Casey Cusick - GIS Specialist & ISN Project Coordinator (AITRC)
- Drone Pilot (Part 107)
- Degrees in Wildlife Biology/Geography
- ISN = Indigenous Sentinels Network
Thank you for visiting!
Image: Klutina Lake Outlet (DJI Mavic 3 Pro)
Welcome to my GIS world!
There's much to see here. Please take some time to view the Klutina Baseline Assessment StoryMap (AITRC). Additionally, other completed projects (from my profession and education) can be viewed further down this page and in the drop-down menus at the top of this page.
About Me
My Background
After graduating Summa Cum Laude from Texas State University in 2018 with a double major in Wildlife Biology and Geography, I worked in Urban Wildlife Management before altering my career path to Geographic Information Systems (GIS). I am currently employed at Ahtna Intertribal Resource Commission (AITRC) in Glennallen, Alaska. I am the resident GIS Specialist, Drone Pilot, and Indigenous Sentinels Network (ISN) Project Coordinator. For my ISN duties, I am responsible for coordinating mobile applications design and development, as well as working with other ISN communities around the state to bring awareness to Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and promote the need for community data collection in extremely rural areas.
My Hobbies
When I'm not at work, I really love to watch and play sports, see shows and movies, as well as play video games. When the weather is nice, I love taking my dog for hikes, going trail riding on my mountain bike, going to Alaska lakes for fishing and kayaking, and indulging in my passion for nature photography (especially in the Neotropics).
The Ahtna Territory - AITRC
Ownership in the Ahtna Territory
The Ahtna Traditional-Use Territory is roughly 27,000,000 acres (about the size of Ohio). The map displays the many stakeholders who own and manage the lands within the Ahtna Territory. Approximately 5,000 people call the Ahtna Territory home. The National Park Service lands are Denali in the west and Wrangell-St. Elias in the east. Tetlin Wildlife Refuge (USFWS) is the purple parcel in the northeast and Chugach National Forest (NFS) is the brown parcel in the south.