News Release

Gates of the Arctic Subsistence Resource Commission Meeting in November

Date: October 25, 2017
Contact: Marcy Okada, [phone]

The National Park Service’s Gates of the Arctic National Park Subsistence Resource Commission is meeting in Fairbanks on Tuesday, November 14 and Wednesday, November 15 at the Sophie Station Hotel Board Room. The hotel is located at 1717 University Avenue, Fairbanks, Alaska. The meeting will begin at 9:00 am on Tuesday and adjourn for the day at 5:00 pm. It will resume at 9:00 am on Wednesday and conclude at 11:30 am.

Topics to be covered include reports from the nine-member commission on subsistence issues and concerns and updates from National Park Service staff on management issues, wildlife research, monitoring activities, and changes to Federal wildlife regulations.

This meeting is open to the public. Those who cannot attend in person can call in free of charge at 1-877-886-9352, using the participant code of 1503732.

For more information on the Commission or to receive a copy of the proposed agenda, please contact Marcy Okada, Subsistence Coordinator, at [phone] or [e-mail].