Alaska Northern Waters Task Force - Presentations and Background Information

•	Alaska Arctic Policy Commission Description   [PDF:372KB]
•	Findings & Recommendations of Alaska Northern Waters Task Force   [PDF:4.97MB] Full Report, January 30, 2012
•	Reps. Joule and Herron Op-Ed on Arctic Governance
•	Reps. Joule and Herron Op-Ed on Arctic Planning & Infrastructure

November 16th, 2011 Meeting in Barrow:

October 11th, 2011 Meeting in Anchorage:

•	Agenda for NWFT Meeting on Oct 11th   [PDF:102KB]
•	Anchorage Meeting Presenters   [PDF:13KB]
•	An Evaluation of the Science Needs to Inform Decisions on Outer Continental Shelf Energy Development in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas, Alaska   [PDF:5.02MB] Leslie Holland-Bartels, USGS Arctic OCS Team
•	USGS Arctic Gap Analysis Study   Full Report
•	USGS Arctic Gap Analysis Study   Fact Sheet
•	Arctic Infrastructure and Advocacy   [PDF:1.20MB] An Initiative by the Institute of the North - Nils Andreassen

October 10th, 2011 Meeting in Bethel:

•	Agenda for NWFT Meeting on Oct 10th   [PDF:183KB]
•	Bethel Meeting Presenters   [PDF:12KB]
•	Impact of Climate Change on Alaska's Transportation Infrastructure   [PDF:7.95MB] Michael J. Coffey, DOT&PF Statewide Maintenance and Operations Chief
•	The Big Thaw - Consequences of Permafrost Thaw on Communities of Northwestern Alaska   [PDF:11.36MB] Michael Brubaker M.S., Director, Center for Climate and Health Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
•	Important Subsistence Issues in the AVCP Region   [PDF:3.53MB] Timothy Andrew, Director of Natural Resources for the Association of Village Council Presidents
•	Shoreline and Coastal Erosion: A Crisis for Historic Preservation - An Overview of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Region   [PDF:9.06MB] Steven R. Street, Director/Archaeologist - AVCP Cultural and Environmental Sciences
•	Arctic Marine Synthesis: Atlas of the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas   A multi-layered look at America's Arctic Ocean

August 24th, 2011 Meeting in Unalaska:

The Northern Waters Task Force meeting on August 24th in Unalaska will be streamed live and both audio and video will be available at www.alaskalegislature.tv

July 7th and 8th, 2011 Meeting in Kotzebue and Nome:

July 7th - Kotzebue:

July 8th - Nome:

March 14th, 2010 Meeting in Juneau:

December 2, 2010 Joint Meeting in Barrow Between NWTF and PNWR's Arctic Caucus Leadership Forum:

October 1, 2010 Meeting:

Introductory Materials:

Summary of Proposed Federal Legislation:

United States Arctic Policy:

•	National Security Presidential Directive/NSPD 66 and Homeland Security Presidential Directive/HSPD-25

Information on the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force:

•	White House Council on Environmental Quality: Final Recommendations of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force   July 19, 2010
•	Summary of Executive Order: Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts, and the Great Lakes and the Final Recommendations of the Interagency Policy Task Force   [PDF:42KB] Distributed by Representative Joule - August 4, 2010
•	White House Council on Environmental Quality - Final Recommendations of the Interagency Ocean Policy Task Force   [PDF:3.81MB] July 19, 2010

Information on the National Ocean Council:

•	Executive Order: Stewardship of the Ocean, Our coasts, and the Great Lakes   July 19, 2010
•	VanNess Feldman: Issue Alert July 22, 2010 Obama Administration Establishes National Policy to Protect Oceans, Coasts, and Great Lakes and Creates National Ocean Council to Oversee and Implement New Policy   [PDF:91KB]

Information on the Climate Change Adaptation Task Force:

•	Progress Report on the Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force   [PDF] March 16, 2010
•	White House Climate Change Adaptation Task Force   [PDF:37KB]

Information on the Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment:

•	Arctic Council: Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment Executive Summary with Recommendations   [PDF]
•	Arctic Council: Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment 2009 Report   [PDF]
•	Report Details Next Steps in Arctic Shipping Policies   [PDF:146KB] UAF News Release - Sept, 15, 2010
•	Considering a Roadmap Forward - The Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment - Brigham and Sfraga   [PDF:1.16MB] UAF - October 22-24, 2009

United States Arctic Research Commission Report:

•	Link to the United States Arctic research Commission: Report on Goals and Objectives for Arctic Research 2009-2010   [PDF]

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Report:

•	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Arctic Vision and Strategy   [PDF] April 2010

Arctic Report Card:

•	Arctic Report Card: Update for 2009 Tracking Recent Environmental Changes

Arctic Impact Assessment:

•	Arctic Impact Assessment Policy Document issued by the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting Reykjavik   [PDF] November 24, 2004

United States Navy Report:

•	U.S. Navy Arctic Road Map   [PDF] October 2009

Governor's Subcabinet on Climate Change Reports:

•	Adaptation Advisory Group Draft Final Report
•	Immediate Action Work Group Final Report   [PDF]
•	Research Needs Work Group Draft Final Report   [PDF]

Press Releases:

•	Northern Waters Task Force Sets First Hearing   Overview Session Set to Kick Off Series of Meetings
•	Legislature Appoints Members to Northern Waters Task Force   State and Federal Interests Collaborate on Alaska Issues
•	Northern Waters Task Force Appointees Announced   Legislature and Executive Branch Positions Filled on 11-Member Arctic Policy Group

Other Publications of Interest:

•	Full Text of the Laws of the Sea   From the United Nations website
•	The Arctic Council's Arctic Climate Impact Assessment Full Report   [EDU]
•	Governor's Climate Change Subcabinet Complete Documents   [GOV]
•	From the Inuit Circumpolar Council Website Additional Documents of Interest
•	The Arctic Council's Arctic Human Development Report
•	The Aspen Institute Report
•	Changes in the Arctic - Background and Issues for Congress   [PDF:685KB] Ronald O'Rourke, Coordinator - Specialist in Naval Affairs