Testimony provided during the Federal Roadless Rulemaking Subsistence Hearings in 2019

Metadata:
Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Grewe, Nicole R.
Publication_Date: 2024
Title:
Testimony provided during the Federal Roadless Rulemaking Subsistence Hearings in 2019
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: audio
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Fort Collins, CO
Publisher: Forest Service Research Data Archive
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2023-0060
Description:
Abstract:
In 2019, as part of developing the Alaska Roadless Rule and as required by Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA), the Forest Service Alaska Region staff gathered 196 oral testimonies in 18 Southeast Alaska communities during a 60-day comment period. Spoken testimony was recorded from 196 speakers and written comments were recorded from one. These testimonies were audio-recorded by Forest Service employees and provided as MP3 audio files. Testimonies were also transcribed by a professional transcriptionist and provided in PDF format. Testimonies are presented by community and by speaker. Also included are supporting documents that provide context and a full hearing schedule.
Purpose:
Testimonies were collected as a part of developing the Alaska Roadless Rule, as required by ANILCA.
Supplemental_Information:
For more information about these testimonies, see Wilmer et al. (2024).

These data were published on 02/14/2024. On 03/01/2024, minor metadata changes included an update to the citation for the article related to these data.
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20191105
Ending_Date: 20191212
Currentness_Reference:
Ground condition
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: None planned
Spatial_Domain:
Description_of_Geographic_Extent:
Testimonies were collected in 18 southeast Alaska communities. Southeast Alaska spans from the Alexander Archipelago in the north to the Metlakatla in the south. The region is made up of interconnected marine and coastal temperate rainforest ecosystems. The majority of land in the region is managed by federal agencies. There are few roads in the region and most communities are connected by ferry service (under the Alaska Marine Highway System), regional air carriers, or private boats and planes.
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West_Bounding_Coordinate: -139.75003
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -130.07419
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 57.04656
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 59.55876
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: economy
Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: planningCadastre
Theme_Keyword: society
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: National Research & Development Taxonomy
Theme_Keyword: Environment and People
Theme_Keyword: Natural Resource Management & Use
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Theme_Keyword: food security
Theme_Keyword: social-ecological systems
Theme_Keyword: local knowledge
Theme_Keyword: public lands
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
Place_Keyword: Alaska
Place_Keyword: Southeast Alaska
Place_Keyword: Tongass National Forest
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints:
These data were collected using funding from the U.S. Government and can be used without additional permissions or fees. If you use these data in a publication, presentation, or other research product please use the following citation:

Grewe, Nicole R. 2024. Testimony provided during the Federal Roadless Rulemaking Subsistence Hearings in 2019. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2023-0060
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
Contact_Person: Nicole R. Grewe
Contact_Position: Program Manager
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: Juneau Forestry Lab
Address: 11175 Auke Lake Way
City: Juneau
State_or_Province: AK
Postal_Code: 99801
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 907-586-7801
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: nicole.grewe@usda.gov
Contact Instructions: This contact information was current as of original publication date. For current information see Contact Us page on: https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS.
Data_Set_Credit:
These data were collected using funding from the USDA Forest Service, Alaska Region (Region 10). Data analysis for the related publication was funded USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station.


Author Information:

