Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils to hold meetings statewide

The public is welcome and encouraged to participate in these meetings in person or by teleconference. The meeting schedule is as follows:

Mar. 5-6
Eastern Interior Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council
Pike’s Waterfront Lodge, Fairbanks, 9:00 a.m.
Contact:  Katya Wessels (907) 786-3885; katerina_wessels@fws.gov

Mar. 5-6
Seward Peninsula Subsistence Regional Advisory Council
The Aurora Inn, Nome, 9:00 a.m.
Contact: Karen Deatherage (907) 786-3564; karen_deatherage@fws.gov

Mar. 12-13
Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Subsistence Regional Advisory Council
Yupiit Piciryarait Cultural Center, Bethel, 9:00 a.m.
Contact:  Eva Patton (907) 786-3358; eva_patton@fws.gov

Mar. 12-13
Bristol Bay Subsistence Regional Advisory Council
Dolly’s Hall, Naknek, 8:30 a.m.
Contact:  Donald Mike (907) 786-3629; donald_mike@fws.gov

Mar. 19-21
Southeast Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council
Nolan Center, Wrangell, 1:00 p.m. on Mar. 19; 9:00 a.m. other days
Contact:  DeAnna Perry (907) 586-7918; dlperry@fs.fed.us

Mar. 26-27
Western Interior Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council
Pike’s Waterfront Lodge, Fairbanks, 9:00 a.m.
Contact: Karen Deatherage (907) 786-3564; karen_deatherage@fws.gov

Mar. 26-27
Southcentral Alaska Subsistence Regional Advisory Council
Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Anchorage, 8:30 a.m.
Contact:  DeAnna Perry (907) 586-7918; dlperry@fs.fed.us

Apr. 3-4
North Slope Subsistence Regional Advisory Council
Inupiat Heritage Center, Utqiaġvik, 9:00 a.m.
Contact:  Eva Patton (907) 786-3358; eva_patton@fws.gov

Apr. 9-10
Northwest Arctic Subsistence Regional Advisory Council
Northwest Arctic Borough Assembly Room, Kotzebue, 9:00 a.m.
Contact:  Zach Stevenson (907) 786-3674; zachary_stevenson@fws.gov

Apr. 22-23
Kodiak/Aleutians Subsistence Regional Advisory Council
Best Western Kodiak and Convention Center, Kodiak, 9:00 a.m.
Contact:  Zach Stevenson (907) 786-3674; zachary_stevenson@fws.gov

Individual teleconference numbers will be provided on meeting agendas when distributed. Meeting dates and locations are subject to change, based on weather or local circumstances.

All meeting materials are posted approximately two weeks prior to the meeting and may be found here: https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/regions. You may also request to have the documents mailed, faxed or e-mailed to you by contacting the Office of Subsistence Management.

The Federal Subsistence Board is committed to providing access to these meetings for all participants. Please direct requests for sign language interpreting services, closed captioning, or other accommodations to the Office of Subsistence Management at (800) 478-1456 / (907) 786-3888 or by e-mail at subsistence@fws.gov  at least seven business days prior to the meeting you wish to attend.

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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