Alaska Conservation Foundation

ENHANCING SPECIES AND HABITAT CONSERVATION THROUGH THE NORTHERN LATITUDES PARTNERSHIPS

INDIGENOUS SENTINELS NETWORK: IMPLEMENTING COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS TO ENHANCE STEWARDSHIP OF TRADITIONAL FOODS AND CRITICAL HABITAT IN ALASKA

YOUTH LEADERSHIP FOR A DISASTER-READY MERBOK REGION

THE ARCTIC YOUTH AMBASSADORS PROGRAM ELEVATES YOUTH VOICES IN INTERNATIONAL ARENAS, EMPOWERS FUTURE ARCTIC LEADERS, AND BUILDS GREATER UNDERSTANDING ABOUT LIFE IN THE ARCTIC. BY ADDING THEIR VOICES TO A GLOBAL CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW TO SUSTAIN OUR COMMUNITIES, CULTURES, AND THE ENVIRONMENT, THEY LEAD SOLUTIONS FOR OUR HOMES IN THE CHANGING ARCTIC. THE PROGRAM BRINGS DIVERSE YOUTH FROM ACROSS ALASKA TO SERVE AS AMBASSADORS FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES AND BUILD AWARENESS OF ARCTIC ISSUES AT CONVENINGS AROUND THE WORLD. THEY ARE INVOLVED IN MEETINGS IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD, SHARING THEIR PERSPECTIVES AS YOUTH FROM ALASKA. SINCE THE SERVICE LAUNCHED THE PROGRAM IN 2015, THEY HAVE PIONEERED YOUTH INVOLVEMENT IN THE ARCTIC BY STARTING THEIR OWN PROJECTS, SUCH AS PASSING RESOLUTIONS IN INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATING DOCUMENTARIES ABOUT ISSUES IMPACTING THEIR COMMUNITIES. THEIR STORIES HAVE BEEN SHARED IN PANELS, INTERVIEWS, BLOGS, AND MORE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS 5-YEAR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS TO SUPPORT CONTINUED COLLABORATION AND LEVERAGING OF RESOURCES AMONG THE CORE PARTNERS OF THE ARCTIC YOUTH AMBASSADORS PROGRAM-- THE SERVICE, ACF, AND WWF-- TO IMPLEMENT THE 2022-2027 ARCTIC YOUTH AMBASSADORS STRATEGIC PLAN AND SUPPORT THE MEMBERS AND PROGRAM OF THE COHORTS, WITH THE ALASKA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION (ACF) AS THE LEAD COORDINATING PARTNER.

IMPROVING FOOD SECURITY OF UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES IN RURAL AND URBAN ALASKA THROUGH COLD CLIMATE AGRICULTURE

NNA TRACK 2: DEVELOPING COORDINATED MONITORING NETWORKS ACROSS ALASKA AND NORTHWEST CANADA TO EVALUATE AND ADDRESS RAPIDLY CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS

ALASKA FOOD FOREST TRAINING PROGRAMS AND KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGES FOR URBAN AND RURAL RESIDENTS

THIS PROPOSAL ADDS FY24 FUNDS TO SUPPORT YEAR 3 OF THE WORK WE HAD UNDER THE PREVIOUS AGREEMENT GRANT NUMBER F20AC10873 ENHANCING SPECIES AND HABITAT CONSERVATION THROUGH NORTHERN LATITUDES PARTNERSHIPS PROJECT 9 HAZWOPER TRAINING FOR RURAL ALASKAN SPILL RESPONSE PARTNERSTHIS WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED BY THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES1 PROVIDE INITIAL 40 HOUR HAZWOPER TRAINING TO FIVE RURAL COMMUNITIES IN ALASKA LOCATED ON OR NEAR DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR LANDS2 DEVELOP OUTREACH MATERIALS AND NETWORKS TO ADVERTISE THE AVAILABILITY OF THIS TRAINING OPPORTUNITY THROUGH PRESENTATIONS TRIBAL COMMUNICATIONS AND EXISTING SPILL RESPONSE AND TRIBAL COMMUNICATION NETWORKS

RURAL KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE ON ALASKA FOOD AND MEDICINAL FORESTS

PROGRAMMING SUPPORTS A COMPREHENSIVE NETWORK OF COOPERATIVE STUDY UNITS TO FACILITATECOOPERATIVE RESEARCH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING TO INFORM SCIENCEBASED MANAGEMENT OFTHE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. THE STUDY UNITS FACILITATE MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCE AND INTEGRATED INFORMATIONPRODUCTS ACROSS MULTIPLE GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS OF THE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM. THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE NPS AND THE ALASKA CONSERVATION FOUNDATION ACF WILL WORK TOGETHER ON PROJECTS THAT CONSERVE NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES IN COLLABORATION WITH ALASKA NATIVE TRIBAL ENTITIES RURAL RESIDENTS STUDENTS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS WITH INTERESTS IN RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP. NPS ANTICIPATES A SERIES OF RELATED PROJECT TO COME ABOUT OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. PUBLIC EDUCATION EFFORTS AIMED AT CONTROLLING THE SPREAD OF INVASIVE PLANTS IS THE FIRST OF SEVERAL PROJECT OUTLINED IN THIS AGREEMENT. OTHER EFFORTS INCLUDE BUILDING COMMUNITYLEAD RESOURCE MONITORING PROGRAMS IN COMMUNITIES ADJACENT TO NPS UNITS IN ALASKA AND SUPPORTING ENGAGEMENT AND TRAINING IN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION WORK.. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED INDIAN TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS PUBLIC PRIVATE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC.