NWARAC Meeting Material Archives

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March 27 - 28, 2025 Meeting Materials

Agenda

AGENDA ITEM NO. TOPICPAGE NO.
1.Invocation 
2.Call to Order 
3.Roll Call and Establish Quorum5
4.Meeting Announcements 
5.Welcome and Introductions 
6.Election of Officers 
7.Review and Adopt Agenda1
8.Review and Approve Previous Meeting Minutes7
9.Council Member Reports 
10.Public and Tribal Comment on Non-Agenda Items 
11Council Member Training19
12. Wildlife Reports  
12.a.ADF&G WACH UpdateHandout
13.a.i.Wildlife Closure Review WCR 26-18 - Unit 23, Sheep harvest closure to non-federally qualified users in the Baird Mountains33
13.a.ii.WCR26-45 - Unit 23, Caribou hunting closure to non-federally qualified users around Noatak51
13.b.Deferred Wildlife Proposal WP24-01 Statewide sale of brown bear hides87
13.c.Call for Federal Wildlife Proposals31
13.d.Council Charter Review129
13.eReview and Approve FY2024 Annual ReportTab 2
13.g.i.Confirm Fall 2025 Meeting Date and LocationTab 3
13.g.ii.Select Winter 2026 Meeting Date and LocationTab 3
13.g.iii.Select Fall 2026 Meeting Date and LocationTab 3
14.Reports 
14.c.ADF&G Division of Subsistence Report, Arctic Beaver Observation Network StudyTab 4
14.c.iADF&G Kotzebue Sound commercial and 2024 subsistence season summary and 2025 outlookTab 5
14.e.Selawik NWR ReportHandout
14.f.i.NPS Western Arctic National Parklands (WEAR) UpdateTab 6
14.f.ii.1.Kobuk Valley Subsistence Resource CommissionTab 7
14.f.ii.2.Cape Krusenstern Subsistence Resource CommissionTab 8
14.f.iii.Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve (GAAR), 2025 Winter UpdateTab 10
14.f.iv.GAAR Subsistence Resource Commission UpdateTab 10
14.j.i.Northwest Arctic Dolly Varden Population StudyTab 9
14.j.iiFraley, Sheefish Study 
15.Other Business 
15.a.Council Correspondence 137; Tab 11
15.b.Young Leader Seat Update147
16.  Council Member Closing Comments 
17.Adjourn 

Informational Materials:

Annual Report Briefing

November 8, 2024, Meeting Materials

2024 FR meeting notice

UPDATED Meeting Announcement

Agenda

Roster

Winter 2024 Meeting Minutes

Quadrilateral Winter 2024 Meeting Minutes

2024 All Council Meeting Minutes

ADF&G WACH Summer 2024 Update

Delegation of Authority Training Presentation

Annual Report Reply

Annual Report Briefing

Winter 2025 Council Meeting Calendar

Fall 2025 Council Meeting Calendar

WEAR Fall 2024 Update

NPS Hunting and Trapping Final Rule

2024 805c Cover Letter

2024 805c Report

WIRAC Dall Sheep Management Strategy Guidelines

Council Correspondence Policy 

Quad Council Letter to FSB Regarding Western Arctic Caribou Herd Concerns

Letter to FSB Regarding Caribou Concerns Statewide

Joint Council Letter to FSB Regarding Concerns Over Bycatch 

FSB Letter Elevating Council's Letter Regarding Bycatch Concerns 

Joint Council Letter to FSB Regarding Council Member Compensation 

News Release – OSM Move to the Office of the Secretary of Interior

News Release – Ambler Road and ANCSA D-1 Land Protections

Presentation Procedure for Proposals and Closure Reviews

Guide for Members Serving on Department of Interior Federal Advisory Committees

Council Charter

R8 Northwest Arctic Map

Supplemental Materials

Table of Contents

Gates of the Arctic Park Update

Kobuk Valley Subsistence Resource Commission Appointment Request

OSM Comments on NPFMC Chum Salmon Bycatch Outreach Plan

YKD and EI RAC Letter to Elevate MSA Revisions 

News Release:  Biden-Harris Administration Strengthens Alaska Tribal Representation on Federal Subsistence Board

DOI Letter to Tribal Leaders Regarding FSB Tribal Representation 

Selawik River Sheefish Project 

March 5-8, 2023 All Council Meeting Materials

All-Council Meeting Materials

March 7, 2024 NWARAC Meeting Materials:

Draft Agenda (as of 3/1/2024)

Draft Agenda (as of 2/18/2024)

Meeting Book 

Oct. 16-17, 2023, Meeting Materials

Agenda (as of 10/13/2023)

Meeting Book

Supplemental Materials:

 

March 7-8, 2023, Meeting Materials

NWRAC Cover Supplemental Materials

Agenda

Meeting Materials

Supplementals

October 31-November 1, 2022 Meeting Materials

Meeting Book

February 14-15, 2022, Meeting Materials
1.  Agenda
2.  Roster
4.  WSA21-01 Analysis
         a) WSA21-01 (caribou)
         b) WSA21-01 (moose)
5.  Caribou
        a)  ADF&G Caribou reports
                  1)  Western Arctic Caribou Herd Overview
                  2)   Alaska Wildlife Troopers Report - TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE
        b)   National Park Service Caribou reports
                  1)  Western Arctic Herd Working Group NPS Caribou Monitoring - A COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT CAN BE EMAILED UPON REQUEST
                   2)  About the Western Arctic Caribou Herd Migration
                 3)  NPS, WEAR, Law Enforcement Report
                 4)  NPS, WEAR, Commercial Use Authorization Statistics 2018-2020 - A COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT CAN BE EMAILED UPON REQUEST
6.   Dolly Varden Char
        a)  Dolly Varden Life History and Mixed Stock Analysis - A COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT CAN BE EMAILED UPON REQUEST
        b)  Genetic Diversity of Arctic Char in Alaska - A COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT CAN BE EMAILED UPON REQUEST
9.  Wester Arctic Parklands Reports
        a)  Cape Krusenstern Subsistence Resource Commission fall 2021 Meeting Summary - A COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT CAN BE EMAILED UPON REQUEST
        b)  Kobuk Valley Subsistence Resource Commission fall 2021 Meeting Summary - A COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT CAN BE EMAILED UPON REQUEST
        c)  Western Arctic National Parklands Wildlife Report - Fall 2021 - A COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT CAN BE EMAILED UPON REQUEST
12.  Ambler Mining District Access Road - Ambler Access Report - A COPY OF THIS DOCUMENT CAN BE EMAILED UPON REQUEST
13.  Calendars
November 1-2. 2021 Meeting Materials

Meeting Materials

February 18-19, 2021 Meeting Materials

Meeting Materials

Supplemental Materials:

Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve documents:

November 3-4, 2020 Meeting Materials 

Supplemental Material:

Comparison of Current and Proposed Review Processes for National Park Service Individual Customary and Traditional Use Determinations (77.42 KB)

Winter 2020
Fall 2019
Winter 2019
Fall 2018
Winter 2018
Fall 2017
Winter 2017
Fall 2016
 

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