Secretary of the Interior Appoints Public Members to the Federal Subsistence Board

01/10/2025
Last edited 01/10/2025
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Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, with the concurrence of Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, has appointed three new tribally nominated public members to the Federal Subsistence Board. The Federal Subsistence Board was established by the Secretaries and delegated the authority for administering the subsistence taking and uses of fish and wildlife on Federal public lands and waters.  With these appointments (shown in Bold), the current membership of the Federal Subsistence Board is:
Anthony Christianson, Chair - Hydaburg
Charles Brower, Public Member - Utqiaġvik
Raymond Oney, Public Member – Alakanuk
Benjamin Payenna, Public Member – Nome
Rhonda Pitka, Public Member - Beaver
Frank Woods, Public Member – Dillingham
Jolene John, Regional Director - Bureau of Indian Affairs
VACANT, State Director - Bureau of Land Management
Sarah S. Creachbaum, Regional Director - National Park Service
Sara D. Boario, Regional Director - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Chad VanOrmer, Regional Forester - U.S. Forest Service
Additional information on the Federal Subsistence Management Program may be found on the web at www.doi.gov/subsistence or by visiting www.facebook.com/subsistencealaska.
Missing out on the latest Federal subsistence issues? If you’d like to receive emails and notifications on the Federal Subsistence Management Program, you may subscribe for regular updates by emailing subsistence@ios.doi.gov.

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