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  North Slope Borough, Alaska, Genealogy Trails - History and Genealogy
The North Slope Borough is the largest borough in Alaska, over 15% of the total land area.
The North Slope Borough government is funded by oil tax revenues; it provides public services to all of its communities and is the primary employer of local Native residents.
North Slope oil field operations provide employment to over 5,000 non-residents, who rotate in and out of oil work sites from Anchorage, other areas of the state, and the lower 48.
genealogytrails.com /alaska/northslope   (500 words)

  
 Alaska Borough to Build New Waste Management Facility   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Alaska's North Slope Borough has agreed to build and operate a $3 to $4 million hazardous waste management facility and pay a $24,232 cash penalty to settle a complaint filed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The complaint stemmed from the results of EPA inspections at the North Slope Borough's solid waste landfill at Barrow in August, 1996 and August, 1997, when a number of alleged hazardous waste storage violations were observed.
By agreeing to the terms of the settlement, the North Slope Borough neither confirms nor denies the validity of the allegations set forth in the complaint.
yosemite.epa.gov /R10/HOMEPAGE.NSF/29b1d3cb050ee8718825649800650ab3/f80a6e9b1867407b8825661f006469fc!OpenDocument   (251 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Borough
A younger brother of Stephen Borough, William accompanied him on early voyages and was himself a captain for the Muscovy Company.
The borough was created in 1965 by the merger of the municipal boroughs of Barnes, Richmond, and Twickenham.
Borough to weigh city's offer to become home for prison: HOUSTON: Paving company would get land in return for work.
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Borough&StartAt=1   (826 words)

  
 Awards --Educational, Cultural, Apprenticeship, and Exchange Programs for Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Their ...
The Bishop Museum partners with the North Slope Borough, Alaska Native Heritage Center, Peabody Essex Museum, the New Bedford Whaling Museum and other Hawaiian organizations.
The first year of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians' Cultural Education Program is designed to establish the fundamental capabilities needed to deliver research based historical and cultural education opportunities to students, educators, parents and the public at the tribal, state, and national levels.
Collaborating with the North Slope Borough entities such as the North Slope Borough School District, Barrow Arctic Science Consortium and Ukpeagvik.
www.ed.gov /programs/whaling/awards.html   (696 words)

  
 Wyoming Network Forums
North Slope Borough is the northernmost piece of land in the United States.
Bordered by the foothills of the Brooks Range to the south and the Arctic Ocean to the north, the borough encompasses 89,000 square miles, an area the size of Minnesota.
However, the North Slope Borough School District presents a once in a lifetime leadership opportunity which is ideally suited to the needs and temperament of each member of our family.
www.wyomingnetwork.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1345   (1942 words)

  
 U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The North Slope Borough is the regional government for the entire area north of the Brooks Range.
As a result, all the coastal communities of the North Slope Borough were declared disaster emergencies by the State of Alaska.
After a pair of storms in September of 1986, the North Slope Borough hired the firm of Tekmarine from California to inspect the storm damage and evaluate various protection measures.
appropriations.senate.gov /hearmarkups/record.cfm?id=223525   (1802 words)

  
 References: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The North Slope Borough is the farthest-north municipal government in the United States, and home to one of the largest Eskimo populations in the world.
With the discovery of oil in our land in 1968, and the establishment of the North Slope Borough as a home rule borough in 1972, we regained the ability to monitor the use of our resources, and safeguard them for the use of all.
We in the North Slope Borough see oil development in the Coastal Plain ofANWR as our only opportunity to continue building on the achievements of the past 20 years, and to keep pursuing the American dream of living and working in the land of our ancestors.
arcticcircle.uconn.edu /ANWR/nsbmayor.html   (877 words)

  
 Teachers & Researchers Exploring & Collaborating
Leslie and Brian explored the Ikpikpuk River delta in the North Slope of Alaska to examine the rate at which snow geese de-vegetate salt marsh habitats.
This study, funded by the North Slope Borough Department of Wildlife Management, relied on "enclosures" that were established in 2004, and will help wildlife managers and scientists better understand plant-animal interactions and goose population dynamics.
Pierce hopes this TREC expedition will give her field experience in the North Slope, and will allow her to share this experience beyond her classroom with help of the internet and to encourage ongoing interest in science and research.
www.arcus.org /trec/2005expeditions/project_barrow.php   (315 words)

  
 Alaska's North Slope, Fall of the Wild - National Geographic Magazine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
With substantial communal lands on the slope, the 5,000 Inupiat scattered among seven remote villages and the town of Barrow stand to become the newest oil barons of the 21st century.
As is true of many of the tiny villages within the North Slope Borough, most of its residents now live in colorful cookie-cutter HUD houses and enjoy indoor plumbing, a diesel-fueled power plant to keep the lights and TVs on, a modern school, clinic, and fire trucks.
Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski is clamoring to build a new pipeline to transport the slope's vast reservoir of natural gas to markets in the Midwest and to keep the state's coffers brimming, but so far that remains a pipe dream.
www7.nationalgeographic.com /ngm/0605/feature1/index.html   (4669 words)

