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From: aceska@CUE.BC.CA (Adolf Ceska)
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Subject: BEN # 57
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No. 57                            June 24, 1993

Address: aceska@cue.bc.ca         Victoria, B.C.
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TATSHENSHINI-ALSEK WILDERNESS PARK, B.C.
From: Globe & Mail, June 23, 1993

British  Columbia  will  turn  958,000  hectares  of  the remote
Tatshenshini-Alsek region into a Class A  wilderness  park  -  a
decision  that  infuriated  mining  company  officials  who long
sought to dig into the estimated $8.5 billion in copper and gold
reserves there. The area will be nominated as a  United  Nations
world  heritage  site. Linked up with existing Canadian and U.S.
national parks in the Yukon and Alaska, the parkland becomes one
of the largest international protected areas in the world -  8.5
million hectares.

For vegetation description of the area see Jim Pojar's report in
BEN # 11.


BOTANY BC 1993 - THE LARGEST MEETING EVER

Botany  BC  meeting in Fairmont Hot Springs (June 17-19) was the
largest BOTANY BC meeting ever. Ninety-six participants gathered
in Fairmont Hot Spring resort for another annual meeting of  the
Botanical  Organization To Accomplish Nothing Yearly (officially
known as BOTANY BC).

Papers about the Rocky Mountain Trench and plant-insect interac-
tions were on the agenda. Dr. Stan Rowe, Professor Emeritus from
the University of Saskatchewan (now living in New Denver,  B.C.)
gave  the after  dinner address on "Environmental Ethics and the
Spirit of Place" elaborating on "Places with Power"  (sensu  Dr.
Jim  Pojar)  and  "Genius Loci." In the evening many of us could
communicate with genii loci that reside in the local hot pool.

Next BOTANY BC meeting (1994) should be on the  Queen  Charlotte
Islands  (Haida-gwa).  The  organizing  committee  is chaired by
Rosemund and Jim Pojar.


ALASKA NATURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM - JOB ANNOUNCEMENT
From: John DeLapp c/o Martha Farris <farrism@u.washington.edu>

POSITION:Program Manager, PCN:  304056
Full-time, 12-month, permanent

LOCATION:Alaska Natural Heritage Program
Environment and Natural Resources Institute
School of Public Affairs
University of Alaska Anchorage

SALARY:Range 80, Commensurate with experience.

QUALIFICATIONS:Ph.D. in ecology, botany, zoology, or related
field or equivalent in education and experience.  Experience in
applied scientific research with emphasis in conservation
biology.  Experience in scientific program development including
securing funding, drafting proposals, developing budgets and
managing accounts.  Program management experience organizing,
coordinating, and managing multiple projects with supervisory
responsibility.  Extensive biological experience in Alaska and/or
northern ecosystems and familiarity with Alaska conservation
issues.  Knowledge of biogeography, and physical processes, and
global issues in conservation biology.  Experience in
establishing good working relationships with federal and state
agencies and knowledge of their legal mandates, organizational
structure, and key agency contacts.  Experience in college
teaching at undergraduate or graduate levels.  Knowledge of The
Nature Conservancy's Natural Heritage Program methodologies and
BCD database management system.  Experience in computers,
database management systems, and geographic information systems.

RESPONSIBILITIES:The Program Manager reports to the Director of
the Environment and Natural Resources Institute (ENRI) which in
an integral unit of the University of Alaska Anchorage's School
of Public Affairs.  The Program Manager is responsible for the
overall supervision and development of the Alaska Natural
Heritage Program.  Major responsibilities include a) coordinating
the administration, science, and data management associated with
building and developing applications of the Biological and
Conservation Database (BCD) on the most rare and significant
elements of biological and ecological diversity in Alaska; b)
developing cooperative agreements and liaisons with public
agencies, The Nature Conservancy, and others in maintaining and
developing the BCD; c) promoting the use of BCD network
management, resource protection and planning efforts; d) pursuing
and developing financial support from public and private sources
for general program funding and special projects in applied
research, inventory, monitoring, and conservation, and; e)
participating in the overall mission and activities of ENRI and
UAA, which may include teaching, presenting faculty seminar
papers, and advising students.

CLOSING DATE:Review of applicants will begin July 9, 1993, and
continue until the position is filled.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:Submit a letter of application,
comprehensive resume or vita (must include education, work
experience, and publications), and the name, address and
telephone number of three references to:

Personnel Services
University of Alaska Anchorage
3890 University Lake Drive
Anchorage, AK  99508
(907) 786-4608
FAX: (907) 786-4727

Women, minorities, disabled persons, and Vietnam era veterans
are encouraged to apply.



