The mission of the North Slope Science Initiative (NSSI) is to improve the scientific and regulatory understanding of Alaska’s North Slope in the context of resource development and environmental change and to identify data and information products that management agencies and governments will need in the future.
Featured NSSI Data Products
Featured products are reports, data, and mapping applications produced by NSSI in collaboration with partners. The focus of our products is to identify or fulfill critical science needs.
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Acting Deputy Director
Scott Guyer
sguyer (at) blm.gov
Communications Staff
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222 West 7th Ave #13
Anchorage, AK 99513-7504
Recent News
Nominations and applications are currently being accepted for new members to fill six expired positions on the Science Technical Advisory Panel (STAP) for the North Slope Science Initiative (NSSI).
The STAP is a Federal Advisory Committee chartered to advise the NSSI Oversight...
The North Slope Science Initiative (NSSI) today announced appointments of nine members to its Science Technical Advisory Panel (STAP). The 15-member panel of scientists and technical experts plays a critical role for the #NSSI and its Oversight Group by providing advice and other...
Celebrate daylight ... 24 hours a day ... until August ... on the North Slope of Alaska! #SoakUpTheSun
Did you know? Four traditional fishing areas host the majority of #subsistence fishing in the Colville River delta
(upstream to downstream): the Upper Niġliq area
(adjacent to the town of Nuiqsut), the mid-channel
Nanuk area, the Niġliq Delta area, and...
Nuiqsut Paisanjich: A Cultural Plan for the Iñupiaq community of #Nuiqsut, Alaska. Read both the original 1979 plan and the 2017 update on the #NSSI website at the link.
#Traditions #LandUse #AncestralPlaces #ForcesOfChange https://t.co/fvmZpHsLYJ
Data ... in the cloud or in the ocean?
"Cables remain the fastest, most efficient and least expensive way to send information across the ocean."
#Technology #SpeedOfScience #NSSI #NorthSlopeScience https://t.co/LZyBGL0BZn
More than 370 research reports and documents are NOW available describing development and environmental conditions in the vicinity of the community of Nuiqsut.
#NorthSlopeScience #NSSI #Share https://t.co/PPiySvmyVg
#Nunavut researcher Shari Fox, was awarded a marine fellowship from The Pew Charitable Trusts. As a researcher, Fox has worked with community members on projects in Nunavut, #Alaska, #Greenland, #Finland, #Norway and #Sweden. #Research #Science... https://t.co/tEbZVpl6w8
The North Slope Science Initiative website has launched an #Environmental Information space with information pertaining to areas in the vicinity of the community of #Nuiqsut. This new data is made available through a #collaborative... https://t.co/TsMrlHT0cO
Save the Date for the Lowell Wakefield Fisheries Symposium, May 7-10, 2019 in Anchorage, Alaska.
"This symposium aims to provide a forum for discussion on ways to facilitate effective cooperative research, a... https://t.co/ZEHKlhn4xQ
You've heard about South by Southwest ... now check out North by North in Anchorage, AK from May 1-5, 2019. Events at the Anchorage Museum and throughout the city will feature themes of Arctic innovation, resilience and sustainability. Visit the... https://t.co/XmoQkd6Pms
The sixth annual Arctic Encounter Seattle is scheduled for April 25-26, 2019 in Seattle, WA. Visit the link to learn more about how to engage on the topic of innovation in the Arctic
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