
Our Work
Kigluiak Mountains (Photo Credit: Hal Sheperd)
Ongoing Projects


Protecting Public Lands in Alaska



Federal Subsistence Priority Under Threat



The Norton Bay Watershed Temperature, Dissolved Oxygen, Instream Flow and Policy Project



Defending Tribal Sovereignty on the Seward Peninsula



Protecting Subsistence Resources in the Imuruk Basin



BLM Co-Management


Mining Exploration Resurfaces at Tubutulik River
Past Projects


Native Village of Golovin Hazard Mitigation & Climate Adaption Plan Integration



Norton Sound Communities Climate Adaptation Training (NSCCAT)



Climate Adaptation and Implementation Plan for the Norton Bay Watershed



The Imuruk Basin Subsistence Protection Project



Norton Bay Climate Risk Assessment Project



North Bering Sea Tribal Climate Self Determination Project



Norton Bay Watershed Ocean and Coastal Management Plan



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



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

Council Activities

Using Traditional Ecological Knowledge
We use traditional ecological knowledge to understand how the local environment is changing due to climate change and to develop strategies for adapting to these changes.
(Photo Credit: Hal Sheperd)

Conducting Regional and Local Climate Change Adaptation Planning
We work with partners to develop regional and local plans to assist local communities to adapt to the impacts of climate change on subsistence resources.
(Photo Credit: Ken Takak)

Addressing Gaps in Federal Programs
We advocate for the needs of the local communities in relation to federal programs and agency actions that potentially impact subsistence and water resources or tribal sovereignty.
Fish Camp
(Photo Credit: Hal Sheperd)

Increasing Resilience
We develop strategies to adapt to changing environmental conditions and mitigate the impacts of climate change on traditional and water resources.
Musk Ox on the Teller Highway
(Photo Credit: Hal Sheperd)
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.




