Agenda

2011 Southwest Alaska Park Science Symposium
2–4 November 2011
Dena'ina Center
Anchorage, Alaska
Tentative Agenda

Time	Event
Wednesday, 2 November 2011
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.	Check-in, Registration, Continental breakfast
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.	Welcome Ralph Moore Superintendent, Katmai National Park and Preserve Jim Dixon Director, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology
History, Ethnography, and Archaeology Session chair: Jeanne Schaaf
9:00 a.m. - 9:20 a.m.	Charles McKay, A Scientist in the Bristol Bay Region 1881-1883 John Branson National Park Service, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
9:20 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.	Using Archaeofaunas from Southwest Alaska to Understand Climate Change Michael Etnier Western Washington University, Department of Anthropology Additional Authors Jeanne Schaaf National Park Service, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Katmai National Park and Preserve and Aniakchak National Monument
9:40 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	Understanding Resource Impacts through Collaborative Ethnographic Research: Alagnak Wild River Karen Evanoff National Park Service, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve Additional Authors Douglas Deur Portland State University, Department of Anthropology; University of Washington, PNW Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit
10:00 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.	Archaeology in Aniakchak Bay – A Faunal and Cultural Record for the Alaska Peninsula from 1500 Years Ago Brian Hoffman Hamline University
10:20 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.	BREAK
10:40 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.	Taphonomic Analysis of Fish Remains Recovered from the Mink Island Site (XMK-030), Amalik Bay, Katmai National Park and Preserve Holly McKinney
11:00 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.	Ecological and Cultural Implications of the Aniakchak 3650 BP Volcanic Eruption Richard VanderHoek State of Alaska, Alaska Office of History and Archaeology
11:20 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.	Sugpiaq Villages of Nuka Bay: Finding the Fit between History, Archaeology, and Oral Tradition Aron Crowell Smithsonian Institution, Arctic Studies Center
11:40 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	A History of Human Landuse on the Central Alaska Peninsula: Recent Results of the Chignik-Meshik Rivers Archaeological Survey Project Loukas Barton University of Pittsburgh, Department of Anthropology; Katmai National Park and Preserve; Aniakchak National Monument Additional Authors Scott Shirar University of Alaska Museum of the North Jeff Rasic University of Alaska Museum of the North; Gates of the Arctic National Park; Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve Jim Jordan Antioch University New England, Department of Environmental Studies
12:00 p.m. - 1:20 p.m.	LUNCH (On Your Own)
Emerging Management Issues Session chair: Fritz Klasner
1:20 p.m. - 1:40 p.m.	Campsite Monitoring in Kenai Fjords National Park: Protocol Development, Resource Conditions, and Current Trends Kelly Goonan Utah State University, Department of Environment and Society Additional Authors Christopher Monz Utah State University, Department of Environment and Society Fritz Klasner National Park Service, Kenai Fjords National Park Joel Cusick National Park Service, Alaska Region Greg Daniels National Park Service, Alaska Region
1:40 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.	Bear Use of a Coastal Foraging Area in Katmai National Park: Understanding Bear Use through Time-Lapse Photography Carissa Turner National Park Service, Katmai National Park
2:00 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.	Modeling the Spatial and Temporal Variability of the Soundscape on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, Alaska Timothy C. Mullet University of Alaska Fairbanks, Biology and Wildlife Department Additional Authors Falk Huettmann University of Alaska Fairbanks, Biology and Wildlife Department John M. Morton U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Kenai National Wildlife Refuge Stuart Gage Michigan State University, Department of Entomology Perry Barboza University of Alaska Fairbanks, Biology and Wildlife Department Kris Hundertmark University of Alaska Fairbanks, Biology and Wildlife Department
2:20 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.	Invasive Species Management in Southwest Alaska: Current Projects and Areas of Need Bonnie Million National Park Service, Alaska Exotic Plant Management Team Gino Graziano University of Alaska Fairbanks, Cooperative Extension Service
2:40 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	BREAK
3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	Partners and Places: Updates and Discussions

Time	Event
Thursday, 3 November 2011
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.	Check-in, Registration, Continental breakfast
Freshwater Ecosystems Session chair: Jeff Shearer
8:30 a.m. - 9:10 a.m.	The Value of Ecological Variation for Maintaining the Integrity and Resilience of Ecosystems Daniel Schindler, Invited Plenary Speaker University of Washington, School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
9:10 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.	Kuskokwim River Sockeye Salmon Run Reconstruction Zachary Liller Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Commercial Fisheries Additional Authors Kevin Schaberg Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Commercial Fisheries Daniel Young National Park Service, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve Michael Thalhauser Kuskokwim Native Association Brian Bue Bue Consulting
9:30 a.m. - 9:50 a.m.	Kokanee Abundance, Distribution, and Evolutionary Ecology in Katmai National Park Kyle Shedd University of Alaska Anchorage, von Hippel Lab Group; Katmai National Park and Preserve
