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Afford fordable Hous able Housing ing Altern Alternati atives ves
Chea eaper per Tra Trans nspo porta rtatio tion
Thi This s Pres Presentat entatio ion is Dedicat n is Dedicated ed to to the M the Memo emory of: ry of:
Ri Richard chard “Dick” Na Nash sh Leg Legendar endary y Mi Middle ddle Kus Kuskokw kokwim im Tra Trail il &Ice &Ice Ro Road ad Pio Pionee neer
John “Coffee” Smith
Th This is ben end in n the e River ver is na name med d after er him.
This is ben end likes kes to to gi give ve us us a h hard d ti time me dur uring ing break eak up, up, fr freeze eeze up, up, and nd wi wint nter er sno now w storms rms
Jo Joe Si e Simeo meon Low Lower er Kal Kalska skag Tr Trai ail Crew l Crew
Os Oscar Samuelson car Samuelson, , Jr Jr.
We We have have lo lost two st two of our ur yo youn ung g em employee ployees s to su suic icid ide e du duri ring ng the of he off f seaso season.
We st stro rongl ngly y be believe lieve that hat em employment ployment – so some me thi hing ng to do do, so something mething to get get up up in in t the he mo morn rning ing fo for r is is a key a key pa part rt of suic f suicid ide e pr preventi evention.
We We co cont ntin inue ue to st stri rive ve to pr provi vide de ye year ar ro roun und d emp employme loyment nt for our r our Pe People ple thro hrough the ugh the co combin mbination ation of Ice ce & & Wo Wood
Th This is Pre Prese senta ntatio tion Bro n Broug ught ht To To Yo You B u By: y:
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th the NVN e NVN –KL KLG G Ti Timb mber er & & Tr Trai ail l Cr Crew ew,
An And th d the e Na Napai paimute mute Tr Trad adit itio ional nal Council uncil!
L-R: : Pr Presi esiden dent t De Devr vron Hel elli lings ngs, Vi Vice ce Pr Presi esiden dent t Marcie arcie Sher erer er, Memb ember er Aud udrey ey Leary, eary, Memb ember er Ra Rachelle chelle Ro Rohde de, , Secr ecretary etary Shelly elly Leary eary
Wi With th add addit itional ional sp spons
from:
Aniak’s Hound House Restaurant – Es Este ter r Di Dieh ehl, l, Pr Propri prieto etor r ,
Best pizza on the Kuskokwim!
Murphy’s Law, Inc. – “If anything can go wrong – it will”
Our trailer cracked. We left it sitting on the ice road for a couple of weeks below Aniak until we had time to repair it.
G.I. Joe’s W.W. II Surplus!
Gr Grey, ey, Bl Blac ack, k, Gr Green, een, & & Br Brown wn Ca Carh rhartt artt Jackets! ackets!
Al Also so Wood’s Logging & Industrial Supply, Lo Long ngvi view, ew, Was Washi hing ngton ton
And Maqista’s Hot Houses –“Hottest Steambaths on the Kuskokwim!”
Ba Back ck Gro Groun und: d:
Our ur Reg egio ion n -The The Lo Lowe wer r & Middle le Ku Kuskokw kokwim: im: Over ver 15 15,00 000 0 Pe Peopl ple e co conn nnect ected ed by o y over ver 25 250 mi 0 miles les of ice ice road and nd wi wint nter er trails ls - a a reg egio ion n badly y in n ne need ed of eco econo nomic mic deve evelopmen lopment, , affordable ble en energ ergy y , af affordable ble housing using , , and nd ch chea eaper per tr trans nsport portatio tion
These ice roads and winter trails are our highways – our
stable funding for annual establishment & maintenance
Th They conn ey connect vil ect villages lages fr from
Nu Nunapitc napitchuk huk to…
…Napaimute & beyond
Chuathbaluk Aniak Napaimute Kalskag
Joey Evan
Tim Alexie
Captain Allen Simeon General Oscar Samuelson
Ea Easy sy Question uestion: : Wh What at co color lor do does es BS BSAR AR us use e to ma mark rk
pen water? n water?
