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• If there is a particular item you would like to see addressed at the next Katmai Service Providers meeting, please e-mail your comments and suggestions to info@katmaipark.org

• There will be a discussion of the Katmai National Park Service Proposed 2009 Compendium. The comment period for compendium changes has a very small window. This will be only our chance to get together as a group to unite our ideas to submit them to the KNPS before the comment period is up.

• New Election of Officers & Board of Directors. We are as always interested in active participation from our members. If you would like to serve as an officer or a director, please attend the meeting and volunteer, or if you know a member you think would be good, please nominate them to the position. We need your support to be effectitive.

• We are happy to report that Katmai Park Superintedent Ralph Moore will be joining in for the afternoon segment of the meeting. If you have any discussion items for Ralph, you can e-mail to info@katmaipark.org to have them added to the meeting agenda, or e-mail Ralph directly at ralph_moore@nps.gov

• Many of us are eager to meet Lisa Fox, who has replaced Becky Brock as the concessions specialist for the KNPS. Lisa will also be in attendance for the afternoon portion of the meeting, we invite you to come in and say hello..

• We are currently compiling another list of equipment & expertise to make an emergency response plan in the event of potential emergencies in Katmai Park. We want to keep this list as current as possible, so Please click here to be included.

• Also in the afternoon we will have some time to hear about latest news on Pebble Mine and how we can help avoid the destruction of watersheds as a result of the proposed mine.

Previous topics of discussion were;

• KSP's Emergency Response Survey was discussed. We all recognize the best First Responders are our fellow commercial operators on our standard operating frequencies. The information we are compiling can be useful to the Coast Guard, State Troopers, National Park Service, and individual Operators in their training programs.
  

• It was pointed out several times at the meeting that KSP is a place for operators to meet, discuss issues of common interest, and to resolve potential conflicts among ourselves before going to Park Management. When dealing with difficult issues we can be more constructive and effective as an organized voice
  

• In the past several years KSP has developed a positive working relationship with Katmai Park management. We can build on this good start by increasing the involvement of our current members and by attracting new membership. To this end we have changed the associate membership. Associates will now be voting members, still do not have to be IBP holders, and the cost for this class of membership is now $100.00 annually.

• The Pebble Mine was discussed. Attending members felt as a group we should state our opposition to destroying watersheds. One of the reasons KSP was started was for resource protection. We would like to do this in a positive way. There is no doubt the leech pond will sterilize the area. Members felt compensation for loss of revenue for traditional business's in the area needs to be discussed from the beginning. If you want more information on the pebble mine, check out www.bristolbayalliance.com Brian Kraft is very informed on this issue. His e-mail address is bkraft@alaskasportsmanslodge.com
  

• If you have not completed your emergency response survey, please do so as soon as you can. We will be condensing this info and making it available to members, the National Park Service, Alaska State Troopers and US Coast Guard in the next month or so.
  

• If you would like to comment on the type of Superintendent you would like to see in Katmai Park, stop in to the park service and see the Regional Director, Marsha Blasic, or her assistant Vic Knox. Make sure you call before you stop in to the Anchorage Office, as you will need someone to let you in the door with the heightened security at the Park Service. We are trying to keep all our comments in a positive nature.
  
  

All major issues will be voted on by the general membership.

Please send your vote via email at info@katamipark.org or attend the next meeting.

To request a copy of the minutes of the last KSP meeting, please e-mail your request to info@katmaipark.org

An Organization dedicated to:

• Resource Protection through stewardship.
• Promoting public access to Katmai National Park.
• Provide conduit for communication between the Katmai Service Providers   and government agencies.
• Partcicipating in planning future development of Park use.
• Enhancing Katmai National Park recreational activities for personal   enjoyment.
• Promoting safety and education.
• Foster cooperation among users.

Membership dues:

• General Membership (IBP holders, voting) $100.00 annually.
• Associate Membership (No IBP, voting) $ 100.00 annually.
• Supporting Membership (non-voting) Donation.