9:50 a.m. - 10:10 a.m.	Seasonal Movements of Lake Clark Humpback Whitefish (Coregonus pidschian) Dan Young National Park Service, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
10:10 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.	BREAK (Poster hall open in Tubughnenq 3)
10:40 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.	Thermal Response of Western Alaska Lakes and Lagoons to Past, Present and Future Changes in Climate and an Emerging Alaska Lake and Lagoon Temperature Network (ALLTNET) Benjamin M. Jones U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center Additional Authors Jeff A. Shearer National Park Service Bill Pyle U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Christopher D. Arp University of Alaska Fairbanks Simon Hook NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory John D. Lenters University of Nebraska-Lincoln Ron Britton U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Patrick Walsh U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Guido Grosse University of Alaska Fairbanks Craig Ely U.S. Geological Survey - Alaska Science Center David Ward U.S. Geological Survey - Alaska Science Center Michael Brubaker Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium LeeAnne Ayres U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Jim Lawler National Park Service
11:00 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.	Regional Assessment of Past, Present and Future Salmon Stream Temperatures Sue Mauger Cook Inletkeeper, Science Director
11:20 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.	Climate Change Impacts within the Chuitna River Watershed, Alaska Jason Leppi The Wilderness Society Additional Authors Robert H. Prucha Integrated-Hydro Systems LLC Wendy M. Lova The Wilderness Society Stephanie A. McAfee The Wilderness Society
11:40 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Water Quality of Tributaries in the Chulitna River Drainage of the Lake Clark National Park and Preserve and Adjacent Watersheds Kendra Zamzow Center for Science in Public Participation
12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.	LUNCH (On Your Own Poster hall open in Tubughnenq 3)
Marine Ecosystems Session chair: Heather Coletti
1:20 p.m. - 1:40 p.m.	Coastal Ecosystem Responses to Influences from Land and Sea James Bodkin U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center
1:40 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.	Moving Towards the Next Phase of Monitoring After the Exxon Valdez Spill: A New Integrated Monitoring Program for Environmental Drivers, Pelagic, and Benthic Components of the Marine Ecosystem Kris Holderied National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
2:00 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.	Insights from a Long-term Study of the Persistence of Exxon Valdez Oil on Katmai and Kenai Fjords National Park Shores Gail Irvine U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center Additional Authors Daniel H. Mann University of Alaska Fairbanks, Geography Program Jeffrey W. Short JWS Consulting LLC
2:20 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.	Eelgrass Ecosystem Assessment and Monitoring in SW Alaska David Ward U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center Additional Authors Kyle Hogrefe U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center Tyrone Donnelly U.S. Geological Survey, Alaska Science Center Nancy Hoffman U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Izembek National Wildlife Refuge Patrick Walsh U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Togiak National Wildlife Refuge Ronald Britton U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge Thomas Doolittle U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge
2:40 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	BREAK (Poster hall open in Tubughnenq 3)
3:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.	Shoreline Profiling Along Lake Clark National Park – A 17-yr Dataset Joel Cusick National Park Service, Alaska Regional Office
3:20 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.	Patterns and Rates of Landscape Change in Salt Marshes in the Lake Clark and Katmai National Parks and Preserves Compared to the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta Torre Jorgenson Alaska Ecoscience Additional Authors Amy MIller National Park Service, Southwest Alaska Network
3:40 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Explore Species-level ShoreZone and Fly your Coast in a Flash Susan Saupe Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Committee Additional Authors M. Lindeberg National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Auke Bay Laboratories M. Morris Archipelago Marine Research Ltd. J. Harper Coastal and Ocean Resources Inc.
4:00 p.m. - 4:40 p.m.	Tools for Research in Aquatic Ecosystems: Data Tools and Applications for Monitoring Alaska’s Marine Environment Darcy Dugan, Alaska Ocean Observing System Rocky Intertidal Database Progress Update Angie Southwould, National Park Service, Alaska Regional GIS Information Resources GIS Mobile Survey Tool Regan Sarwas, National Park Service, Alaska Regional GIS Information Resources Lake Temperature Tools Cuyler Smith, Southwest Alaska Monitoring Network, National Park Service
4:40 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve: Research Update Angela Doroff, Kachemak Bay Research Reserve
Keynote Address and Poster Presentations
5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.	Keynote Presentation by Jim Dixon University of New Mexico, Maxwell Museum of Anthropology "Glacial Archaeology: An Emerging Frontier" Poster Presentations and Reception (with light appetizers and cash bar) immediately following keynote

Time	Event
Friday, 4 November 2011
8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.	Check-in, Registration, Continental breakfast
8:30 a.m.	Announcements
Wildlife Session chair: Troy Hamon
8:40 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.	Peregrine Falcon Use of the Kenai Fjords Coast during the Breeding Season John Shook ABR Inc. Additional Authors Laura Phillips National Park Service, Kenai Fjords National Park Robert Ritchie ABR Inc.