Nicole R. Grewe
USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9728-4139
Cross_Reference:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Wilmer, Hailey
Originator: Kaminski, Abigail R.
Originator: Wendel, Kendra
Originator: Grewe, Nicole R.
Originator: Hruska, Tracy
Originator: Cerveny, Lee
Originator: Bellmore, J. Ryan
Originator: Meek, Chanda L.
Originator: Nelson, Kellen
Publication_Date: 2024
Title:
Southeast Alaskans want food sovereignty and reimagined rural futures
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Society & Natural Resources
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2024.2321850
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Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
All testimonies were transcribed verbatim using professional transcription services and are highly accurate. However, there may be minor errors associated with the transcription process. Original audio recordings are also included in this data publication.
Logical_Consistency_Report:
Testimonies were also accepted in written form and one written testimony is included as a part of this data set.
Completeness_Report:
Testimonies from all hearings (and one written comment submission) were recorded and included.
Lineage:
Methodology:
Methodology_Type: Field
Methodology_Description:
Following a petition from the State of Alaska in 2018, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Purdue instructed the Forest Service to begin developing a new roadless rule for Alaska (aka the Alaska Roadless Rule, USDA Forest Service 2020). Per the rulemaking process, six alternatives spanning a conservation-development continuum were proposed, with Alternative 1 representing no change and Alternative 6 fully exempting the Tongass National Forest from the 2001 Roadless Rule. Intermediate options included a mix of new and old designations, including the establishment of “community priority” areas that would allow limited road development to facilitate micro-scale forestry, cultural uses, and wild harvesting. In 2019, as part of developing the Alaska Roadless Rule and as required by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA), the Forest Service Alaska Region staff gathered oral and written testimonies in Southeast Alaska communities during a 60-day comment period.

Eighteen subsistence hearings were conducted between November 5 and December 12, 2019 resulting in 196 oral speaker testimonies and one written testimony. These hearings took place in 18 communities in Southeast Alaska and were conducted by USFS Alaska region staff. Additional information about the hearing schedule can be found in the supplemental materials (\Supplements\20191105_MeetingSubsistenceHearingSchedule.pdf). Please note that the hearing schedule includes times and locations for Public Meetings in addition to Subsistence Hearings. The data in this publication is limited to the subsistence hearings.

In addition to materials directly related to the collection of the subsistence hearing testimonies, we include additional resources to provide context for the hearings:
(1) Two chapters from the FSH 2090.23 Subsistence Management and Uses Handbook:
a. Chapter 10 - Components of the ANILCA Section 810 Evaluation (\Supplements\20060630_FSH2090_SubsistenceMngtUses.pdf)
b. Chapter 20 - Compliance with NEPA Requirements (\Supplements\20060630_FSH2090_Subsistence_NEPA.pdf)
(2) Three briefing papers on subsistence in Alaska:
a. Subsistence Hunting and Fishing (\Supplements\SubsistenceHuntingFishing.pdf)
b. Subsistence - Rural Determination Process (\Supplements\SubsistenceRuralDeterminationProcess.pdf)
c. Subsistence Questions & Answers (\Supplements\QA_Subsistence.pdf)


For additional details, see Wilmer et al. (2024).
Methodology_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: Wilmer, Hailey
Originator: Kaminski, Abigail R.
Originator: Wendel, Kendra
Originator: Grewe, Nicole R.
Originator: Hruska, Tracy
Originator: Cerveny, Lee
Originator: Bellmore, J. Ryan
Originator: Meek, Chanda L.
Originator: Nelson, Kellen
Publication_Date: 2024
Title:
Southeast Alaskans want food sovereignty and reimagined rural futures
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: journal article
Series_Information:
Series_Name: Society & Natural Resources
Online_Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2024.2321850
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Process_Date: Unknown
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Below you will find a list and description of the files included in this data publication.

DATA FILES (26)


1. \Data\_Hearings_List.csv: Comma-separated values file containing a list of all hearings and their location, date, and length.

Columns include:

Location = location of the hearing
Date = date of the hearing (mm/dd/yyyy)
Testimonies = number of testimonies at the hearing
Audio file names = name of the audio file(s)
Audio length (min, sec) = length of each audio file (in minutes [min] and seconds [sec])
Total time (min) = total length of audio (minutes)
Transcript file names = name of transcript file containing transcription of all audio files for specified location


Audio Files

2. \Data\Subsistence Hearing - Angoon, Part I (JI).mp3: MPEG-3 audio (MP3) file containing the subsistence hearing for Angoon, part 1.

3. \Data\Subsistence Hearing - Angoon, Part II (JI).mp3: MP3 file containing the subsistence hearing for Angoon, part 2.

4. \Data\Subsistence Hearing - Craig, Part I (CVO).mp3: MP3 file containing the subsistence hearing for Craig, part 1.

