Introduction

Alaska Center for Conservation Science, in partnership with the Chugach Regional Resources
Commission and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, present a vector-based digital map for Alutiiq tribal lands in the western Prince William Sound region of Southcentral Alaska. This map was developed to connect patterns of subsistence use to habitat types in the Chenega region. Each mapped habitat type is accompanied by a summary document describing the biophysical characteristics of the habitat and traditional subsistence use of native plant species it supports.

Study Area

Our updated wetland and deepwater mapping covers the Evans Island – Latouche Island watershed,
located in western Prince William Sound between the communities of Seward and Whittier. In
addition to a peninsular portion of the mainland, the study area includes the Latouche, Elrington, Evans,
and Bainbridge Islands.