Nico cola lai i Napo poka ka co cont ntinu nues es the e Tu Tuluks luksak ak tradit ition ion
keeping ing travelers velers safe e in t n their eir area ea
Walter Morgan, Ken Morgan, Stiffa Kameroff
Ice Road Chief In-Training: Nickolai Savage
Our Local Resources - Wood:
Economic Development Affordable Energy Alternatives Affordable Housing Alternatives
A product of the Native Village of Napaimute in cooperation with the Kuskokwim Corporation & the villages of Upper & Lower Kalskag
Napaimute’s Ba Backg ckground in round in Wo Work rking ing wi with W th Woo
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*Napaimute means: The People of the Trees
Napaimute Enterprises is a tribally-owned subsidiary of The Native Village of Napaimute
Wood Gathering in the 1940’s: Napaimute’s leadership has always looked back to help us remember where we come from & to plan where we want to go in the future....
(photo used permission of Placid C. Joseph, Sr.)
In In ea earl rlie ier r ti time mes s our ur wo wood d re resources urces we were re mo more re he heavil avily y ut util iliz ized ed no not t onl nly y fo for fi r fire rewood wood but ut al also f for r bui uild lding ing ho homes mes, , as as fu fuel el fo for r ste team amboat boats s an and fo d for r lo loca call lly y pro produ duce ced d lu lumb mber er. . Th There ere wa was ev even en a s a saw awmil mill at B l at Bet ethel! hel!
Log A.C. Store at Aniak Log Post Office at Napaimute Steam powered sawmill Steamboat at McGrath with cordwood on deck
Oc Octo tober er -No Novemb vember er – lo logg gging ing at at Na Napai paimute mute fo for r fi fish h wh wheel eel lu lumb mber er
Always with a focus on our Young People!
According to 2010 Census data, the median age is 26.2 years in the Bethel Census Area and 21.9 years in the Kusilvak Census Area, significantly younger than the statewide median age of 34 years. Over 50% of the People in our region are under the age of 25.
A R A Rev eview iew of th f the e Go Goals als & Ob & Obje ject ctives ives s set et f forth rth in in t the he:
And the work that’s been done to fulfill them. In Planning for our Community & Economic Development, Napaimute’s Leadership has long recognized that our wood resources will play a key role…
Ou Our Wo Wood d Reso Resour urces es have ve always ways bee een a n a ke key pa part t of E f Eco cono nomic mic De Deve velo lopmen pment t Pl Plann nning ng fo for Napai apaimute mute …these pages from the Napaimute Community Plan (2004) support that rec ecogn gnitio tion. n.
We We have have al also b so been een wel well l aw aware are of the his he histori
cal de demand fo mand for r fir irewood ewood in in th the e Lo Lower wer Ku Kusko skokwim kwim Ri River ver
Bu But we t we ha had d no no id idea ea wh what at th the e tr true ue de dema mand nd wa was!
Napaskiak
In fu n furth ther er sup uppo port rt of max f maximum mum us use e of o f our ur wo wood r d res esour
es, all usa usable le ti timber er fr from co commun mmunit ity y de deve velopmen pment t pr projects ects is sal alvaged vaged and nd sto tockpi ckpiled led 20 2005 05, A Airpo port rt Site Before… …and After, 2007 Salvagi lvaging ng & Sto tockp ckpil ilin ing g Ti Timber er 100% tribally constructed airfield
Napaimute’s Early Attempts at Meeting the Demand for Firewood in t n the e Lowe wer r Ku Kusko kokwi kwim
In 2008,with the key components of a successful firewood business in place, Napaimute forms the first organized firewood business on the Kuskokwim River:
Firewood Packages Now Available for 2010 Fall Delivery! Cut, Split, & Palletized – Spruce & Birch For more information or to place an order call: (907)222-5058/222-6084 or 543-2016 (message) email: napaimute@gci.net
A product of Napaimute Enterprises, LLC (a tribally-owned business):
Brrr – It’s getting cold! Don’t forget to order your firewood from Napaimute Enterprises.
