ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM
ENVIRONMENTAL FORMS & APPLICATIONS
CONTACT INFORMATION
The Environmental Program was created because we understand the importance of being active positive stewards of our land and resources. We want to see our land continue to thrive for future generations, and in order to do so we need to care for it and protect it. Changes will come, but we must be prepared to meet these challenges utilizing safe practices, future planning, and smart preparation.
Thank you to all who joined us for the Environmental Summit! This summit is geared for Environmental Workers through the Bering Strait Region. Join us to engage with protecting our lands and waters!
There is no charge for registration, however we do have limited space available. Priority will be given to regional IGAP Coordinators, Environmental Workers, and Tribal Leaders. Download the Agenda
The Kawerak Backhaul Program provides technical assistance to tribal environmental programs, such as those funded by the Environmental Protection Agency Indian General Assistance Program (EPA IGAP). Our program hosts environmental trainings and conferences, assists villages with IGAP grant writing, accepts universal waste all year long (such as electronic waste, fluorescent bulbs, and lead-acid batteries), and assists with general backhauling logistics.
Through our program we help our region, on average, recycle approximately 75,000lbs. of material each year thereby keeping it out of unlined landfills and our environment.
To learn more about backhaul, recycling, or IGAP, please contact Environmental Coordinator Vanessa Tahbone at vtahbone@kawerak.org or (907) 443-4258.
Click here for document: Materials needed for packaging lead acid batteries into totes. If you are not packaging lead-acid batteries into totes, you can use standard wooden shipping pallets to send out your hazardous waste. This type of packaging is only good for non-leaking batteries! Please follow the instructions clearly and make sure to wrap your pallets tightly before shipping out.
Click here to download the document: Pallet specifications for packaging batteries.
INFO for EWASTE Recycling coming soon.
Recycle your household batteries!
Don’t throw away your used printer cartridges!
The City of Nome https://www.nomealaska.org/ collects recyclables at their Recycle Center, a connex van on Warren Place in Nome. A white plywood sign is on top of the van and is open 24/7. Please see the flyer below for information about the City of Nome landfill and contact information. Feel free to contact the Kawerak Environmental Program to find out more about how these items are recycled or reused.
Stay tuned for the next training opportunity for environmentalists in our region!
The last backhaul training event was held June 17-19, 2019 in Nome, Alaska.
The Tribal Response Program, also known as the Brownfields Program, is designed to help the region’s tribes and other stakeholders within villages work together to prevent, assess, clean-up and reuse brownfields.
What is a Brownfield?
A Brownfield is a property with potential presence of contamination that is limiting the use of the site and creating a hazard to health and safety. Examples include, hazardous waste storage areas, previous fuel spills, abandoned and dilapidated buildings, abandoned bulk fuel tanks, drum dumps, generator buildings, former military sites, mining sites, and more. Many of these sites are documented in the State of Alaska Contaminated Sites Database, however, there may be sites that are not yet documented. This program will help communities create an inventory of brownfields, assess levels and types of contamination, and create plans for clean-up and reuse of the site as an asset to the community instead of a nuisance.
Find the region’s currently identified brownfield sites and learn how to report a brownfield in your community here: https://kawerak.org/natural-resources/brownfield-program/
Kawerak is a co-managing partner of Unaataq, owner of Pilgrim Hot Springs. Alongside Bering Straits Native Corporation, Kawerak handles the day-to-day operations of the property and business, guided by the priorities set by Unaataq Board of Directors.
Unaataq is a consortium of seven organizations in the Bering Strait region, including Bering Straits Native Corporation, Council Native Corporation, White Mountain Native Corporation, Mary’s Igloo Native Corporation, Kawerak, Inc., Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation, and Sitnasuak Native Corporation. Unaatuq, LLC is governed by a board of directors with representation from each owner-organization.
To learn more about the hot springs, visit pilgrimhotsprings.com.
