Winter retreat
Feb. 28-Mar. 2, 2023 Anchorage, Alaska
Feb. 28-Mar. 2, 2023 Anchorage, Alaska
Lodging: Hilton Downtown, 500 West Third Avenue, Anchorage
Meeting location: Robert B. Atwood Building, 550 West 7th Avenue, Anchorage
Akiak Managed Retreat Project and Unit 4 Disaster Resilience Project (speakers: Sheila Carl, Akiak Native Community, and Joel Neimeyer, Akiak Tribal Consultant for Disaster Resilience)
Karuk Protect in Place Measures (speaker: Neva Gibbens, Karuk Tribe, Department of Natural Resources)
Relocation, Managed Retreat, and Protect-In-Place Frameworks (speaker: Sally Russell Cox, State of Alaska, Community & Regional Affairs)
Maps
Map (retreat pre-work)
Some places to find maps
In your plans (examples – Community Comprehensive Plans, Tribal Environmental Plans, Small Community Emergency Response Plans, Hazard Mitigation Plans, Long-Range Transportation Plans)
Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development Community Profile Imagery Web Map
Alaska Division of Community and Regional Affairs (DCRA) Community Database – has community profile maps
Plans
Finding community plans and studies
Grants
Grant checklist (retreat pre-work)
Community engagement
Template - community engagement outreach plan (post-retreat work) (coming soon)
Understanding Tribal governance
Intro to Land Management in Alaska: A Brief Introduction (speaker: Dr. Liza Mack, Program Manager, Denali Commission)
Tribal Governments and Governing (speaker: Direlle Calica, J.D., Institute for Tribal Government)
Tribal experience
Native Village of Kwigillingok (speaker: Dustin Evon, Tribal Resilience Coordinator, Native Village of Kwigillingok)
Relocation, Managed Retreat, and Protect-In-Place Cohort Resources Booklet (Winter 2022/ 2023)
Catalog of federal programs - Denali Commission (July 2018)
National Wildlife Federation Nature-Based Solutions Funding Database (kept up-to-date)
University of Oregon Tribal Climate Change Funding Guide (kept up-to-date)