NPS To Hold Subsistence Meeting February 11th By Teleconference

 Discussions To Include Hunting & Trapping Regulations 

Glacier in Wrangell Mountains. (Photo, Neil Hannan)

 

COPPER CENTER, AK – The Wrangell-St. Elias National Park Subsistence Resource Commission will hold a virtual meeting by teleconference and videoconference on Thursday, February 11, and possibly Friday, February 12, 2021 to consider a range of issues related to subsistence hunting and fishing in the park.  
 
Commission business will include an opportunity to develop proposals to change federal subsistence hunting and trapping regulations. The meeting is open to the public, and public testimony opportunities are provided. Members of the public are encouraged to participate. Written comments may also be emailed to WRST_subsistence@nps.gov by 4 PM on Monday, February 8, for presentation at the meeting.  
 
On February 11, the meeting will start at 9 AM and recess for the day at 5 PM or upon completion of business. On February 12, the meeting will start at 9 AM and continue until business is completed. If business is completed on February 11, 2021, the meeting will adjourn, and no meeting will take place on February 12, 2021.
 
Additional information, including an agenda and how to access the meeting, may be obtained by contacting Barbara Cellarius, subsistence coordinator for Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, at (907) 205-0157 or WRST_subsistence@nps.gov. Instructions for accessing the meeting must be requested by no later than 4 PM on Monday, February 8.