Contact Us Alaska BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENTSteve Cohn. Deputy State Director, Resources. Phone 9. 07 2. 71 4. Fax 9. 07 2. 71 4. E mail scohnblm. Erika Reed. Deputy State Director, Lands and Cadastral Survey. Phone 9. 07 2. 71 6. Fax 9. 07 2. 71 4. E mail e. 05reedblm. Leslie Holland. Deputy State Director, Support Services. Phone 9. 07 2. 71 4. Fax 9. 07 2. 71 3. E mail  lhollandblm. Kent Slaughter. Deputy State Director, Fire and Aviation. Phone 9. 07 3. 56 5. Alaska Big Game Records WashingtonAlaska Big Game Records By StateFax 9. E mail kslaughtblm. Alaska Guessing Game Provides Climate Change Record NPR. Judah left and Josh Ridgeway drill a hole in the Tanana River at Nenana, Alaska to measure the thickness of the ice on April 1. Dan BrossKUAC. Dan BrossKUAC. Judah left and Josh Ridgeway drill a hole in the Tanana River at Nenana, Alaska to measure the thickness of the ice on April 1. Dan BrossKUAC. Buy a ticket in the Nenana Ice Classic and you could win nearly 3. All you have to do is guess when the ice covering Tanana River at the city of Nenana, Alaska will break up. Brothers Josh and Judah Ridgeway live in Nenana, a community of 3. Fairbanks. The brothers were hired by the Ice Classic to make regular ice measurements. They use a gas powered drill to bore through 3 to 4 feet of ice though its sometimes more. They do this at several locations on the Tanana, a few times a week, in April. Its actually kind of a fun project, coming out here and drillin the holes for em, says Josh. Get out here in the morning when the suns comin up and play. Back in 1. Nenana wagered bets on when the ice would break up on the river. It evolved into an annual statewide guessing game in which hundreds of thousands of tickets are sold. On each ticket the buyer writes when they think the ice will go out, down to the minute. The winning time is determined by a Rube Goldberg contraption, involving a tripod on the river ice, connected to a clock on shore. Its all good fun, and possible good fortune for ticket holders, but the Ice Classic also provides a record of climate change. Dating back 1. 01 years, Ice Classic records are valuable data to National Weather Service climatologist Rick Thoman. According to Thoman, its not just the breakup dates, but that theyve been gathered in a consistent way for so long. The ice has gone out on the Tanana River at Nenana as early as April 2. May 2. 0, but Thoman points to a gradual trend toward earlier breakup dates. International Game Fish Association world records. Search for records by line class, species, angler, or region. View details and share individual records. GENERAL POLICIES OF THE BOONE AND CROCKETT CLUBS RECORDS COMMITTEE. Following is a complete list of the Boone and Crockett Club policies that pertain to records. If you have a trophy that you believe may qualify for our Big Game Awards Program, please contact one of our measurers to have it officially scored. Alaska Board of Fisheries to Meet in Naknek, December 412, 2012 10312012 Application Process for Alaskas Big Game Drawing Hunts Changes This Year. Presented below is a chronology of historical events derived from written records. Native Alaskan history prior to the arrival of Russians. Sarah Palins Alaska is an American reality television show hosted by former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. According to Palin, the shows aim is to bring the wonder. Alaska Brown Bear Hunts, Spring Brown Bear hunt, Moose Hunt, Brown Bear Fishing Combos, Black BearSport Fishing Combos. Weve compiled the ultimate list of the biggest catfish world records of all time. View the photos, records and tips on how to beat them at Game Fish. He says whats now an average breakup date, about April 3. Dennis Argall has been involved in the Nenana Ice Classic for 5. He sits at a 1. 98. Ice Classic headquarters. In recent years, Argall has witnessed the second latest breakup on record, as well as several of the earliest. But he says he doesnt believe in that global warming stuff, or at least the human caused aspect. I think humans would think a whole lot of themselves if they think they could affect the globe, Argall says. You know, its a big world. That sentiment contradicts widespread scientific consensus, but its a belief common among some Alaskans. Ice driller Josh Ridgeway says he thinks its a cycle that human activity might be contributing to. A History Of Lean From Manufacturing To Software Development. The Ridgeway brothers made the final ice measurement of the season on April 2. It showed 2. 9 inches of deteriorating ice, too risky to walk on. That means Alaskans will soon know who wins this years Ice Classic jackpot, and that summer is on the way.