Wilderness Society

GNLCC ESTABLISHING AQUATIC MONITORING PROGRAMS FOR LARGE-SCALE RESTORATION PROJECTS

MOSTLY AT A PARK LEVEL, PROJECTS ENCOMPASS A BROAD RANGE OF RESEARCH, OPERATIONAL, AND EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES ACROSS ALL ASPECTS OF CULTURAL RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO INVENTORY, MONITORING, RESEARCH, REHABILITATION, RECONSTRUCTION, RESTORATION, PRESERVATION, DOCUMENTATION, DATA RECOVERY, EDUCATION, AND CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION AND ADAPTATION THE PURPOSE OF THE AWARD IS TO SUPPORT THE NORTH AMERICAN CARIBOU WORKSHOP AND THE ARCTIC UNGULATE CONFERENCE THE CONFERENCE WILL PROVIDE THE NPS, OTHER DOI AGENCIES, OTHER WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AGENCIES, STAKEHOLDERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC TO LEARN AND SHARE INFORMATION ABOUT THE ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT OF ARCTIC UNGULATE SPECIES INCLUDING CARIBOU, MUSKOX, AND MORE THE CONFERENCE WILL HAVE TRAININGS, EDUCATIONAL TALKS, ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS, AND FIELD TRIPS TO PROMOTE ARCTIC UNGULATE MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATIONS BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, EDUCATIONAL OR SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, INDIVIDUALS

THE NORTH AMERICAN CARIBOU WORKSHOP AND ARCTIC UNGULATE CONFERENCE WILL BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER IN ANCHORAGE, ALASKA TO SHARE INFORMATION, KNOWLEDGE, AND PERSPECTIVES ON STEWARDSHIP OF ARCTIC UNGULATES (CARIBOU, REINDEER, MUSKOXEN, DALL SHEEP, AND MOOSE). THE CONFERENCE THEME IS CROSSING BOUNDARIES. ARCTIC UNGULATES CROSS LANDSCAPE AND MANAGEMENT BOUNDARIES, AND THE KNOWLEDGE AND VALUE OF THESE SPECIES CROSS THE BOUNDARIES OF WESTERN SCIENCE AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE. THE CONFERENCE SEEKS TO WEAVE THESE VARIOUS WAYS OF KNOWING TO IDENTIFY CREATIVE OPPORTUNITIES TO MANAGE AND SUSTAIN ARCTIC UNGULATE POPULATIONS IN A CHANGING WORLD.WE WILL BRING TOGETHER HUNDREDS OF PARTICIPANTS FROM AROUND THE ARCTIC, REPRESENTING INDIGENOUS AND NON INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVES ON ARCTIC UNGULATES. THIS WEEK LONG CONFERENCE (8 12 MAY 2023) WILL BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GATHERING, BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS, SHARING IDEAS, AND DEVELOPING NEW EFFORTS TO SUSTAIN ARCTIC UNGULATE POPULATIONS AND THE PEOPLE WHO RELY UPON THEM IN A CHANGING WORLD. CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES WILL BUILD CONNECTIONS BETWEEN PARTICIPANTS AND FACILITATE SHARING OF DIVERSE KNOWLEDGE TYPES. WE ARE STRIVING TO CHANGE THE WAY SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES ARE TYPICALLY DONE TO BE MORE INCLUSIVE OF DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES, WAYS OF KNOWING AND MEANS OF COMMUNICATION REGARDING ARCTIC UNGULATES. IN PART, THIS MEANS BRINGING IN ELDERS AND OTHER INDIGENOUS WISDOM KEEPERS FROM ALASKA AND CANADA TO SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE PASSED DOWN THROUGH GENERATIONS LIVING ON THE LAND WITH UNGULATES. WE ALSO SEEK TO GO BEYOND CLASSICAL WESTERN SCIENTIFIC TALKS AND POSTERS TO INCLUDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR FISHBOWL DISCUSSIONS AND PANELS FEATURING EXPERTS FROM INDIGENOUS AND WESTERN SCIENTIFIC BACKGROUNDS, SHOWCASING OF ARTWORK AND HANDICRAFTS AT OUR EVENING POSTER SOCIAL, HOLDING A MINI FILM FESTIVAL THAT INCLUDES INDIGENOUS LED CONTENT, AND HOSTING A STORYTELLING EVENT WHERE INDIGENOUS AND WESTERN SCIENTIFIC PARTICIPANTS CAN BE UNITED THROUGH THE SHARED MEDIUM OF STORIES RELATED TO ARCTIC UNGULATES. WE WILL PROMOTE RELATIONSHIP BUILDING BETWEEN PEOPLE IN SUPPORT OF MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION OF ARCTIC UNGULATES IN THE UNITED STATES AND WORLDWIDE.

PRECIPITATION TRENDS IN ALASKA