note. thousand acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "Yukon DeltaNational Wildlife Refuge", dated July 1980; 16 usc 1132 {10} Togiak Wilderness of approximately two million two note. hundred and seventy thousand acres as generally depicted on a map entitled "Togiak National Wildlife Refuge", dated July 16 usc 1132 1980; note. -
A Watershed Database for National Parks in Southwestern Alaska and a System for Further Watershed-Based Analysis
A Watershed Database for National Parks in Southwestern Alaska and a System for Further Watershed-based Analysis David M. Mixon 2005 Introduction This document describes a project designed to delineate and quantitatively describe watersheds located within or flowing into or out of national park lands in the National Inventory and Monitoring program’s Southwest Alaskan Network (SWAN) of parks. The parks included in this study are Aniakchak National Monument & Preserve, Katmai National Park & Preserve, Lake Clark National Park & Preserve, and Kenai Fjords National Park. This effort was undertaken to support decision-making processes related to the Inventory and Monitoring program’s goals. A variety of environmental and physical attributes were collected for each watershed using remotely sensed data in the form of a geographic information system (GIS). The GIS data used is from a variety of sources with variable quality. The nature of GIS analysis is such that many times a newer, higher-resolution dataset may become available during the course of any given study. For this reason, a set of scripts and methods are provided, making the incorporation of newer datasets as easy as possible. The goal is to provide an initial analysis of park hydrology as well as a means for updating the database with a minimal amount of effort. It was necessary to choose a watershed size (stream order) that would provide sufficient detail for each park and allow useful comparison of basins within the parks while minimizing the complexity of the study. Review of standards for hydrologic unit delineation being used for the National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) (FGDC, 2002), suggested that the officially designated level 5 watersheds would provide the level of detail desired while minimizing redundancy. -
Land Cover Mapping of the National Park Service Northwest Alaska Management Area Using Landsat Multispectral and Thematic Mapper Satellite Data
Land Cover Mapping of the National Park Service Northwest Alaska Management Area Using Landsat Multispectral and Thematic Mapper Satellite Data By Carl J. Markon and Sara Wesser Open-File Report 00-51 U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey LAND COVER MAPPING OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NORTHWEST ALASKA MANAGEMENT AREA USING LANDSAT MULTISPECTRAL AND THEMATIC MAPPER SATELLITE DATA By Carl J. Markon1 and Sara Wesser2 1 Raytheon SIX Corp., USGS EROS Alaska Field Office, 4230 University Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508-4664. E-mail: [email protected]. Work conducted under contract #1434-CR-97-40274 2National Park Service, 2525 Gambell St., Anchorage, AK 99503-2892 Land Cover Mapping of the National Park Service Northwest Alaska Management Area Using Landsat Multispectral Scanner and Thematic Mapper Satellite Data ABSTRACT A land cover map of the National Park Service northwest Alaska management area was produced using digitally processed Landsat data. These and other environmental data were incorporated into a geographic information system to provide baseline information about the nature and extent of resources present in this northwest Alaskan environment. This report details the methodology, depicts vegetation profiles of the surrounding landscape, and describes the different vegetation types mapped. Portions of nine Landsat satellite (multispectral scanner and thematic mapper) scenes were used to produce a land cover map of the Cape Krusenstern National Monument and Noatak National Preserve and to update an existing land cover map of Kobuk Valley National Park Valley National Park. A Bayesian multivariate classifier was applied to the multispectral data sets, followed by the application of ancillary data (elevation, slope, aspect, soils, watersheds, and geology) to enhance the spectral separation of classes into more meaningful vegetation types.