Association of Village Council Presidents (AVCP)Bethel

AVCP Natural Resources Department

The Natural Resources division of the Association of Village Council Presidents (the regional Native nonprofit, established 1964, headquartered in Bethel) shares fishing/hunting regulations, federal subsistence news, climate adaptation and emergency management updates for the 56 YK Delta villages. They published a free D-1 Lands Toolkit explaining federal land withdrawals that protect subsistence areas. Call the Natural Resources department at 907-543-7390 (AVCP main 907-543-7300). AVCP offices keep regular weekday business hours; the AVCP annual convention is held in Bethel each August at the Cultural Center and streamed on facebook.com/avcpalaska.