Northwest Arctic Council Meeting Materials

WHEN:  September 24 - 25, 2026 @ 9:00 a.m.  

WHERE:  Northwest Arctic Heritage Center, Kotzebue

Call in number: 1-833-436-1163.  Conference ID:  447 083 807#
Microsoft Teams Meeting Link: Click here to join meeting

Agenda as of 8/19/2026

AGENDA ITEM NO. TOPICPAGE NO.
1.Invocation

 

2.Call to Order

 

3.Roll Call and Establish Quorum

5

4.Meeting Announcements

 

5.Welcome and Introductions

 

6.Membership Update 
7.Review and Adopt Agenda

1

8. Review and Approve Previous Meeting Minutes

7

9.Council Member Reports

 

10.

Council Member Service Award

15

11.Public and Tribal Comment on Non-Agenda Items

 

12. Action Items 

 

12.a.Wildlife Special Action, WSA26-01, Western Arctic Caribou Herd*

17

12.b.2028 Fisheries Resource Monitoring Program Priority Information Needs (PINs) for the
Northern Alaska Region		 
12.c.Gates of the Arctic Subsistence Resource Commission  
12.c.i.Member Appointment*

87

12.c.ii.Dall’s Sheep Hunting Plan*

91

12.d.Alaska Board of Game Proposals for the Western Arctic/Western Region*

99

12.e.Annual Report 
12.e.i.Federal Subsistence Board Work Session

119

12.e.ii.Federal Subsistence Board FY2025 Annual Report replies – summary

135

12.e.iii.Federal Subsistence Board draft communications policy 
12.e.iv.Identify issues for FY2026 Annual Report to the Federal Subsistence Board*

147

12.f.i.Winter 2027 meeting calendar

149

12.f.ii.Fall 2027 meeting calendar 

150

13.Council Chairs Meeting/Salmon Crisis Workshop

 

14.Partners for Fisheries Monitoring Program Update

 

15.Reports

 

15.e.i.Western Arctic National Parklands Update

153

15.e.ii.Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve Update

165

16.Other Business

 

16.a.805(c) Report – summary

169

16.b.Update on Deferred WP26-01: Move authority delegated through letters to unit specific regulations 
16.cSpecial Actions Summary

177

16.d.Correspondence update

179

17.Council Member Closing Comments

 

18.Adjourn

 

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