Project Information

Title: Tribal Natural Resource Stewardship and Meaningful Tribal Involvement in GEM 030052

Project Year and Number: 2003: 030052

Other Fiscal Years and Numbers for this Project: 2002: 02052, 2001: 01052, 2000: 00052, 1999: 99052-B, 1999: 99052-A, 1998: 98052-A, 1998: 98052-B, 1997: 97052-A, 1997: 97052-B1, 1997: 97052-B2, 1997: 97052-B3, 1996: 96052-1, 1996: 96052-2, 1995: 95052, 1995: 95052-1

Principal Investigator (PI): Patty Brown-Schwalenberg (Chugach Regional Resources Commission)

Managing Agency: ADFG

Assisting Personnel: None

Research Location: All Spill Affected Areas

Restoration Category: Research

Injured Resources Addressed: Not Specified

Abstract: This project will continue community involvement and capacity building of tribal natural resource programs with a long term goal of preparing communities to interact effectively with the GEM program. Specific tasks in FY03 include a) communicating GEM goals and actions to tribes and coordinating tribal participation in GEM meetings and workshops as well as relevant training opportunities, b) conducting a "Wisdomkeeper Series" to afford effective information exchanges among resource users, scientists, and managers, c) in coordination with Project 030575/Designing a Community Involvement and Community-Based Monitoring Plan for GEM, preparing a GEM community involvement plan with meaningful involvement of tribes, and d) begin developing a training curriculum for natural resource technicians in the oil spill communities. Communities involved in the project are Tatitlek, Chenega Bay, Port Graham, Nanwalek, Cordova/Eyak, Seward/Qutekcak, Seldovia, Valdez, Kodiak Island Region/Ouzinkie, and the Alaska Peninsula Region/Chignik Lake.


Proposal: View (234 KB)

Reports:
Annual Report FY03: View (30 KB)
Final Report: Not Applicable to this Project

Publications from this Project: None Available