5. \Data\Subsistence Hearing - Craig, Part II (CVO).mp3: MP3 file containing the subsistence hearing for Craig, part 2.

6. \Data\Subsistence Hearing - Gustavus (BT).mp3: MP3 file containing the subsistence hearing for Gustavus.

7. \Data\Subsistence Hearing - Haines (FS).mp3: MP3 file containing the subsistence hearing for Haines.

8. \Data\Subsistence Hearing - Hoonah (JI).mp3: MP3 file containing the subsistence hearing for Hoonah.

9. \Data\Subsistence Hearing - Hydaburg, Part I (ES).mp3: MP3 file containing the subsistence hearing for Hydaburg, part 1.

10. \Data\Subsistence Hearing - Hydaburg, Part II (ES).mp3: MP3 file containing the subsistence hearing for Hydaburg, part 2.

11. \Data\Subsistence Hearing - Kake (CVO).mp3: MP3 file containing the subsistence hearing for Kake.

12. \Data\Subsistence Hearing - Kasaan, Part I (ES).mp3: MP3 file containing the subsistence hearing for Kasaan, part 1.

13. \Data\Subsistence Hearing - Kasaan, Part II (ES).mp3: MP3 file containing the subsistence hearing for Kasaan, part 2.

14. \Data\Subsistence Hearing - Ketchikan (CVO).mp3: MP3 file containing the subsistence hearing for Ketchikan.

15. \Data\Subsistence Hearing - Pelican (CVO).mp3: MP3 file containing the subsistence hearing for Pelican.

16. \Data\Subsistence Hearing - Petersburg, Part I (TH).mp3: MP3 file containing the subsistence hearing for Petersburg, part 1.

17. \Data\Subsistence Hearing - Petersburg, Part II (TH).mp3: MP3 file containing the subsistence hearing for Petersburg, part 2.

18. \Data\Subsistence Hearing - Point Baker, Part I (CVO).mp3: MP3 file containing the subsistence hearing for Point Baker, part 1.

19. \Data\Subsistence Hearing - Point Baker, Part II (CVO).mp3: MP3 file containing the subsistence hearing for Point Baker, part 2.

20. \Data\Subsistence Hearing - Point Baker, Part III (CVO).mp3: MP3 file containing the subsistence hearing for Point Baker, part 3.

21. \Data\Subsistence Hearing - Sitka (CVO).mp3: MP3 file containing the subsistence hearing for Sitka.

22. \Data\Subsistence Hearing - Skagway (CVO).mp3: MP3 file containing the subsistence hearing for Skagway.

23. \Data\Subsistence Hearing - Tenakee Springs (DS).mp3: MP3 file containing the subsistence hearing for Tenakee Springs.

24. \Data\Subsistence Hearing - Thorne Bay (ES).mp3: MP3 file containing the subsistence hearing for Thorne Bay.

25. \Data\Subsistence Hearing - Wrangell (TH).mp3: MP3 file containing the subsistence hearing for Wrangell.

26. \Data\Subsistence Hearing - Yakutat (ES).mp3: MP3 file containing the subsistence hearing for Yakutat.



SUPPLEMENTAL FILES (24)

Transcripts

1. \Supplements\Transcripts\20191112_AngoonSubsistenceHearing_Transcript.pdf: Portable Document Format (PDF) file containing the transcript for the Angoon subsistence hearing.

2. \Supplements\Transcripts\20191106_CraigSubsistenceHearing_Transcript.pdf: PDF file containing the transcript for the Craig subsistence hearing.

3. \Supplements\Transcripts\20191207_GustavusSubsistenceHearing_Transcript.pdf: PDF file containing the transcript for the Gustavus subsistence hearing.

4. \Supplements\Transcripts\20191207_HainesSubsistenceHearing_Transcript.pdf: PDF file containing the transcript for the Haines subsistence hearing.

