Helpful Websites

Summary of Native-Scientist Synthesis Meeting, Girdwood Alaska, September 19-21, 2000.

Summary of Alaska Native Science Commission Meeting on Mini-Grant Program, November 29-30, 2000.

The Alaska Native Knowledge Network is designed to serve as a resource for compiling and exchanging information related to Alaska Native knowledge systems and ways of knowing. It has been established to assist Native people, government agencies, educators and the general public in gaining access to the knowledge base that Alaska Natives have acquired through cumulative experience over millenia.

Alaska Native Resources is a comprehensive online resource designed specifically for Alaska Natives. On this site can be found virtually any Environmental and Natural Resources information available to Alaska Natives.

Arctic Theme Page, developed by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). There you will find: Essays on key Arctic issues by respected Arctic scientists; Frequently Asked Questions About the Arctic; Current status of the Arctic environment; Central access to widely-distributed data and information related to the Arctic from research institutions world-wide; Color graphics and animations of Arctic related data; Educational links, including topics such as Northern Lights, Arctic pollution, animals, maps, Arctic exploration, Native Peoples, and more.

The Bering Sea and North Pacific Ocean Theme Page is maintained by NOAA. It is an information resource for the scientific investigation of the biology, oceanography, meteorology and ecology of the Bering Sea and North Pacific Ocean. It provides a forum for presenting and discussing new ideas, plans and research results. 

Cook Inlet Information Management and Monitoring System (CIIMS) is  funded by the Exxon
Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council. It is a web-based system that provides access to a broad spectrum of timely data and analysis tools via the Internet. It is a site that supports monitoring, management and restoration of resources and services injured by the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. Additionally, the site would provide access to data sets and tools so that regulators, resource managers, planners, and others can address the ecological health of the Cook Inlet watershed and approach decision-making from a watershed perspective. 

United Nations Environment Program, GRID-Arendal, Arctic website has links to the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP), the Arctic Council, and many other Arctic-related sites.