Understanding the status of our Alaska forests is critical for timber industry, natural resources managers, communities, and vital for long term conservation practices. Join us for a virtual technical session describing Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) work and the dynamics of forests in coastal and interior Alaska. We will share how forest inventory data are collected, providing updates on the ...

Invasive species pose a growing threat to all our natural resources in Alaska. Invasive species prevention and management activities are conducted in Alaska and can help slow the developing threats. This session will introduce participants to three invasive species hot topics: biosecurity practices, invasive pike management, and invasive chokecherry trees. Participants will gain familiarity with these hot topics, and an ...

The 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill (EVOS) significantly altered wild food harvest practices and ways of life in many coastal communities including Cordova, Chenega, Tatitlek, Nanwalek, and Port Graham. The Division of Subsistence at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) has conducted household surveys to assess subsistence harvests in these communities since the 1980s. In collaboration with the ...

Training provided by Environmental Management Inc. This class is required annually to remain in compliance with 29 CFRR 1910.120 and provides review of the 40-hour Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response class, covers new rules and regulations passed in the last year, and discusses problems encountered in field response, new waste disposal techniques, and health issues. This course is open ...