  
 National Petroleum Reserve - Alaska
The plan also prohibits oil and gas facilities in riparian areas identified by the North Slope residents and governments as areas important for subsistence and forms a Subsistence Advisory Panel.
North Slope has been contributing this percentage to the nation's daily production since the early 1980's.
NPR-A, obviously constitutes a significant percentage of the areal extent of the North Slope.
www.agiweb.org /gap/legis106/npra.html   (1631 words)

  
 Investor's Business Daily: Breaking News
North Slope Borough's credit quality rests in the sizable oil and gas production in the area and related ongoing private-sector investment, as well as the borough's sound financial position and healthy reserve levels in the permanent fund.
The borough is currently in the fourth year of a state-imposed methodology for determining assessed valuation.
North Slope Borough maintains a sizable permanent fund, with 8% of the value available for transfer to the general fund annually.
investors.com /breakingnews.asp?journalid=44230939   (989 words)

  
 North Slope Borough School District - District Details
Bordered by the foothills of the Brooks Range to the south, and the Arctic Ocean to the north, the North Slope Borough School District encompasses a mostly roadless area the size of Minnesota.
Teachers and administrators from all over the United States are employed by the NSBSD, which is known for its progressive educational philosophy, generous benefit package, and having the highest salaries in the State of Alaska.
Teaching in the "bush" of Alaska is highly demanding and virtually all of an individual's efforts are focused on teaching, the school, and school related activities during the school year.
www.alaskateacher.org /jobs/view.php?company_id=49&auth_sess=5e114c05d487baf3451dfaa7841320ec&ref=1e2073da4523dba08047154a8   (379 words)

  
 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Borough,
Islington, in the north, is mostly residential, while Finsbury, in the south, is highly industrialized.
The borough, covering 15 sq mi (40 sq km), is primarily residential.
Carry On: New Borough Park eruv allows greater Shabbat mobility in rigorously Orthodox community, but not without controversy.
www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Borough,&StartAt=51   (703 words)

  
 ESRI News - Fall 1999 ArcNews -- Alaska's North Slope Borough Brings GIS to Bear
The North Slope Borough (NSB), Alaska, was one of the first in the world to use GIS in a local government's decision making process.
This daunting task (the North Slope NSB spans an area of approximately 89,000 square miles, all of it in the high Arctic) was made even more difficult by first establishing the GIS program in Anchorage, Alaska, and 10 years later moving the entire operation to Barrow, Alaska, approximately 250 miles north of the Arctic Circle.
Native Allotments Project--The NSB/GIS coordinated with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to automate the North Slope native allotment Master Title Plats and to compile the associated land records from the BLM and the Bureau of Indian Affairs databases.
www.esri.com /news/arcnews/fall99articles/31-alaska.html   (917 words)

  
 www.ilovealaska.com/
It consists primarily of the north and northeastern coast of Alaska, including the Brooks Range, north of the Arctic Circle.
Economy: The North Slope Borough generates over $40,000 per resident in oil tax revenues annually, and spends nearly as much in Borough employment and services to its communities.
North Slope oil field operations provide employment to over 5,000 non-residents, who rotate in and out of oil work sites from Anchorage, other areas of the state, and the lower 48.
www.ilovealaska.com /alaska/cities.cfm?cityid=233   (358 words)

  
 ANIEVAS v NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH - Legal Case Documents
NORTH SLOPE BOROUGH, a municipality, Defendant MEMORANDUM and ORDER In this matter, each party has moved for summary judgement on certain issues.
The Borough finally ecause Anievas failed to avoid or reduce his losses or that for a period of time, he was without a ion.
At the time of the incident Anievas was employed as a residential aide at the North Slope e Borough's Department of Health and Social Services (NSBDHSS), but was not on duty or performing he plaintiff approximately two and one half months after the altercation.
www.legalcasedocs.com /120/239/501.html   (575 words)

  
 CorpWatch : USA: Pipeline Leaks Oil on Alaska Tundra
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A hole in a pipeline used for transporting by-products at the Kuparuk oil field on Alaska's North Slope has resulted in the biggest spill of industrial material onto the tundra in recent years, the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) said on Tuesday.
Although there have been bigger spills on the North Slope, ''This is probably the biggest spill to tundra that we've had,'' said Ed Meggert, the Fairbanks-based manager of spill response for DEC.
Phillips is working with DEC, the North Slope Borough and Alaska Clean Seas, an industry cleanup cooperative, to come up with a long-term plan for stabilizing the area, she said.
www.corpwatch.org /article.php?id=119   (762 words)

