The Subsistence Resource Commission (SRC) provides a venue for local subsistence users to have input into the management of subsistence resources in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. The purpose of the Commission is to recommend to the Governor of Alaska and the Secretary of the Interior a program for subsistence hunting within Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. Since the establishment of the federal subsistence management program in 1990, the SRC has also been making recommendations on proposals for hunting and fishing regulations (e.g., harvest limits, seasons, and customary and traditional use determinations) affecting Wrangell-St. Elias National Park directly to the federal subsistence Regional Advisory Councils (RACs) and the Federal Subsistence Board.
The Commission is comprised of nine local rural residents representing a range of geographic locations and users within the region. SRC members are appointed by the governor (3 members), the Secretary of the Interior (3 members), and the federal subsistence RACs (one each from the Southcentral, Eastern Interior and Southeast RACs).
The SRC generally meets twice a year in Fall (September/October) and early Spring (February/March). Meetings are open to the public, and public comments are welcome.
WRANGELL-ST. ELIAS NATIONAL PARK SUBSISTENCE RESOURCE COMMISSION ROSTER
NAME
|
COMMUNITY
|
APPOINTING SOURCE
|
TERM EXPIRES*
|
| Bruce L. Ervin |
Tok |
Secretary of Interior |
January 2027 |
| Clint Marshall |
Tazlina |
Secretary of Interior |
June 2026 |
| Daniel E. Stevens |
Chitina |
Secretary of Interior |
March 2026 |
| Edward GreyBear (alternate)** |
Copper Center |
Secretary of Interior |
September 2026 |
| Kaleb Rowland |
McCarthy |
Governor |
December 2026 |
| Suzanne McCarthy |
Gakona |
Governor |
December 2027 |
| Vacant |
|
Governor |
|
| Mercedes Starr Knighten |
Glennallen |
Southcentral RAC |
November 2026 |
| Vacant |
Yakutat |
Southeast RAC |
|
| Sue Entsminger |
Mentasta Pass |
Eastern Interior RAC |
November 2027 |
* Members generally serve for three-year terms. According to 54 U.S. Code § 100906(c), members continue to serve until re-appointed or replaced. However, Regional Advisory Council (RAC) appointees must be current members of a RAC or a local Advisory Committee (AC) for their appointments to be valid.
** Edward GreyBear serves as an alternate for Clint Marshall and Daniel Stevens.
Applications (pdf format, 113 kb) for candidates to fill a vacant seat as a member on the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park Subsistence Resource Commission (SRC) are being accepted. The SRC provides a venue for local subsistence users to provide input into the management of subsistence resources in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. For information about how to apply, contact Barbara Cellarius, Subsistence Coordinator at (907) 822-7236 or by email barbara_cellarius@nps.gov.
