1. Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge

2. Kodiak NWR – Established 1941 54,000 acres On Afognak And Ban Islands Added with ANILCA 1.7 million acres on Kodiak, Afognak, and Ban Islands in the Kodiak Archipelago

3. Features Irregular coastline Mountainous Spruce forest in north Tundra in south Within 15 miles of coast Many streams 11 large lakes

4. Brown Bears Approximately 3000 bears on Kodiak Kodiak Refuge was specifically established in 1941 “… for the purpose of protecting the natural feeding and breeding ranges of the brown bear and other wildlife ….

5. Other Mammals Randall Davis, Texax A&M Bill Pyle, USFWS Jen Leasure

6. Birds  Hank Pennington 400 Nesting pairs 2 Million seabirds 150 Thousand wintering ducks and geese

7. Subsistence Management Support Subsistence Council meeting Janine Saito, USFWS Paul Banyas / USFWS Other Photos: Bill Pyle / USFWS

8. Visitor Services Program Connecting People with Nature FUN YCC Salmon Camps

9. Kodiak Refuge Visitor Center Crossroads of Conservation & Education

10. Public Use

11. Bear Viewing

12. Volunteers: Keys to Success  143 volunteers  More than 17,000 volunteer hours  16 seasonal volunteers alone contributed 500+ hours each  Every program at Kodiak benefits from volunteers

13. Volunteer Opportunities

16. Salmon Drive the System

17. Total run of sockeye salmon to the Karluk basin from 1922 to 2013

18. Sockeye Salmon historical early run

19. Kodiak Regional Aquaculture Association (KRAA) Nutrient Enrichment Proposal for Karluk Lake Liquid phosphorus and nitrogen Increase phytoplankton → zooplankton → smolt → Ultimate goal → increased sockeye salmon production

20. Project Area

21. Alternatives No Action Continue current management strategy for Karluk Lake, Proposed Action : Lake Nutrient Enrichment Sockeye salmon fry stocking - Conduct back stocking program using adult sockeye salmon from Karluk Lake Combined lake nutrient enrichment and sockeye salmon fry stocking

22. Kodiak’s ANILCA Purposes to conserve fish and wildlife populations (and) habitats in their natural diversity including – brown bears, salmonids, sea otters, sea lions, marine mammals & migratory birds to fulfill the international treaty obligations; to provide the opportunity for continued subsistence uses by local residents; and to ensure water quality and necessary water quantity within the refuge.

23. Kodiak Refuge Goals Conserve the abundance of natural salmonid populations for continued human and wildlife use Ensure that Kodiak brown bears continue to flourish throughout the Refuge and congregate at traditional concentration areas. Provide opportunity for local residents to continue their subsistence uses on the Refuge Maintain the water quality and quantity necessary to conserve fish and wildlife populations and habitats in their natural diversity

24. Release EA December 1 60 days public comment Open House Kodiak – Jan 12 Comments due End of Jan Public Involvement – EA Tentative Schedule

25. Thank You