The copper basin community harvest assessment will provide up to date information on the harvest and use of subsistence resources by residents of the copper basin communities of chistochina and…

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game will receive $253,116.68 through December 31, 2025 from the National Park Service under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System grant program to conduct the Copper Basin Community Harvest Assessment. The assessment will provide updated information on the harvest and use of subsistence resources by residents of Copper Basin communities in Alaska through household surveys, ethnographic interviews, and analysis. Deliverables will include a technical report on preliminary findings to share with the communities and inform natural resource management decisions by Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, the State of Alaska, and Federal Subsistence Board. Benefitting parties include Cheesh Na Tribal Council, Mentasta Traditional Council, and residents of Chistochina and Mentasta, Alaska.

The copper basin community harvest assessment will provide up to date information on the harvest and use of subsistence resources by residents of the copper basin communities of chistochina and mentasta, alaska the work will be done by specialists from alaska department of fish and game, division of subsistence, and the ahtna intertribal resource commission, in collaboration with national park service staff the collected information will help to inform wrangell ST elias national park and preserve, state of alaska, and federal subsistence board decisions regarding resource management IT will also be available to the communities for their use summary of project specific activities survey community households about harvest and use of fish, wildlife and plants conduct ethnographic interviews with a subset of residents process and analyze resulting data andprepare a technical report performance goals including milestones and expected outcomes obtain community approval for the project complete survey administration and ethnographic interview enter survey data and conduct preliminary analysis of results meet with communities to review preliminary results andprepare technical report beneficiaries cheesh NA tribal council and residents of chistochina, alaskamentasta traditional council and residents of mentastaalaska department of fish and gameahtna intertribal resource commission