Tlingit and haida landslide information and analysis projectproject period:5 1 25-04 30 26AWARD purpose: the purpose of this project is to provide information and analysisimportant to carrying out the…

This Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under its Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808), will deliver the following key products and services:

The $166,000 award to the Central Council Tlingit And Haida Indian Tribes Of Alaska will fund activities to support the National Landslide Reduction Strategy. This includes providing training for community personnel on geohazard monitoring equipment, assisting with logistics for installing USGS monitoring equipment in the region, compiling and distributing critical geospatial datasets for landslide analysis, and facilitating meetings to share USGS research with local tribes, non-profits, and communities. The award period runs from May 1, 2025 to April 30, 2026. These efforts will help generate valuable information for USGS while also building local partnerships and capabilities in Southeast Alaska to address landslide hazards.

Activities

Activities include:1. Sending appropriate technical personnel (3 5 people) from southeast alaskacommunities to USGS-led training at the USGS alaska volcano observatory inanchorage, alaska, on geohazard monitoring equipment. Participants will learn about thetools used to gather data, and how to operate and maintain these tools. These tools couldbe used by USGS to monitor the landscape in the region and by communities to developtheir own monitoring systems.2. Assist with logistics for installing equipment around the region. These logistics includeand array of services that include providing personnel time and expertise to accompanyusgs personnel in the field to assist with installing equipment and exchange of localknowledge local transport, shipment of equipment, facilitating vehicular transport ofpersonnel and equipment, and other logistical requirements in this remote region.3. Compile and distribute geospatial datasets that are fundamental to answering questionsabout the distribution of landslides in space, how they relate to the location of people, geology, rainfall and infrastructure and are critical for landslide hazard and riskassessment.4. Lead regular facilitated meetings meant to share USGS and other agency research onlandslides with tribes, non-profits and communities and build local, trusted relationshipsfor USGS research 5.tlingit haida will work with USGS on creating a plan on how tomove forward together after this cooperative agreement is complete.

Intended beneficiaries

The people of the united states and rural people in coastalalaska.