NSRAC Meeting Materials
WHEN: Meeting changed to one day only, February 28, 2025
WHERE: Inupiat Heritage Center, Utqiagivk
Call in number 1-833-436-1163. Conference ID: 408 934 094#
Microsoft Teams Meeting Link: Click here to join meeting
Agenda
| AGENDA ITEM NO. | TOPIC | PAGE NO. |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Invocation | |
| 2. | Call to Order | |
| 3. | Roll Call and Establish Quorum | 4 |
| 4. | Meeting Announcements | |
| 5. | Welcome and Introductions | |
| 6. | Election of Officers | |
| 7. | Review and Adopt Agenda | |
| 8. | Review and Approve Previous Meeting Minutes | 6 |
| 9. | Council Member Reports | |
| 10. | Public and Tribal Comment on Non-Agenda Items | |
| 11 | Council Member Training | Supplement |
| 12. | Action Items | |
| 12.a. | Deferred Wildlife Proposal WP24-01: Statewide sale of brown bear hides | Supplement |
| 12.a.i. | WCR26-25 - Unit 26C, Muskox harvest closure except by Kaktovik Residents | 15 |
| 12.a.ii. | WCR26-18 - Unit 23, Sheep harvest closure to non-federally qualified users in the Baird Mountains | 34 |
| 12.a.iii | WCR26-45 - Unit 23, Caribou hunting closure to non-federally qualified users around Noatak | 52 |
| 12.b. | Call for Federal Wildlife Proposals | Supplement |
| 12.c. | Council Charter Review | 88 |
| 12.d. | Review and Approve FY2024 Annual Report | 93 |
| 12.e. | Alaska Board of Game Statewide Proposals | |
| Proposal 86, 5 AAC 92.010. Harvest tickets and reports | 102 | |
| Proposal 151, 5 AAC 92.015. Brown bear tag fee exemption | 104 | |
| Proposal 165, 5 AAC 85.045(a)(24). Hunting seasons and bag limits for moose | 106 | |
| 12.e.i | Confirm Fall 2025 Meeting Date and Location | 111 |
| 12.e.ii. | Select Winter 2026 Meeting Date and Location | 112 |
| 12.e.iii. | Select Fall 2026 Meeting Date and Location | 113 |
| 13. | Reports | |
| 13.a. | Tribal Governments | |
| 13.b. | Tribal Organizations | |
| 13.c. | OSM Update | |
| 13.d. | Alaska Department of Fish and Game | |
| 13.d.i. | Unit 26A Update | Supplement |
| 13.d.ii. | Units 26B and 26C Updates | |
| 13.e. | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services | |
| 13.f. | National Park Service | |
| 13.f.i. | Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve | Supplement |
| 13.f.ii. | Caribou Vital Sign Annual Report for the Arctic Network Inventory and Monitoring Program | 117 |
| 13.f.iii. | Behavioral adaptation to seasonal resource scarcity by Caribou (Rangifer tarandus) and its role in partial migration | 171 |
| 13.f.iv. | Evidence for an adaptive, large-scale range shift in a long-distance terrestrial migrant | 180 |
| 13.f.v. | Migratory tundra caribou in a warmer climate | 197 |
| 14. | Other Business | |
| 14.a. | Council correspondence update | 204 |
| 14.b. | Young Leader Seat update | |
| 14.c. | Per diem cards update | |
| 15. | Council Member Closing Comments | |
| 16. | Adjourn |