Subsistence Resource Commission

Members of the Subsistence Resource Commission holding their bi-annual meeting in Copper Center, AK.

NPS Photo

 

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 geographic, cultural, and user diversity from 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 2024
Nathan Brown	Slana	Governor	December 2024
Mercedes Starr Knighten	Glennallen	Southcentral RAC	November 2026
Daryl James	Yakutat	Southeast RAC	October 2025
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 [phone] or by email [e-mail].

 

October 4-5, 2024 Meeting

Agenda

(pdf, 232 KB)

News Release

(park website)

Meeting Book (Part 1)

(pdf, 8.7 MB)

Meeting Book (Part 2)

(pdf, 2.2 MB)

Supplemental Materials:

Federal Register Notice: Hunting and Trapping in Alaska National Preserves
Webpage version: https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2024-14701
PDF version: 2024-14701.pdf (govinfo.gov)

Interpretation, Education, and Public Affairs Report
(pdf, 1.1 MbB)

Resource Stewardship Strategy 2024
(IRMA website)