Project Information

Title: PGC General Restoration & Habitat Protection Project 24220507

Project Year and Number: 2024: 24220507

Other Fiscal Years and Numbers for this Project: 2023: 23220507, 2022: 22220507

Principal Investigator (PI): Steve Colligan (Port Graham Corporation)

Managing Agency: ADFG

Assisting Personnel: None

Research Location: Port Graham

Restoration Category: General Restoration

Injured Resources Addressed: Not Specified

Abstract:

Port Graham Corporation (PGC) is located on the tip of the Kenai peninsula at the sea-bound entry to Cook Inlet. PGC lands encompass high mountain vistas, tidewater and massive glaciers, deep fjords, protected bays and inlets, and an abundance of marine mammals, fish, shellfish, birds and plants, all vital to the people that live on these lands. Access from major population also makes this region a destination for many visitors and user groups. This project will create the tools and infrastructure necessary for PGC to protect subsistence areas, restore resources and services, and protect and enhance critical habitats injured by the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill (EVOS). As one of the largest the oil spill affected area, all of the approximately 200 miles of coastline habitat owned and managed by landowners in PGC was injured by the Spill. PGC is requesting $7.5M to work in partnership with 3GLP/E Terra to preserve important land records located in village archives, audit and correct parcel ownership records, collect detailed data to support PGC infrastructure maintenance and development, compile a PGC region-wide base map and records system that meets or exceeds national map standards and invest in facilities that will redirect human use from impacted critical habitats and support other research or restoration activities. Establishing a baseline of data for impacted areas is essential in developing ecosystem wide management plans that continue to provide resources and services to not only PGC shareholders, but also other user groups. This project will benefit multiple species and services considered injured because of the spill. Over a 5 year period PGC and partners will train and utilize local workforce resources to implement tasks associated with goals. This proposal includes funds necessary to develop data acquisition and management to monitor and enhance habitat on spill damaged PGC land.

This project was approved for the FY22-FY26 funding cycle.


Proposal: View (2,631 KB)

Reports:
FY24 Q1 Report: View (1,448 KB)
FY24 Q2 Report: View (1,424 KB)

Publications from this Project: None Available

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