News and Events
Friends Group of the Year Award
(Posted 2010-01-21)
Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges has been recognized as the 'Friends Group of the Year' by the National Wildlife Refuge Assoication.
2010 Volunteer Opportunities
(Posted 2009-12-10)
Volunteer opportunities with the Friends' 2010 educational and outreach projects are now being added.
Links
Monthly Membership Meetings
Membership meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month from 4:30-6:30 PM Alaska Standard Time, Call in 866-556-2149 CODE: 8169747#
Meeting Minutes
June 15, 2010 meeting: Moose management presentation
Apr 2010 meeting: Kanuti Invasives presentation
February 16, 2010 General membership meeting
Jan 19, 2010 meeting: Rabbit control presentation
December 2009 meeting: Slumps, Sheefish, Selawik .pdf presentation
November 17, 2009 General membership meeting
Membership meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month from 4:30-6:30 PM Alaska Standard Time, Call in 866-556-2149 CODE: 8169747#
Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges
Monthly Membership Teleconference
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
4:30-6:30 PM Alaska Standard Time
Call in 866-556-2149 CODE: 8169747#
Agenda
Introductions & Discussion
New Members: Where do you live? Why did you join Friends?
Board Decisions & Discussion
Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges are sponsoring a Facebook page -- Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 50th Anniversary Celebration. We think this has the potential to be a powerful tool for sharing information about Arctic 50th events and connecting people with what's going on in the refuge. For those who use Facebook, you can "like" the page and suggest it to your friends. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Arctic-National-Wildlife-Refuge-50th-Anniversary-Celebration/113863561993983
MEMBERSHIP REPORT: During the month of June we acquired 2 new members and received 6 renewals for a total of 312 members.
VOLUNTEER REPORT: We have 33 projects listed at this time with 169 applicants. Most projected projects are filled although a few spots are not finalized. In the month of June Friends participated in seven projects with 17 volunteers for four refuges (Arctic, Kanuti, Kenai and Alaska Maritime)
OUTREACH REPORT: All volunteer projects for the month of June had an outreach component as well as an presentations to the Homer City Council and the National Wildlife Refuge Association Board of Directors.
Guest Refuge Manager, Nancy Hoffman
Izembek National Wildlife Refuge
The Izembek National Wildlife Refuge is the smallest (315,000 acres) and one of the most ecologically unique of Alaska's refuges. Nancy will discuss the upcoming 50th Anniversary Celebration and the environmental planning process for the proposed road.
Events & Volunteer Opportunities
August 6-14,2010
FAIRBANKS-Arctic 50th Outreach and Education at Tanana Valley State Fair
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
September 1-6, 2010
PALMER-Arctic 50th Outreach Alaska State Fair
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
July 23-25
FAIRBANKS-- INVASIVE PLANTS OF ALASKA FOR EDUCATORS is sponsored by the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies and the US Forest Service. This field course is geared to formal and informal educators. For more information contact Katie Spellman at katie@akcoasatalstudies.org, (907)235-6714, or register at http://www.uaf.edu/summer/registration/.
July 26 - 30
BETHEL - The ANNUAL AYEA (ALASKA YOUTH FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION) SUMMER TRAINING will be held. Teens 14-18 from around the Y-K Delta Region will converge for an exciting five days, where they will learn to use their voices to make positive change in their communities and world.. For more information or to register, contact Shannon Kuhn at shannon@ayea.org or (907) 339-3910. Sponsored by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
News from the National Wildlife Refuge System
How to Find the Latest Information on the Oil Spill
For the latest information on the wildlife rescued, recovered or released in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded on April 20, go to http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/go/site/2931. Pull down the "currents ops" tab, click on Fish and Wildlife Report, and open the daily PDF at the bottom of the screen. The daily PDF chart contains a detailed breakdown by state, type of animal and level of oiling.
For detailed Service maps of the Unified Command operations and the shoreline cleanup assessment team (SCAT) operations in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, go to http://www.fws.gov/home/dhoilspill/maps.html.
