EXPLORING ALTERNATIVE HARVEST MONITORING METHODOLOGY FOR THE AHTNA TRADITIONAL USE TERRITORY DURING RECENT SURVEYS OF RESIDENTS FROM THE UPPER COPPER RIVER WATERSHED CONCERNING THEIR PREVIOUS YEARS PARTICIPATION IN SUBSISTENCE SOME EXPRESSED THAT ONE YEAR DID NOT CAPTURE THE INFORMATION NEEDED TO MANAGE SUBSISTENCE SPECIES. IN ADDITION LOCAL RESIDENTS HAVE OBSERVATIONS CONCERNING FLUCTUATIONS IN THE ABUNDANCE OF MANY SPECIES INCLUDING SALMON MOOSE AND CARIBOU. TO CAPTURE THIS KNOWLEDGE WRANGELLST ELIAS NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE AND AHTNA INTERTRIBAL RESOURCE COMMISSION WILL INTERVIEW RESIDENTS LIVING IN THE AHTNA TRADITIONAL TERRITORY TO DOCUMENT THEIR LIFE EXPERIENCES WITH HARVESTING AND SHARING SUBSISTENCE SPECIES. THE DATA COLLECTED FROM THE INTERVIEWS WILL HELP INFORM METHODS FOR CAPTURING PEOPLES EXPERIENCES OVER THEIR LIVES. THESE METHODS WILL PROVIDE DEEPER KNOWLEDGE OF THE ROLE OF SUBSISTENCE IN THE COMMUNITIES OF THE AHTNA TRADITIONAL TERRITORY.