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Tom Hyslop

Tom Hyslop is originally from Northway, Alaska. Tom's father, Floyd, was from the Lower 48 and worked for the Federal Aviation Administration in Northway, where he met and married Tom's mother, Polly. The family moved around interior Alaska and in 1967 settled in Tanana where Tom continues to live. He is a hunter, trapper, fisherman, and dog musher who lives a subsistence lifestyle based upon living off of and traveling on the land. He has worked as a carpenter, served on the Tanana City Council and the Tanana Rampart Manley Fish and Game Advisory Council, and plays bass guitar in the local Tanana Band. Tom has also assisted university scientists in research projects, such as documenting spring river conditions and the amount of passing driftwood and sharing his knowledge of the local area.

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Stakeholders and Climate Change

Interview Title	Abstract	Archive #: Oral History	Project	Date of Interview
Tom Hyslop	Tom Hyslop was interviewed on November 18, 2009 by William Schneider and Sidney Stephens at his home in Tanana, Alaska. In this interview, Tom talks about environmental changes he has observed during his time on the land gathering driftwood, hunting, and fishing. Specifically, he mentions the effect that river water level (“June Rise”) has on his ability to collect driftwood for firewood, how the change in weather affects the animals, the impact of fire on the land, and the melting of permafrost.	2009-11-11	Stakeholders and Climate Change	Nov 18, 2009