9:00 a.m. - 9:20 a.m.	Evaluating Survival and Home Range Use of Dall's Sheep in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska Buck Mangipane National Park Service, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
9:20 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.	Reproductive Performance of Female Moose in an Expanding Population in Southwest Alaska Andrew Aderman U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Togiak National Wildlife Refuge Additional Authors Jim Woolington State of Alaska, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
9:40 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.	The Potential Implications of Climate Change on the Dynamics of Caribou Populations in Western Alaska Don Spalinger University of Alaska Anchorage
10:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.	BREAK (Poster hall open in Tubughnenq 3)
10:15 a.m. - 10:20 a.m.	GIS Animal Movement Tool Regan Sarwas National Park Service, Alaska Region, GIS Information Resources Team
10:20 a.m. - 10:40 a.m.	Characterizing Population Trends, Range Utilization, and Survival of the Mulchatna Caribou Herd Nick Demma Alaska Department of Fish and Game Additional Authors Jim Woolington Alaska Department of Fish and Game Bruce Dale Alaska Department of Fish and Game
10:40 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.	Evaluation of a Survey Design to Estimate Occupancy and Productivity of Bald Eagle Nests in Kenai Fjords National Park Laura Phillips National Park Service, Kenai Fjords National Park Additional Authors Bill Thompson U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Refuges – Northeast Region
11:00 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.	Assessing Wolf Population Status and Predation Rate in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska Buck Mangipane National Park Service, Lake Clark National Park and Preserve
11:20 a.m. - 11:40 a.m.	Temporal Use of the Nushagak Peninsula by Wolves, Togiak National Wildlife Refuge, Southwestern Alaska Patrick Walsh U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Togiak National Wildlife Refuge Additional Authors Jim Woolington State of Alaska, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
11:40 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.	Population Assessment of Brown Bears in Katmai National Preserve Troy Hamon Katmai National Park and Preserve, National Park Service Additional Authors Karen Loveless Katmai National Park and Preserve, National Park Service Tammy Olsen Katmai National Park and Preserve, National Park Service
12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.	LUNCH (On Your Own Poster hall open in Tubughnenq 3)
1:20 p.m. - 1:40 p.m.	Effects of Spatiotemporal Variation in Resource Availability on Habitat Selection and Movement Patterns of Adult Female Brown Bears in the Karluk Basin and Vicinity, Kodiak Island, Alaska William Leacock Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Additional Authors Mathew Sorum Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Physical Science, Climate, and Vegetation Session chair: Michael Shephard
1:40 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.	Vertical Movements and Sea Level Change in Southern Alaska Jeff Freymueller Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks
2:00 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.	New Insights Into Magma Storage Under the Katmai Volcanic Cluster Michelle Coombs USGS Alaska Volcano Observatory, Anchorage, AK Additional Authors Stephanie Prejean USGS Alaska Volcano Observatory, Anchorage, AK Judy Fierstein USGS Volcano Science Center, Menlo Park, CA
2:20 p.m. - 2:40 p.m.	BREAK (Poster hall open in Tubughnenq 3)
2:40 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Ice-shoved Ramparts in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve and the Kenai Lowland: Winter Ice Expansion vs. Wind-driven Ice Pans During Spring Breakup Ed Berg Additional Authors Dick Reger
3:00 p.m. - 3:20 p.m.	Glacier-Change Mapping in Lake Clark National Park and Preserve Bruce Giffen National Park Service, Natural Resources Science Team Additional Authors Dorothy Hall NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Cryospheric Science Branch Michael Loso Alaska Pacific University
3:20 p.m. - 3:40 p.m.	Vegetation and Soil Chronosequences on Volcanic Deposits in Southwest Alaska Keith Boggs University of Alaska Anchorage, Alaska Natural Heritage Program
3:40 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.	Timing and Extent of Icing Events in Southwest Alaska During Winters 2001-2008 Derived from Remote Sensing Data Ryan Wilson The Wilderness Society Additional Authors Annett Bartsch Vienna University of Technology; Institute of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Kyle Joly National Park Service, Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve; Arctic Network Joel H. Reynolds United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Western Alaska Landscape Conservation Cooperative Anne Orlando U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Selawik National Wildlife Refuge Wendy M. Loya The Wilderness Society
4:00 p.m. - 4:20 p.m.	Stand Age Structure and Growth Responses to Disturbance and Climate Variability in Forest Monitoring Plots, Southwest Alaska Network R.L Sherriff Humboldt State University, Department of Geography Additional Authors A.E. Miller National Park Service, Southwest Alaska Network
4:20 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.	Closing Remarks
Meeting Adjourned