Past Projects

Native Village of Golovin Hazard Mitigation & Climate Adaption Plan Integration

aftermath of Typhoon Merbok that struck the villages in the fall of 2022 Changing weather patterns in Alaska have already brought...

Norton Bay Watershed Council

Jul 23, 20252 min read

Norton Sound Communities Climate Adaptation Training (NSCCAT)

aftermath of Typhoon Merbok that struck the villages in the fall of 2022 Introduction As a result of climate change, Alaska Native...

Norton Bay Watershed Council

Jul 23, 20253 min read

Climate Adaptation and Implementation Plan for the Norton Bay Watershed

Braided seal intestines dry in the sun on a rack at a subsistence camp. This is a traditional food that Inupiat people have eaten for a...

Norton Bay Watershed Council

Jul 23, 20252 min read

The Imuruk Basin Subsistence Protection Project

Caribou graze on the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Photo Credit: USFWS) Introduction A Canadian based mining...

Norton Bay Watershed Council

Jul 23, 20252 min read

Norton Bay Climate Risk Assessment Project

Photo Credit: Hal Shepherd Introduction In 2010, the Norton Bay Watershed Council (NBWC) and Native Villages of Elim, Koyuk, Unalakleet,...

Norton Bay Watershed Council

Jul 23, 20253 min read

North Bering Sea Tribal Climate Self Determination Project

Photo Credit: Hal Shepherd The Norton Bay Watershed Council has undertaken this project to address the Bureau of Ocean Energy...

Norton Bay Watershed Council

Jul 23, 20251 min read

Norton Bay Watershed Ocean and Coastal Management Plan

Protecting subsistence culture & resources Norton Bay, Alaska at Sunrise - Photo Credit: Leigh Takak (2020) Introduction The Inupiat and...

Norton Bay Watershed Council

Jul 23, 20252 min read

The Native Village of Elim's Tubutulik River Watershed Vulnerability & Risk Assessment for Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen (DO) and Stream Flow (Assessment) is designed to establish the current baseline

Golovin, Alaska - Photo Credit: Emily Murray (2022) On March 29th, 2024, the Norton Bay Watershed Council held a session at the Alaska...

Norton Bay Watershed Council

Jul 23, 20251 min read

Native Village of Elim's Tubutulik River Watershed Vulnerability & Risk Assessment for Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen and Stream Flow

The Native Village of Elim's Tubutulik River Watershed Vulnerability & Risk Assessment for Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen (DO) and Stream...

Norton Bay Watershed Council

Jul 22, 20252 min read

Support us to protect our water resources

Local traditional knowledge is critical to protecting our water resources.

Your support is vital to the council's efforts to monitor, restore, and advocate for water rights in the Norton Bay watershed. Your donation would go to assist the watershed council to monitor the health of our rivers and the protection of subsistence and traditional resources.