Testimony provided during the Federal Roadless Rulemaking Subsistence Hearings in 2019

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.
Testimonies were collected as a part of developing the Alaska Roadless Rule, as required by ANILCA.
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.