For Service fact sheets regarding many aspects of the spill, including the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Program, and links to national wildlife refuges potentially in harm"s way, go to http://www.fws.gov/home/dhoilspill/factsheets.html.
Upload Your Nature Images to the New Flickr Group "Let"s Go Outside"
This summer, get out into nature and see some wildlife on a nearby national wildlife refuge. Share your digital memories through a new Flickr group called "Let"s Go Outside." . Check it out at http://www.flickr.com/groups/1385215@N24/ For more information visit http://www.fws.gov/letsgooutside/
Reorganizing The Minerals Management Service (MMS)
The Secretary of the Interior testified before the House Natural Resources Committee on June 30 on the Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act " called the CLEAR Act " which contains a number of provisions, including one that would restructure the Mineral Management Service and create an entity called the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement.
America"s Great Outdoors Listening Sessions
With listening sessions for America"s Great Outdoors Initiative having traveled on June 2 to three cities in Montana " Bozeman, Missoula and Helena. The Obama administration continues to take public comments and recommendations online at: http://ideas.usda.gov/ago/ideas.nsf/.
Volunteer Resources
Science Camps
http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/Education/index.cfm/FA/main.info
Invasive Plants
http://www.uaf.edu/ces/cnipm/This is the link to the "CNIPM" webpage.
Arctic 50th Anniversary Celebration
http://arctic.fws.gov/50th.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7Gg8OJryEg
Friends Volunteer Program
http://www.alaskarefugefriends.org/2010_Volunteer_Opportunities.pdf
http://www.alaskarefugefriends.org/volunteer_overview.php
Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges is an independent, all-volunteer, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting the conservation of the natural resources of all the Alaska National Wildlife Refuges. The Friends promote understanding and appreciation of these refuges and assist the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in meeting its mandates.
Monthly Membership Teleconference
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
4:30-6:30 PM Alaska Standard Time
Call in 866-556-2149 CODE: 8169747#
Agenda
Introductions & Discussion
New Members: Where do you live? Why did you join Friends?
Board Decisions & Discussion
Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges are sponsoring a Facebook page -- Arctic National Wildlife Refuge 50th Anniversary Celebration. We think this has the potential to be a powerful tool for sharing information about Arctic 50th events and connecting people with what's going on in the refuge. For those who use Facebook, you can "like" the page and suggest it to your friends. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Arctic-National-Wildlife-Refuge-50th-Anniversary-Celebration/113863561993983
MEMBERSHIP REPORT: During the month of June we acquired 2 new members and received 6 renewals for a total of 312 members.
VOLUNTEER REPORT: We have 33 projects listed at this time with 169 applicants. Most projected projects are filled although a few spots are not finalized. In the month of June Friends participated in seven projects with 17 volunteers for four refuges (Arctic, Kanuti, Kenai and Alaska Maritime)
OUTREACH REPORT: All volunteer projects for the month of June had an outreach component as well as an presentations to the Homer City Council and the National Wildlife Refuge Association Board of Directors.
Guest Refuge Manager, Nancy Hoffman
Izembek National Wildlife Refuge
The Izembek National Wildlife Refuge is the smallest (315,000 acres) and one of the most ecologically unique of Alaska's refuges. Nancy will discuss the upcoming 50th Anniversary Celebration and the environmental planning process for the proposed road.
Bite-Sized Science, Jim Johnson
The Largest Peeps in North America
The Red Knot is the largest of the "peeps" in North America, and one of the most colorful. It makes one of the longest yearly migrations of any bird, traveling 15,000 km (9,300 mi) from its Arctic breeding grounds to Tierra del Fuego in southern South America. Join Jim for a presentation about the natural history and research on these important shore birds.
Download presentation
Member Field Report, Krisanne Rice, Jason Sodergren and Sharon Baur
St. Lazaria, "Look who's looking back at you."
