Chignik Lake
- Description
- Near outlet of Chignik Lake, close to the Chignik Lake
village.
- Location
- Chignik, Alaska (southwest coast of the Alaska
Peninsula).
- Contact
- Ray Hilborn, Professor, 206-543-3587, rayh@u.washington.edu,
or Sharon Frucci, Administrator, 206-543-4270, sfrucci@u.washington.edu,
School of Aquatic
& Fishery Sciences.
- Acreage
- 1 acre.
- Buildings
- Two-room Panabode: wet lab, maintenance shop, 480 sq. ft.;
bunkhouse, 110 sq. ft. (4 people); plywood, two-room bldg:
kitchen/ dining room, 120 sq. ft.; living/bunkhouse, 160 sq.
ft.; shop and lab (rudimentary).
- Equipment
- 16-ft. and 18-ft. aluminum boats.
- Housing
- Available for four staff/ faculty.
- Owner
- Renewal of lease in process.
- Support
- Research grants and contracts, general operating
funds.
- Recent Usage
- Research: Determining impact of raising level of
Black Lake. Adult salmon management and juvenile life history.
Instruction: Data collection for graduate theses.
Non-UW: Film production company use for TV special on
brown bears.
- Usage Fee
- Negotiable.
- Condition
- Panabode: good; plywood structure: very poor.
- Communication
- Telephone is available 2 km down river at Alaska Dept. of
Fish and Game.
- Access
- By air.
- Unique Environment
- Geology: lake, mountains. Flora: tundra, alder. Fauna: salmon, caribou, bears,
moose, foxes, rabbits, eagles.
- Faculty/Staff
- Ray Hilborn, Professor, School of Fisheries--UW
campus.
