Regional advisory council to meet in Sitka this week
The Southeast Regional Advisory Council to the Federal Subsistence Board is meeting in Sitka this week.
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Beyond algebra: students navigate Federal Subsistence Board process
For many high-school students, junior year is a whirlwind of academics, extracurriculars, and test prep. One group of students in Sitka has added something else to their load – a class on how to navigate the Federal Subsistence Board process.
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Subsistence workshop to arm Sitkans with advocacy skills
Sitka Conservation Society and the US Forest Service invite Sitkans to a community potluck and workshop this Saturday to learn more about the Federal Subsistence Board process.
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Hearing anxiety over food security, subsistence council recommends tighter hunting rules in rural Southeast Alaska
The subsistence council says it's reacting to worries over food security in villages. But the proposals could limit deer hunting opportunities in rural Southeast Alaska that had long been popular with sport hunters from bigger towns.
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Rural determination hearing pits size vs. lifestyle
The federal subsistence board is taking another look at the criteria for deciding whether or not an Alaskan community is rural. Rural designation is a key step in granting subsistence priority to a community. Subsistence users, for instance, can harvest halibut on longlines, or dipnet sockeye, or hunt for deer after the closure of the sport season, if they live in a federally-designated rural community. Without it, residents have to follow sport rules and bag limits, which are typically much lower. At a hearing in Sitka late last month, residents testified unanimously in support of the community's "rural characteristics."
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