LIHEAP ELIGIBLE
The Next Step for Napaimute’s Firewood Busin siness: ess: Was s to Inv nvest est in n Spe pecialized ialized Timber mber Harvesting rvesting Equip ipment ment
Our dilema now is we can’t harvest enough wood efficiently (cheaper, faster, and safer) enough to
Medford, Oregon Napaimute, Alaska
A Big Step: signing our life away at the bank
2012 2012 Na Napa paimute imute Ti Timb mber er Har arvest vest – a 1,
1,00 000 0 co cord co cont ntract ct wi with CVRF - the e largest gest sing ngle le timb mber er harve vest st ever ever co cond nduct ucted ed on t n the e Ku Kuskokw kokwim im River: ver:
Ha Harvester rvester Tr Trainin aining g in in Wa Wash shingto ington
Wh What at di did we d we lear learn n fro rom m thi his s hi high gh vo volume lume timber imber ha harvest rvest at at Na Napaimute? paimute?
The e ex expenses penses of op
erating ing from m Napa paimute imute are e too high gh to susta sustain in this s
pportunity unity for the e Middle le Ku Kuskokw kokwim im over ver the e long ng ter erm
perma rmanen nent t po popu pulatio tion n to draw w from m for em emplo ployee yees.
ust t bring ng em emplo ployee yees s in f n from m ne neigh ghbo bor r vi villa lages ges and nd pr provid vide e food, housi using, ng, and nd tr trans nsport portatio tion n - a ve very ry big g ex expense pense
egular ular air service.
When en ever ever we we need need pa parts, ts, sup upplies plies, , et etc.
ve to go go t to An Aniak by b y boat or sno now w ma mach chin ine
Dist stan ance ce from m the e Lo Lowe wer r River ver & Co Coast st Market ket is too fa
Transpor nsportatio tion n is s too hi high gh
Wh What Di Did We We Need eed to Do Do to to Keep Keep this is Opp pportunity unity for the e Middle le Ku Kuskokw kokwim im Pe Peopl ple e Al Alive ve?
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er to a F a Ful ull-time time Communit mmunity y (w (where ere em employ ployees ees ca can n go go h home me at ni nigh ght and nd we can we can ge get fue uel l /s /supp upplies lies ea easier) sier)
Ex Expl plor
ing Al All O l Opti ptions ns:
We We wo worke ked d wi with th State tate and nd BL BLM Forester esters s to to see ee wh what t oth ther er areas eas are e avai vaila lable e fo for ti timb mber er har arvest vest cl closer ser to to Ka Kals lskag kag an and th d the e Lower wer Ri Rive ver r Ma Mark rket et
Th There ere is s no no BL BLM land nd ava vailab able le that is cl close se to th the e River ver Th There ere are e two wo sma mall ll pa parcel cels s of State e land nd ne near Ka Kalska skag, g, but they don’t have ve mu much ch timb mber er on t n them em
Th The e onl nly y a avai vailab lable le la land th nd that at ca can n be be us used ed to to de deve velo lop p a a sus ustai tainable nable Mi Midd ddle le Kus usko kokwim kwim Ti Timb mber er In Indu dustr try y is is Kus usko kokwim kwim Corporat rporation ion La Land nd
Lif Life Gets e Gets Co Compl mplica icated: ted:
27 pag 27 page e Ti Timb mber er Sal Sale e Agr Agreement eement bet between NVN ween NVN & TKC & TKC
In Incl clud uding ing th the e re requirem quirement ent fo for r s stu tumpage mpage fees fees, , bo bondi nding, ng, se several veral ty types pes
insuranc surance e and and re reforest forestation ation wor work
Th This is is is th the new tim e new timber harvest ber harvest si site 70 te 70 mi miles les dow downs nstream tream th that we moved to in at we moved to in 2013: 2013:
Containing between 7,000 & 8,000 harvestable cords of firewood
Febr ebrua uary ry 20 2013 13: we : we mo move ve our ur t tim imbe ber ha r harv rvest est
erati tion
70 mi 0 mile les dow s down t n the he Rive River r fr from
Napai aimu mute te to to belo below Kal w Kalsk skag
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Co Convoy nvoy
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es th the 50, e 50,00 000 0 po poun und ha d harv rveste ester to r to th the e site and…
We get back to working with wood!
Bruce Waskey on the firewood processor
Constantine Gregory
Kevin Pitka
Jaco acob bro b broke ke hi his ank ankle le an and ha d had to d to b be e me medi divac vaced ed to to An Aniak ak an and th d then en o
n to to A Anc ncho horag rage fo e for r sur urge gery ry
Th This is is is th the e 3rd
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inter er Br Brea eak k Up Up in in t the he pa past t 12 ye 12 year ars.
