Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils to Hold Public Meetings

For Immediate Release:
August 21, 2023

Public is welcome and encouraged to participate

The Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Councils will hold public meetings between September and November 2023 to discuss proposals to change Federal subsistence hunting and trapping regulations for the 2024-2026 regulatory years and other issues affecting subsistence in their regions.
 

 

08/17/2023
Last edited 08/21/2023
Contact Information

Kayla McKinney
800-478-1456
kayla_mckinney@fws.gov

The meetings will be held in-person. The public is welcome and encouraged to participate in these meetings in-person or by teleconference. 

The meeting schedule is as follows; however, meeting dates and locations are subject to change based on weather or local circumstances:
 

Meeting dates

Subsistence Regional Advisory Council

Meeting location

Council Coordinator

Sep. 19-20

Kodiak/Aleutians Council

King Cove

Contact:  Lisa Hutchinson-Scarbrough
(907) 310-4097
lisa_hutchinson@fws.gov

Oct. 3-4

Southcentral Alaska Council

Kenai

Contact:  Nissa Pilcher

(907) 891-9054

nissa_batespilcher@fws.gov

Oct. 4-5

Eastern Interior Council

Arctic Village

Contact:  Brooke McDavid

(907) 891-9181
brooke_mcdavid@fws.gov

Oct. 10-12

Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Council

Anchorage

Contact:  Brooke McDavid

(907) 891-9181
brooke_mcdavid@fws.gov

Oct. 11-12

Western Interior Alaska Council

Fairbanks

Contact:  Nissa Pilcher

(907) 891-9054
nissa_batespilcher@fws.gov

Oct. 16-17

Northwest Arctic Council

Kotzebue

Contact:  Lisa Hutchinson-Scarbrough
(907) 310-4097
lisa_hutchinson@fws.gov

Oct. 24-25

Bristol Bay Council

Dillingham

Contact:  Leigh Honig

(907) 891-9053
leigh_honig@usda.gov

Oct. 24-26

Southeast Alaska Council

Klawock

Contact:  DeAnna Perry
(907) 586-7918
deanna.perry@usda.gov

Oct. 31-Nov. 1

North Slope Council

Utqiagvik

Contact:  Leigh Honig

(907) 891-9053
leigh_honig@usda.gov

Nov. 1-2

Seward Peninsula Council

Nome

Contact:  Nissa Pilcher

(907) 891-9054
nissa_batespilcher@fws.gov

Individual teleconference numbers, passcodes, and meeting times will be provided on meeting agendas when distributed as well as posted together with all meeting materials approximately two weeks prior to each meeting and may be found here: https://www.doi.gov/subsistence/regions. You may also request to have the documents mailed (USPS) or e-mailed to you by sending your request to subsistence@fws.gov or calling (800) 478-1456.

Reasonable Accommodations: The Federal Subsistence Board is committed to providing access to these meetings for all participants. Please make requests in advance for sign language interpreter services, assistive listening devices, or other reasonable accommodations. Please make requests to Katya Wessels, (907) 786–3888, subsistence@fws.gov, at least 7 business days prior to the meeting you would like to attend to give the Office of Subsistence Management sufficient time to process your request. All reasonable accommodation requests are managed on a case-by-case basis.  

Information about the Federal Subsistence Management Program may be found on the web at www.doi.gov/subsistence or by visiting www.facebook.com/subsistencealaska.

Missing out on the latest Federal subsistence issues? If you’d like to receive emails and notifications on the Federal Subsistence Management Program you may subscribe for regular updates by emailing fws-fsb-subsistence-request@lists.fws.gov.

MA RAC Meetings Fall 2023 [pdf]

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