Letters of interest sought for Non-Voting Young Leader members on Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils - Deadline: April 2, 2026

For Immediate Release:

February 13, 2026

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The Federal Subsistence Board is accepting letters of interest through April 2, 2026, from young adults ages 18 to 25 to fill nonvoting young leader seats on the Kodiak/Aleutians, Bristol Bay, Western Interior, Seward Peninsula, Northwest Arctic, Eastern Interior, and North Slope Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils. Nonvoting young leader appointments are for two-year terms. Each council listed has one young leader seat available during the 2026 appointment cycle.

Applicants must reside in the region represented by the council to which they are applying and participate in subsistence activities. Applicants should also be knowledgeable about subsistence uses of fish and wildlife or be engaged in a resource management-related field of study.

The councils meet at least twice a year to provide recommendations to the Board on subsistence regulations and fish and wildlife management issues. Council meetings serve as a forum for regional public involvement in federal subsistence management.

Letters of interest must answer two questions:

1. Why is subsistence important to you?
2. Why do you want to serve as a non-voting young leader member on a Council?

Interested young leaders must also supply names and phone numbers of two references.

Letters of interest can be emailed to subsistence@ios.doi.gov or mailed or hand delivered to the address below and must be postmarked on or before April 2, 2026.

Federal Subsistence Board

Attn.: Office of Subsistence Management

1011 E. Tudor Road, M/S 121

Anchorage, Alaska 99503-6119

For more information, contact the Council Coordination Division, Office of Subsistence Management, (800) 478-1456 or (907) 786-3888 or subsistence@ios.doi.gov.

Information about the Federal Subsistence Management Program may be found on the web at www.doi.gov/subsistence or by visiting www.facebook.com/subsistencealaska.

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