The Environmental Program was created because we understand the importance of being active positive stewards of our land and resources. We want to see our land continue to thrive for future generations, and in order to do so we need to care for it and protect it. Changes will come, but we must be prepared to meet these challenges utilizing safe practices, future planning, and smart preparation.
Thank you to all who joined us for the Environmental Summit! This summit is geared for Environmental Workers through the Bering Strait Region. Join us to engage with protecting our lands and waters!
There is no charge for registration, however we do have limited space available. Priority will be given to regional IGAP Coordinators, Environmental Workers, and Tribal Leaders. Download the Agenda
The Kawerak Backhaul Program provides technical assistance to tribal environmental programs, such as those funded by the Environmental Protection Agency Indian General Assistance Program (EPA IGAP). Our program hosts environmental trainings and conferences, assists villages with IGAP grant writing, accepts universal waste all year long (such as electronic waste, fluorescent bulbs, and lead-acid batteries), and assists with general backhauling logistics.
Through our program we help our region, on average, recycle approximately 75,000lbs. of material each year thereby keeping it out of unlined landfills and our environment.
To learn more about backhaul, recycling, or IGAP, please contact Environmental Coordinator Vanessa Tahbone at vtahbone@kawerak.org or (907) 443-4258.
Click here for document: Materials needed for packaging lead acid batteries into totes. If you are not packaging lead-acid batteries into totes, you can use standard wooden shipping pallets to send out your hazardous waste. This type of packaging is only good for non-leaking batteries! Please follow the instructions clearly and make sure to wrap your pallets tightly before shipping out.
Click here to download the document: Pallet specifications for packaging batteries.
INFO for EWASTE Recycling coming soon.
Recycle your household batteries!
Don’t throw away your used printer cartridges!
The City of Nome https://www.nomealaska.org/ collects recyclables at their Recycle Center, a connex van on Warren Place in Nome. A white plywood sign is on top of the van and is open 24/7. Please see the flyer below for information about the City of Nome landfill and contact information. Feel free to contact the Kawerak Environmental Program to find out more about how these items are recycled or reused.
Stay tuned for the next training opportunity for environmentalists in our region!
The last backhaul training event was held June 17-19, 2019 in Nome, Alaska.
The Tribal Response Program, also known as the Brownfields Program, is designed to help the region’s tribes and other stakeholders within villages work together to prevent, assess, clean-up and reuse brownfields.
What is a Brownfield?
A Brownfield is a property with potential presence of contamination that is limiting the use of the site and creating a hazard to health and safety. Examples include, hazardous waste storage areas, previous fuel spills, abandoned and dilapidated buildings, abandoned bulk fuel tanks, drum dumps, generator buildings, former military sites, mining sites, and more. Many of these sites are documented in the State of Alaska Contaminated Sites Database, however, there may be sites that are not yet documented. This program will help communities create an inventory of brownfields, assess levels and types of contamination, and create plans for clean-up and reuse of the site as an asset to the community instead of a nuisance.
Find the region’s currently identified brownfield sites and learn how to report a brownfield in your community here: https://kawerak.org/natural-resources/brownfield-program/
Kawerak is a co-managing partner of Unaataq, owner of Pilgrim Hot Springs. Alongside Bering Straits Native Corporation, Kawerak handles the day-to-day operations of the property and business, guided by the priorities set by Unaataq Board of Directors.
Unaataq is a consortium of seven organizations in the Bering Strait region, including Bering Straits Native Corporation, Council Native Corporation, White Mountain Native Corporation, Mary’s Igloo Native Corporation, Kawerak, Inc., Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation, and Sitnasuak Native Corporation. Unaatuq, LLC is governed by a board of directors with representation from each owner-organization.
To learn more about the hot springs, visit pilgrimhotsprings.com.
ENVIRONMENTAL FORMS & APPLICATIONS
Lead acid battery recycling:
How to package batteries
Materials needed
Pallet specifications
For IGAP workers:
ALPAR’s Flying Cans Program
Guidance for IGAP program