A Sustainable Future for Bristol Bay
Together with our regional partners, UTBB is building a thriving and healthy future in Bristol Bay!
Our work is guided by the results in the Bristol Bay Regional Vision Project, a comprehensive project outlining a sustainable future that honors our traditional ways of life and way of life. Click here to read the Bristol Bay Regional Vision Statement, find a graphic representation of the vision by clicking here, and click here for more information about the development of the vision statement.
In 2019 and 2023 we co-hosted sustainability summits with Bristol Bay Economic Development Corp., Bristol Bay Housing Authority, Bristol Bay Native Association, Bristol Bay Native Corporation and Commercial Fishermen for Bristol Bay, bringing together Bristol Bay residents to further strategies and action plans for a sustainable future.
2023 Bristol Bay Sustainability Summit
The 2023 summit was held March 23-24 in Dillingham. Click here for the summit agenda, and click here for more information about the presentations including contact info for the speakers. See links below to download presentations & additional handouts from the 2023 summit and to view the summit recordings!
RECORDINGS
2023 Sustainability Summit:
Presentations
Keynote speech by AlexAnna Salmon (Igiugig Village Council President): Click here to listen!
Community Economics & Quality of Life (Click titles to download presentations)
Community Development thru Community Planning: Shanna Zuspan & Tanya Iden, Principal::Owners, Agnew::Beck Consulting
Resources for Tribal and Municipal Governments: Erin Reinders, Alaska Municipal League
Housing and Urban Development: Brenda Akelkok, Bristol Bay Housing Authority Executive Director
Access to safe, quality, affordable housing in Alaska: Daniel Delfino, Alaska Housing Finance Corp.
Sanitation Infrastructure & ANTHC Community Assistance: Victoria Jelderks, ANTHC DEHE Senior Project Manager
Infrastructure Funding Strategy: Erik O’Brien, Denali Commission
Alaska DOT & PF: Judy Chapman, State of AK DOT&PF
AKSBDC Resources for Small Business Development: Jon Bittner, Alaska Small Business Development Center
Update on Federal Infrastructure Opportunities: Erin Reinders, Alaska Municipal League
BBNC 8(a) Program: Romina Bentz, Bristol Bay Native Corporation
UAF Sustainable Energy Program and Our Community: Eric Goddard & Chandler Kemp, University of Alaska Bristol Bay Campus, Assistant Professors of Sustainable Energy
Clean Energy Development in Bristol Bay and Beyond: Brian Hirsch, DeerStone Consulting CEO
Nuyakuk Hydro Electric Project Update: Will Chaney, Nushagak Cooperative & Cory Warnock, McMillen
Education, Employment & Training (Click titles to download presentations)
McKinley Alaska Growth Capital: Julie Woodworth & Madison Binkley, McKinley Alaska Growth Capital
Caliaq Program - BBNC Regional Youth Employment Program: Annie Fritze, Bristol Bay Native Corp.
Cuilistet Program - Young Leaders Program: Kristina Andrew, Bristol Bay Native Association
Bristol Bay Regional Workforce Development Consortium: Carol Wren & Casey Sifsof, Bristol Bay Native Corp.
Community & Cultural Wellbeing (Click titles to download presentations)
Why We Hurt: BBAHC Opioid Prevention Team
Iliamna Communities Teaching Culture Through Native Language: Atkiq Illutsik-Snyder, Igiugig Career Counselor
Our Lands & Waters (Click titles to download presentations)
Climate Change & Bristol Bay Fisheries - What should we expect and what can we do about it?: Daniel Schindler, Professor of Aquatic & Fisheries Sciences, University of Washington
Where to Now? Renewing Conversations on Restoring Fisheries Access in Bristol Bay: Rachel Donkersloot, PhD - Coastal Cultures Research
Bristol Bay National Wetlands Inventory: Daniel Cheyette, BBNC Senior VP Lands & Resources and Sydney Thielke, USFWS Wetlands Regional Director
Community-Based Environmental Monitoring in Bristol Bay: Mary Hostetter & Bill Kane, Igiugig Village Tribal Stewards
Additional Handouts
2019 Bristol Bay Sustainability Summit
The first summit was held April 11-12, 2019 in Dillingham. Click here to watch Alannah Hurley’s opening remarks at the 2019 Bristol Bay Sustainability Summit.