The bird cam from St. Lazaria (Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge) to two Sitka locations is up and running. Friends members and U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Staff also taught Discovery Labs to over 80 participants, and held a reception in Sitka celebrating the return of the bird cams.
Download presentation
Events & Volunteer Opportunities
August 6-14,2010
FAIRBANKS-Arctic 50th Outreach and Education at Tanana Valley State Fair
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
September 1-6, 2010
PALMER-Arctic 50th Outreach Alaska State Fair
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
July 23-25
FAIRBANKS-- INVASIVE PLANTS OF ALASKA FOR EDUCATORS is sponsored by the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies and the US Forest Service. This field course is geared to formal and informal educators. For more information contact Katie Spellman at katie@akcoasatalstudies.org, (907)235-6714, or register at http://www.uaf.edu/summer/registration/.
July 26 - 30
BETHEL - The ANNUAL AYEA (ALASKA YOUTH FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION) SUMMER TRAINING will be held. Teens 14-18 from around the Y-K Delta Region will converge for an exciting five days, where they will learn to use their voices to make positive change in their communities and world.. For more information or to register, contact Shannon Kuhn at shannon@ayea.org or (907) 339-3910. Sponsored by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
News from the National Wildlife Refuge System
How to Find the Latest Information on the Oil Spill
For the latest information on the wildlife rescued, recovered or released in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida since the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded on April 20, go to http://www.deepwaterhorizonresponse.com/go/site/2931. Pull down the "currents ops" tab, click on Fish and Wildlife Report, and open the daily PDF at the bottom of the screen. The daily PDF chart contains a detailed breakdown by state, type of animal and level of oiling.
For detailed Service maps of the Unified Command operations and the shoreline cleanup assessment team (SCAT) operations in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, go to http://www.fws.gov/home/dhoilspill/maps.html.
For Service fact sheets regarding many aspects of the spill, including the Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Program, and links to national wildlife refuges potentially in harm"s way, go to http://www.fws.gov/home/dhoilspill/factsheets.html.
Upload Your Nature Images to the New Flickr Group "Let"s Go Outside"
This summer, get out into nature and see some wildlife on a nearby national wildlife refuge. Share your digital memories through a new Flickr group called "Let"s Go Outside." . Check it out at http://www.flickr.com/groups/1385215@N24/ For more information visit http://www.fws.gov/letsgooutside/
Reorganizing The Minerals Management Service (MMS)
The Secretary of the Interior testified before the House Natural Resources Committee on June 30 on the Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act " called the CLEAR Act " which contains a number of provisions, including one that would restructure the Mineral Management Service and create an entity called the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement.
America"s Great Outdoors Listening Sessions
With listening sessions for America"s Great Outdoors Initiative having traveled on June 2 to three cities in Montana " Bozeman, Missoula and Helena. The Obama administration continues to take public comments and recommendations online at: http://ideas.usda.gov/ago/ideas.nsf/.
Volunteer Resources
Science Camps
http://www.sf.adfg.state.ak.us/Education/index.cfm/FA/main.info
Invasive Plants
http://www.uaf.edu/ces/cnipm/This is the link to the "CNIPM" webpage.
Arctic 50th Anniversary Celebration
http://arctic.fws.gov/50th.htm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7Gg8OJryEg
Friends Volunteer Program
http://www.alaskarefugefriends.org/2010_Volunteer_Opportunities.pdf
http://www.alaskarefugefriends.org/volunteer_overview.php
Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges is an independent, all-volunteer, non-profit 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting the conservation of the natural resources of all the Alaska National Wildlife Refuges. The Friends promote understanding and appreciation of these refuges and assist the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in meeting its mandates.
Meeting Minutes
June 15, 2010 meeting: Moose management presentation
Apr 2010 meeting: Kanuti Invasives presentation
February 16, 2010 General membership meeting
Jan 19, 2010 meeting: Rabbit control presentation
December 2009 meeting: Slumps, Sheefish, Selawik .pdf presentation
November 17, 2009 General membership meeting