Chilkat Environmental was selected as the contractor to execute the 2015-2016 NALEMP Cooperative Agreement (CA) for Qawalangin Tribe in Unalaska/ Dutch Harbor. This project includes: preparation of a Strategic Project Implementation Plan for cleanup of Department of Defense impacts, management of the CA, cleanup of Fort Shwatka and hazardous material characterizations for Unalaska Valley, Pyramid Valley […]
Chilkat Environmental has been working for Tribes with the Native American Lands Environmental Mitigation Program (NALEMP) in Alaska for 14 years. Clean-up of environmental impacts on Native lands is important to us. We truly care about this work and have more experience with NALEMP in Alaska than anyone else in the field. The Chilkat Environmental […]
Chilkat prepared a workplan to remove about ten thousand pounds of WW2 anti-personnel stakes from 4 remote locations near Unalaska each requiring many miles of walking to access. Chilkat aligned local staff for hire by the Tribe and is managing the removal operation that relies on hardy folks to pack the stakes to beaches […]
Chilkat Environmental prepared the Cooperative Agreement between DoD and the Tribe to fund soil characterization for PCB at this site impacted by transformers that leaked after Japanese bombing. Workplan was prepared and approved in spring and work will be performed summer 2014. A University of California, Santa Cruz, student collected data that identified high […]
In 2013 the Tribe required staff to support archival environmental investigations for DOD sites but did not have qualified staff available. While no contractual resources were available Chilkat Environmental provided Megan Sherman under an employee sharing agreement managed by Tribal Administrator Robin Waldron (907-581-2920). This was a creative solution and worked out really well.
Chilkat Environmental has strong project management experience with PMP certified staff and 15 years of experience working with NALEMP in Alaska. Senior Scientist, Bruce Wright has over 30 years of experience managing projects in Alaska and his leadership has been instrumental in the growth of Qawalangin Tribe ‘s Native American Lands Environmental Mitigation Program. […]
In 2014 Chilkat was contracted by the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association to investigate marine mammal mortality associated with PSP to better understand the link between PSP, sand lance and higher predators such as king salmon, sea otter and sea lion. Bruce Wright has been leading PSP research in Alaska for over 15 years and […]
Chilkat Environmental has been active in understanding and teaching courses addressing paralytic shellfish poisoning and other harmful algal blooms. In 2014 Chilkat was contracted by the Aleutian Pribilof Islands Association to identify and assemble statewide PSP data including; deaths, illness and blooms to contrast with oceanographic data such as tide and wind for the […]
Chilkat Environmental performed this Phase 1 ESA for construction of a new brewery.
Chilkat Environmental performed a Phase 1 ESA for Aspen Hotel construction.
