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UPDATES:
The Federal Subsistence Board is accepting membership applications or nominations through January 11, 2008 for the 10 Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils (RAC). The RAC provide advice and recommendations to the Federal Subsistence Board about subsistence hunting, trapping and fishing issues on Federal public lands. Membership on the Councils is one way for the public to become invilved in the Federal regulatory process.
For more information and to download the Application/Nomination form go to:
http://alaska.fws.gov/asm/racapp.cfm?CFID=217956&CFTOKEN=99240361
Did you know that the runway safety areas at the Kodiak Airport do not meet current federal safety standards?
The Federal Aviation Administration is in the process of doing an Environmental Impact Statement with proposed actions that could significantly impact the subsistence fishery around the Buskin River area. To place your comments and for more information and updates please visit the following website: www.kodiakairporteis.com . Please note that they are in the early stages of this lengthy process and will provide frequent updates to the website as they become available.
We are also very happy to announce that we have begun the use of biodegradable cutlery, plates and take-out containers at the Sun'aq office. These items are made of potato and corn starch and sugar cane fiber. These items will break down in our landfill, saving space and nourishing the soil. These products and more can be purchased from Loopy Lupine Recycled Products in Homer, Alaska. You can visit their website at www.loopylupine.com.
Things You Can Do To Take Action Against Global Warming
Walk, bike, ride public transit or carpool; make sure your tires are fully inflated and your car is tuned up; lower your water heater and home thermostats; unplug appliances that are not in use; recycle as much as you can, or reuse products that are not worn out or donate them; cut down on consumerism, how much more 'stuff' do we really need?
Some of the current projects we are working on include implementing a portion of the Alaska Migratory Bird Co-Management Council’s migratory bird subsistence program, cost sharing for technical support for the Kodiak Geographic Response Strategies designed to protect the environmentally sensitive areas on the Kodiak Road System, have an Memorandum of Agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration for the Environmental Impact Statement for the Kodiak Airport Proposed Improvement Project and are currently working on developing an Island-wide village environmental committee as well as environmental education of the tribal members.
The Natural Resources/Environmental Department is also looking for interested persons to join the Environmental Committee. If you are a member of the Sun'aq Tribe and would like to be involved in addressing some of the most important environmental issues facing us today please give us a call or stop by the office. If we all do a little bit, together we can accomplish a great deal!
If you have any concerns, suggestions or comments please contact Delores Stokes or by telephone 907-486-4449 ext. 207, 8am - 4:30pm Monday-Friday
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