5. \Supplements\Transcripts\20191114_HoonahSubsistenceHearing_Transcript.pdf: PDF file containing the transcript for the Hoonah subsistence hearing.

6. \Supplements\Transcripts\20191112_HydaburgSubsistenceHearing_Transcript.pdf: PDF file containing the transcript for the Hydaburg subsistence hearing.

7. \Supplements\Transcripts\20191122_KakeSubsistenceHearing_Transcript.pdf: PDF file containing the transcript for the Kake subsistence hearing.

8. \Supplements\Transcripts\20191112_KasaanSubsistenceHearing_Transcript.pdf: PDF file containing the transcript for the Kasaan subsistence hearing.

9. \Supplements\Transcripts\20191105_KetchikanSubsistenceHearing_Transcript.pdf: PDF file containing the transcript for the Ketchikan subsistence hearing.

10. \Supplements\Transcripts\20191212_PelicanSubsistenceHearing_Transcript.pdf: PDF file containing the transcript for the Pelican subsistence hearing.

11. \Supplements\Transcripts\20191107_PetersburgSubsistenceHearing_Transcript.pdf: PDF file containing the transcript for the Petersburg subsistence hearing.

12. \Supplements\Transcripts\20191119_PtBakerSubsistenceHearing_Transcript.pdf: PDF file containing the transcript for the Point Baker subsistence hearing.

13. \Supplements\Transcripts\20191112_SitkaSubsistenceHearing_Transcript.pdf: PDF file containing the transcript for the Sitka subsistence hearing.

14. \Supplements\Transcripts\20191126_SkagwaySubsistenceHearing_Transcript.pdf: PDF file containing the transcript for the Skagway subsistence hearing.

15. \Supplements\Transcripts\20191105_TenakeeSpringsSubsistencHearing_Transcript.pdf: PDF file containing the transcript for the Tenakee subsistence hearing.

16. \Supplements\Transcripts\20191113_ThorneBaySubsistenceHearing_Transcript.pdf: PDF file containing the transcript for the Thorne Bay subsistence hearing.

17. \Supplements\Transcripts\20191106_WrangellSubsistenceHearing_Transcript.pdf: PDF file containing the transcript for the Wrangell subsistence hearing.

18. \Supplements\Transcripts\20191105_YakutatSubsistenceHearing_Transcript.pdf: PDF file containing the transcript for the Yakutat subsistence hearing.


Additional Information

19. \Supplements\20060630_FSH2090_Subsistence_NEPA.pdf: PDF file containing the Forest Service Handbook (FSH) 2090.23 – Subsistence Management and Uses Handbook Chapter 20 - Compliance with NEPA Requirements, dated June 2006.

20. \Supplements\20060630_FSH2090_SubsistenceMngtUses.pdf: PDF file containing the Forest Service Handbook (FSH) 2090.23 – Subsistence Management and Uses Handbook Chapter 20 - Components of an Anilca Section 810 Evaluation, dated June 2006.

21. \Supplements\20180600_BP_SubsistenceHuntingFishing.pdf: PDF file containing the USDA Forest Service (USFS) Hunting and Fishing briefing paper, dated June 2018.

22. \Supplements\20180600_BP_SubsistenceRuralDeterminationProcess.pdf: PDF file containing the USFS Subsistence - Rural Determination Process briefing paper, dated June 2018.

23. \Supplements\20180600_QA_Subsistence.pdf: PDF file containing the USFS Subsistence Questions amp; Answers briefing paper, dated June 2018.

24. \Supplements\20191105_MeetingsSubsistenceHearingSchedule.pdf: PDF file containing the November 2019 Alaska Roadless Rulemaking Public Meeting schedule.
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Wilmer, Hailey; Kaminski, Abigail R.; Wendel, Kendra; Grewe, Nicole R.; Hruska, Tracy; Cerveny, Lee; Bellmore, J. Ryan; Meek, Chanda L.; Nelson, Kellen. 2024. Southeast Alaskans want food sovereignty and reimagined rural futures. Society & Natural Resources. https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2024.2321850
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