Subsistence Resource Commission

Members of the Subsistence Resource Commission holding their bi-annual meeting in Copper Center, AK.

NPS Photo

 

The Subsistence Resource Commission (SRC) provides a venue for local subsistence users to have input into the management of subsistence resources in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. The purpose of the Commission is to recommend to the Governor of Alaska and the Secretary of the Interior a program for subsistence hunting within Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. Since the establishment of the federal subsistence management program in 1990, the SRC has also been making recommendations on proposals for hunting and fishing regulations (e.g., harvest limits, seasons, and customary and traditional use determinations) affecting Wrangell-St. Elias National Park directly to the federal subsistence Regional Advisory Councils (RACs) and the Federal Subsistence Board.

The Commission is comprised of nine local rural residents representing a range of geographic locations and users within the region. SRC members are appointed by the governor (3 members), the Secretary of the Interior (3 members), and the federal subsistence RACs (one each from the Southcentral, Eastern Interior and Southeast RACs).

The SRC generally meets twice a year in Fall (September/October) and early Spring (February/March). Meetings are open to the public, and public comments are welcome.

Wrangell-St. Elias National Park SRC Meeting Minutes - SRC Meeting Schedules, Summaries, & Minutes - Alaska Subsistence (U.S. National Park Service)

WRANGELL-ST. ELIAS NATIONAL PARK SUBSISTENCE RESOURCE COMMISSION ROSTER

NAME	COMMUNITY	APPOINTING SOURCE	TERM EXPIRES*
Bruce L. Ervin	Tok	Secretary of Interior	January 2027
Clint Marshall	Tazlina	Secretary of Interior	June 2026
Daniel E. Stevens	Chitina	Secretary of Interior	March 2026
Kaleb Rowland	McCarthy	Governor	December 2029
Suzanne McCarthy	Gakona	Governor	December 2027
Vacant		Governor
Mercedes Starr Knighten	Glennallen	Southcentral RAC	November 2026
Matt Anderstrom	Yakutat	Southeast RAC	May 2029
Sue Entsminger	Mentasta Pass	Eastern Interior RAC	November 2027

* Members generally serve for three-year terms. According to 54 U.S. Code § 100906(c), members continue to serve until re-appointed or replaced. However, Regional Advisory Council (RAC) appointees must be current members of a RAC or a local Advisory Committee (AC) for their appointments to be valid.

Applications (PDF) for candidates to fill a vacant seat as a member on the Wrangell-St. Elias National Park Subsistence Resource Commission (SRC) are currently closed.

How to Apply in the Future

The SRC provides a venue for local subsistence users to provide input into the management of subsistence resources. For information about how to apply, contact Amber Cohen, acting Subsistence Program Lead, at [phone] or email the park.

 

Subsistence Resource Commission Meeting

The National Park Service typically shares agenda materials about one week before Subsistence Resource Commission meetings. Look below to read a representative meeting agenda, and check about a week before meetings to review current agenda materials.

If you need to read material from past Subsistence Resource Commission meetings, please email the park. Check this webpage about a week before meetings to review meeting materials.

October 9-10, 2026 Agenda

Subsistence Resource Commission, Meeting Agenda

Agenda Item Number	Topic
1	Call to order (Chair)
2	SRC roll call and confirmation of quorum (Coordinator)
3	Introduction of Commision members, staff, and guests (Chair)
4	Housekeeping announcements (Coordinator)
5	Review and adoption of agenda* (Chair)
6	Review and approval of minutes from prior meeting* (Chair)
7	Superintendent's welcome and review of the Commission purpose (Superintendent)
8	Current SRC Roster
9	Subsistence Resource Commission Chair and Members' reports SRC member reports Chair's report
10	Superintendent's report (Superintendent)
11	Public Comments on Non-Agenda Items (available each morning)
Action Items
12	New business action items SRC Chairs Meeting * Timely fisheries updates Alaska Department of Fish and Game (Hansen) Prince William Sound Science Center (Rand) Ahtna Intertribal Resource Commission (AITRC) Wrangell-St. Elias (Coordinator) Review of Proposals to Change Federal Subsistence Fisheries Regulations (Coordinator)* FP27-06: Add the McCarthy Road to Dan Creek and Kennecott in the Chitina subdistrict of the Upper Copper River district - C&T (WRST SRC) Summary of proposal Opportunity for public input SRC discussion and vote FP27-07: Prohibit the use of dip nets within 500 yards below and 100 yards above any salmon bearing river or stream tributary confluence within the upper Copper River (Southcentral Alaska Resource Advisory Council - SCRAC) Summary of proposal Opportunity for public input SRC discussion and vote Deferred Wildlife Proposal: Wood Bison* (Coordinator)
13	2027 Fisheries Resource Monitoring Program and Priority Information Needs (PINs) development* (Coordinator) Southcentral Southeast Yukon
14	NPS Internal Subsistence Advisory Council call for research proposals* (Coordinator) Research proposals adopted February 2026
15	Board of Game Proposals (Interior and Eastern Arctic Region Regulations)* (Coordinator)
16	Status of WRST Subsistence Green Log Policy and Small Bridges (WRST Superintendent)
17	Confirm dates and locations for Spring 2027 and Fall 2027 SRC meetings* (Coordinator)
Reports
17	Reports related to old and new business WP26-01 - Update on Statewide proposal to move authority delegated via letters to unit-specific regulations (Coordinator) Wildlife regulations update (Coordinator) Update on Federal Subsistence Board Work Session (NPS Alaska Reigonal Office - AKRO) Bureau of Land Managment (BLM) Public Land Order Update (BLM) Time certain 2:30 pm 10/09 Update on Hunting and Trapping Rule (AKRO) Time certain: 3 p.m. on 10/9
18	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve and NPS Alaska Regional Office staff reports NPS Alaska Region Subsistence Program report Wildlife Report Resource Stewardship and Science report (Pister) Subsistence/anthropology report Copper Basin Subsistence Household Surveys, 2022 and 2023 Intepretation and Education report
19	Other reports Invited/Time limit of 15 minutes unless approved in advance) Ahtna Intertribal Resource Commission Alaska Department of Fish and Game-Glennallen Time certain 2:00 pm 10/09 Bureau of Land Management US Fish and Wildlife Service - Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge
20	Letter of recommendation to Governor and Secretary* (Chair)
21	Work session (comment on issues, prepare letters, etc.)* (Chair)
22	Closing Comments
23	Adjourn Meeting* (Chair)