Thes ese e unu unusual ual ev event ents s hav have e a s a sig ignif nific icant ant ef effe fect ct on sa n safe fe ri rive ver r tr trav avel el fo for th r the e re rest t of th f the e wi wint nter. er.
Well Established Experience with Middle Kuskokwim Wood and Getting it to the Lower River Market: Napaimute’s Wood is sold throughout the region
Wood enroute to Kipnuk & Kwigillingok Wood for Tuntutuliak, Kasigluk, Kipnuk, Newtok & Toksook Bay
Kasigluk
Firewood, firewood, always firewood! – I wish we could do something else with our wood
2017 2017 Comi ming ng Fu Full ll Ci Circl rcle: e: Th Thro rough ugh IC ICDB DBG G Ec Econo nomic mic De Deve velo lopment pment fu fund nding ing we we ar are e no now w ex expa panding nding our ur fi fire rewo wood
bus usines iness s in into to a co a comm mmerc ercial ial saw awmi mill ll ope perati ration
tha hat t wi will ll wo work rk to to pro produ duce ce af affo forda rdabl ble e lu lumb mber er an and ho d hous using ing pa pack ckages ages in in co conj njuncti unction
with th pro provi viding ding ad addi diti tional nal em empl ployment yment
pportunitie rtunities s fo for th r the e re regi gion.
Th Thanks anks to to HUD UD an and d th the e IC ICDB DBG G pr program gram fo for th r this is suppo upport! rt!
Yukon-Kuskokwim Region Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy 2018 – 2023 :
Housing Lack of affordable housing in the Y-K region remains an ongoing challenge for regional residents and employers. One of the barriers to meeting demand for housing is the high cost of construction: houses in the region are expensive to build, averaging $420,000 per unit; about $150,000 of this cost goes toward logistics and freight. In addition, there is minimal private sector investment in housing due to a combination of high construction costs, low wages, and limited access to land and financing. Timber The Y-K region has limited forestry resources throughout the area, including white and black spruce and areas of birch. The timber industry, while currently modest in size, has potential to expand to reduce heating and building costs in the Y-K region. The Native Village of Napaimute
hope to increase firewood sales and produce lumber for home construction, and are also working on a reforestation effort to support long-term sustainability of the resources.
AVCP Regional Housing Authority only receives enough funding to build 15 houses in the region per year. Over 3,000 units are needed. “It will take us 200 years to meet the housing needs in our region” Mark Charlie, President/CEO AVCP-RHA In his address to the 2018 AVCP Convention
A ve very va valuable uable and nd ef effecti fective ve co commun mmunit ity y out utreac each: : ww www. w.bethelsar.o ethelsar.org rg
The Long Road to Completion: Saw Mill Update
Spring 2018 :
working on the log infeed system
Getting the outfeed properly aligned and leveled
Starting to look like a saw mill Test cuts
New catwalk from freshly milled lumber Re-engineered saw dust conveyor Sawdust falls into loader bucket for removal
Mill building goes up
New saw mill operator being trained by the former owner
Bu Build ilding ing the the ra rafts fts
Completed sawmill funded through the Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG)
Council President Devron Hellings addresses the harvest site crew in front of the new office then…. Moose’s Tooth Pizza for lunch!
A p A page age fr from
web sit ite: e:
ww www. w.nap napai aimu mute te.or .org
Putting Back What We Take:
The 2018 NVN Reforestation Project
Wa Water er co comes mes in in t the he lo lower wer en end of d of Na Napaimute paimute
The Results…
Over 3,000 White Spruce Seedlings Planted by Hand – Hard Tedious Work! That’s never been done before in our region
2018 Equipment Upgrade: A new used skidder purchased through a conventional bank loan to support the overall wood operation
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“Working together so others may live”
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The Ice Gives Us Economic Development Opportunities & Cheaper Transportation
Moving our newly acquired sawmill 40 miles from Chuathbaluk to the Kalskag Timber Harvest Site Moving firewood to the Lower River
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n Alaska’s North Slope
Real time ice thickness measurements IceMap SmartTow™ IceMap SmartTow
21 Day Grader Maintenance & Operation Training for our employees – including a 5 day Kuskokwim Ice Road Component
Warmer winters in recent years have shortened the ice road season while at the same time extended the summer shipping season. 2019 saw:
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