- Mission [1]
- The Commission did not meet during FY 2011. Howevere the Commission plans to meet on November 15, 2011 in Kotzebue, AK. The
proposed agenda follows:The proposed meeting agenda for each meeting includes the following:1. Call to order 2. Welcome and
Introductions 3. Administrative Announcements4. Approve Agenda 5. Approval of Minutes 6. SRC Purpose and Membershipa. Election
of Chair b. Election of Vice Chair7. SRC Member Reports /Comments 8. National Park Service Reportsa. Superintendent Updates1.
Unit 23 User Issues 2. Local Hire / Internship3. Cross Cultural Education 4. Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments5. Protection of Archaeological Resources &Consultation Requirements6. Climate Change Researchb. Subsistence
Manager Updatesc. Resource Management Updates1. Wildlife (Musk Ox, Brown Bear, Sheep)2. Fisheries Management3. NPS Research/Studiesd.
Ranger Updates (Education, Resources and Visitor Protection)9. Federal Subsistence Board Updates10. Alaska Board of Game Updates11.
Old Business12. Subsistence Collections and Uses of Shed or Discarded Animal & Plants Draft Environmental Assessment Update
13. 2011 SRC Chairs’ Workshop14. New Business a. Gates of the Arctic National Park SRC Draft Hunting Plan Recommendation 10-01
13. Public and other Agency Comments 14. SRC Work Session 15. Select Time and Location for Next Meeting 16. Adjourn Meeting
The Subsistence Resource Commission for Kobuk Valley National Park was established by Congress to devise and recommend to
the Secretary of the Interior and the Governor of Alaska a program for subsistence hunting within Kobuk Valley National Park.
The Commission's unique insight on local customary and traditional patterns of subsistence use within the park has been important
in developing workable subsistence hunting plan recommendations. The Commission’s recommendations help the NPS to ensure the
continuation of the opportunity for local rural residents to engage in the subsistence use of resources in Kobuk Valley National
Park. The NPS has adopted the following mission statement to guide its activities. Subsistence will be managed as a legislated
use consistent with the provisions of ANILCA, the Organic Act of 1916, and NPS policy to:•protect the opportunity for qualified
local rural residents to continue traditional subsistence activities;•recognize that subsistence ways of life differ from
region to region and arecontinuing to evolve, and where appropriate, park management practicesmay reflect regional diversity
and evolution;•promote local involvement and participation in processes associated withsubsistence management;•ensure that
management practices involving the utilization of public landsadequately consider the potential for restriction of subsistence
uses andimpacts upon subsistence resources;•ensure that management of park resources is consistent with the conserva-tion
of unimpaired ecosystems and natural and healthy populations of fishand wildlife, incorporating scientific data and principles
with traditionalknowledge and cultural values; and•promote effective communication and mutual understanding of subsistenceuses
and related cultural and social values, and park purposes and protection,between the NPS, subsistence users, the State of
Alaska and the public.
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