Wanted: Alaskans to Vote on Park Hunting Rules – Apply Now!
Published Date: 12/8/2025
Notice
Summary
The National Park Service is looking for folks who use subsistence resources in Alaska’s big parks to join special advisory groups called Subsistence Resource Commissions. If you love hunting, fishing, or gathering in these parks, you can apply to help shape how these resources are managed. Hurry—nominations are due by March 9, 2026, and members serve for three years without pay but with a chance to make a real difference!
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 1 mixed.
Unpaid Service, Travel Reimbursement Possible
Members serve without pay but, while away from home on SRC business and if approved by the Designated Federal Officer, may be allowed travel expenses and per diem in lieu of subsistence under Section 5703 of Title 5, U.S. Code. Travel reimbursements must be approved by the DFO.
Apply to Alaska Subsistence Boards
You who hunt, fish, or gather in certain Alaska parks can be nominated to serve on a Subsistence Resource Commission for Aniakchak, Cape Krusenstern, Denali, Gates of the Arctic, Kobuk Valley, Lake Clark, or Wrangell-St. Elias. Nominations must be postmarked by March 9, 2026, and appointed members serve a three-year term.
RAC-Appointed Slots Require Local Subsistence Users
For each SRC, the three members appointed by a Regional Advisory Council (RAC) must be either members of that RAC or of a local advisory committee in the region and must also engage in subsistence uses within the park or national monument. This limits eligibility for those RAC-appointed seats to local subsistence participants who belong to those advisory bodies.
SRC Appointment Split Among Authorities
Each Subsistence Resource Commission has nine members: three appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, three appointed by the Governor of Alaska, and three appointed by a Regional Advisory Council. This defines how appointment authority is divided for each SRC.
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