  
 North Slope Borough, Alaska Crime Statistics and Crime Data
This table is based on crime that took place in North Slope Borough Alaska and is based upon a population of 7,292 served by the North Slope Borough Police Dep
Alaska's 2005 Cities crimes and Rates as reported in the FBI's September 2006 release of the "UCR for Metropolitan Statistical Areas" (MSA) -- Statistics not available for all MSA'a
Alaska State, Boroughs, and Cities Crimes and Index for the Year 2004 for Jurisdictions with a population over 1,000
www.disastercenter.com /alaska/Year2004/NorthSlopeBoroughPD.html   (491 words)

  
 North Slope Borough, Alaska detailed profile - houses, real estate, agriculture, wages, work, ancestries, and more
North Slope Borough, Alaska business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in North Slope Borough is $812 a month.
Deaths per 1000 population in North Slope Borough
www.city-data.com /county/North_Slope_Borough-AK.html   (1189 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: North Slope Borough, Alaska
Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to boroughs or census areas is subject to error.
The intent is to locate places according to current borough or census area names and boundaries.
Alaska areas not assigned to boroughs or census areas.
politicalgraveyard.com /geo/AK/NS.html   (508 words)

  
 Communities - North Slope Borough School District
Bordered by the foothills of the Brooks Range to the south and the Arctic Ocean to the north, the borough encompasses 89,000 square miles, an area the size of Minnesota.
Three major events occurred in the 1970s that helped shape the North Slope Borough's economy: the passing of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) in 1971,and the formation of the North Slope Borough in 1972.
The North Slope Borough is committed to laying the foundation for a bright future that offers residents the opportunity for permanent work, good health care, quality education and a deep respect for the Iflupiaq culture.
www.nsbsd.org /site/index.cfm/1,70,html   (152 words)

  
 North Slope Borough, Alaska AK, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Alaska > All counties > North Slope Borough
North Slope Borough is one of 16 boroughs in Alaska.
This was a decrease of -5.19% from the 2000 census.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=22232   (457 words)

  
 Arctic and North Slope, Alaska
The Inupiat of Arctic Alaska - an excellent resource of the history and culture of the Inupiat.
The Arctic & North Slope AlaskaGenWeb Site is part of the USGenWeb, a nation-wide project to interconnect family history r esearch at the county, or in Alaska's case, borough level.
The goal of the project is to have a website for each county in the United States.
www.usroots.org /~arcticak   (348 words)

  
 Division of Oil & Gas North Slope Maps
The North Slope Resource Series is a compilation of oil and gas interests and supporting information on the North Slope of Alaska.
The compilation consists of four 80”x 36” poster size maps to be used for quick visual reference and to inspire discussion about the resources on the North Slope.
Sale areas, leased land, oil and gas units, land ownership, borough boundaries, and federal boundaries are the focus of the data frame.
www.dog.dnr.state.ak.us /oil/products/maps/northslope/northslope.htm   (262 words)

  
 Analysis of Citizen Opinions Concerning the North Slope Borough Department of Public Safety (NSBDPS)
The Justice Center performed data entry and analysis from a public opinion survey of North Slope Borough residents regarding services provided by the North Slope Borough Department of Public Safety (NSBDPS), the chief law enforcement agency for the residents of the northernmost borough in Alaska.
The North Slope Borough includes the communities Barrow (borough seat), Atqasuk, Anaktuvuk Pass, Kaktovik, Nuiqsut, Point Hope, Point Lay, and Wainwright.
"Policing the Arctic: The North Slope of Alaska" by Lawrence C. Trostle and John E. Angell.
justice.uaa.alaska.edu /research/1990/9406nsbpd/index.html   (208 words)

  
 August 6, 1998 Babbitt Presents Biologically Based NPR-A Plan That Balances Protection for Wildlife Habitat with Oil ...
Copies of the plan are being mailed to selected libraries throughout Alaska and can be obtained from BLM offices in Alaska and Washington, D. An eight-page summary can be obtained from the BLM by calling (907) 271-5960.
The State of Alaska and the North Slope Borough appointed project liaisons to work on the plan.
--prohibits oil and gas facilities in riparian areas identified by North Slope residents and governments as important for subsistence (exploratory drilling and necessary pipelines and road crossings are allowed in some of these areas); identifies other areas for special consultation with affected communities.
www.doi.gov /news/archives/980806.html   (1753 words)

  
 SearchSystems.net - The Largest Alaska Counties & Cities Public Records Directory
Description: Search the Alaska Recorder's Office for recorded documents (deeds, mortgages, liens, etc.) for the city of Kake, Alaska and obtain document images.
Description: Search the Alaska Recorder's Office for recorded documents (deeds, mortgages, liens, etc.) for the city of Nome, Alaska and obtain document images.
Description: Search the Alaska Recorder's Office for recorded documents (deeds, mortgages, liens, etc.) for North Slope Borough, Alaska and obtain document images.
www.searchsystems.net /list.php?nid=67&page=2   (1045 words)

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