Western Alaska Landscape Conservation Cooperative Overview

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The Western Alaska Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC) promotes coordination, dissemination, and development of applied science to inform landscape level conservation, including terrestrial-marine linkages, in the face of landscape scale stressors, focusing on climate change.

We invite you to review our Charter and our Operating Plan for Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013. Key components of the FY12 and FY13 operating plan are also described on our "Pilot Program" webpage. The charter establishes the mission, goals and guiding principles of the LCC and describes the roles of the LCC Steering Committee, Science and Traditional Ecological Knowledge Community (Science/TEK), the Partnership Community and the LCC staff.

New in 2013!!

Initial long-term science strategy planning is underway

The Western AK LCC is developing a "Long-term Science Strategy" in 2013. We are very interested in your feedback on our initial ideas. A summary of the proposed framework was sent out to our mailing list in late February and is available here. Please provide feedback on this approach by taking our brief survey.

2012 Annual Report now available

Each year the LCCs develop an annual report to document their work. Our 2012 annual report is available here. The report describes the first year of our "Changes in Coastal Storms and their Impacts" pilot program, the projects funded in 2012, the Stream and Lake Temperature Monitoring Workshop and how these activities are being woven into a long-term science strategy for the LCC.

Coastal Pilot Program continues

The Western AK LCC is in its second year focusing on the pilot program theme of "Changes in Coastal Storms and their Impacts". In 2013 we intend to fund several projects that address priority recommendations from the Coastal Hazards Workshop we sponsored last May with AOOS and the Alaska Climate Science Center. The workshop report is available at http://www.aoos.org/workshops-and-reports/. A summary of 2012 projects is available here.

Stream and Lake Temperature Monitoring Workshop leads to Request For Proposals

In November, 2012, a group of 28 hydrologists, researchers, fisheries biologists, local experts and managers from across the state gathered to discuss necessary steps for developing regional-scale predictive models of changes in water temperature. These models are critical for understanding how changes in temperature may affect fisheries habitat over the next century. One of the key recommendations from the workshop is that we need to know what information is already being collected, and where. Information on the Workshop is available here. The Western AK LCC Steering Committee is interested in fulfilling this need by gathering this information and developing a state-wide geospatial database. A Request for Proposals (RFP) for applicants to do this work will be released on approximately February 8th and remain open for 30 days to March 10th. More information is available here.

Coming Soon…

New website is being developed

This spring we will launch our new website. The new address will be announced through our mailing list and on this site.


LCC Charter 23 August 2011 (PDF - 119 KB)

LCC Mission and Goals 23 August 2011 (PDF - 47 KB)

WALCC 2011 Annual Report (PDF - 1.5 MB)

WALCC 2012 Annual Report (PDF - 3.8 MB)

For more information or to provide input to the Western Alaska LCC, please either contact the Interim Steering Committee member or the LCC Staff (see below).


Western Alaska LCC Steering Committee
Last Name First Name Affiliation Phone Email
** Chairperson
* Vice Chair
‡ Ex-officio member
† Alternates
Interim Steering Committee Members
** Rodman Sue Alaska Department of Fish and Game 907-267-2274 sue [dot] rodman [at] alaska [dot] gov
* Shephard Michael National Park Service 907-644-3681 michael_shephard [at] nps [dot] gov
‡ Gray Steve Alaska Climate Science Center 907-786-6780 sgray [at] usgs [dot] gov
Vincent-Lang Doug Alaska Department of Fish and Game 907-267-2339 douglas [dot] vincent-lang [at] alaska [dot] gov
Pletnikoff Karen Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association, Inc 907-222-4286 karenp [at] apiai [dot] org
Andrew Tim Association of Village Council Presidents 907-545-4450 tandrew [at] avcp [dot] org
Chen Glenn Bureau of Indian Affairs glenn [dot] chen [at] bia [dot] gov
Kahklen Mark Bureau of Indian Affairs 907-271-4004 mark [dot] kahklen [at] bia [dot] gov
Bittner Alan Bureau of Land Management 907-267-1285 alanbittner [at] blm [dot] gov
‡ Guyer Scott Bureau of Land Management 907-271-3284 sguyer [at] blm [dot] gov
Hartmann Steve Bureau of Land Management 907-474-2216 shartmann [at] blm [dot] gov
† Jacobson Shelly Bureau of Land Management 907-474-2356 s05jacobso [at] blm [dot] gov
† Kelleher Karen Bureau of Land Management 907-267-1205 kkelleh [at] blm [dot] gov
Ahmasuk Brandon Kawerak sub [dot] dir [at] kawerak [dot] org
Holman Amy National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 907-271-5334 amy [dot] holman [at] noaa [dot] gov
Trainor Sarah National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 907-474-7878 sarah [dot] trainor [at] alaska [dot] edu
† Partain James National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration james [dot] partain [at] noaa [dot] gov
Pomrenke Jeanette National Park Service 907-443-6101 jeanette_pomrenke [at] nps [dot] gov
Frenier Dave U.S. Army Corps of Engineers david [dot] j [dot] frenier [at] usace [dot] army [dot] mil
† Salyer Michael U.S. Army Corps of Engineers michael [dot] 9 [dot] salyer [at] usace [dot] army [dot] mil
Ayres Lee Anne U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 907-442-3799 leeanne_ayres [at] fws [dot] gov
† Lanctot Richard U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 907-786-3609 richard_lanctot [at] fws [dot] gov
McBride Doug U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 907-271-2871 doug_mcbride [at] fws [dot] gov
† Underwood Tevis U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 907-842-8401 tevis_underwood [at] fws [dot] gov
Ely Craig U.S. Geological Survey 907-786-7182 cely [at] usgs [dot] gov
Shasby Mark U.S. Geological Survey 907-786-7065 shasbym [at] usgs [dot] gov

Western Alaska LCC Staff

Karen Murphy, Western AK LCC Coordinator
Karen_A_Murphy [at] fws [dot] gov
907-786-3501

Joel Reynolds, Western AK LCC Science Coordinator
Joel_Reynolds [at] fws [dot] gov
907-786-3914