Shishmaref Partnership: Shishmaref Relocation and Collocation Study

Posted on: 12/30/2004 - Updated on: 3/06/2020

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Jessi Kershner

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Abstract

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District (District) is currently investigating erosion problems in the community of Shishmaref, a Native Alaskan Community located on Sarichef Island. The island is located on the north coast of the Seward Peninsula, about 100 miles southwest of Kotzebue. The island is one of a chain of barrier islands that are parallel to the northern shoreline of the Seward Peninsula and separates the Chukchi Sea from a saltwater lagoon on the leeward side of the islands.

In response to the ongoing concerns over the threat posed to Shishmaref by the continuing seaward erosion, the community was selected by Congress to be part of the Section 203, Tribal Partnership Program, a study authority to assist Native Alaskan communities with water resource-related planning needs. In subsequent legislation, Congress asked to know about the practicality of and costs associated with relocating Shishmaref to the mainland.

Citation

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (2004). Shishmaref partnership: Shishmaref relocation and collocation study (Alaska Baseline Erosion Assessments). Retrieved from CAKE http://www.cakex.org/virtual-library/2971

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