Sea Level Consulting, LLC

Sea Level Consulting, LLC

Specializing in Alaska Archaeology

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Sea Level Consulting, LLC is a cultural resource firm based in Sitka, Alaska.  Since 2008, Sea Level has been providing services required for the identification, evaluation, and treatment of cultural resources and historic properties as needed for compliance with federal, state, and local regulations including the National Environmental Policy and the National Historic Preservation Acts (NEPA & NHPA).  Sea Level specializes in Southeast Alaska history and archaeology and the unique laws and regulations relating to Alaska tribes.

We have assisted and led Alaska communities through the process of preservation planning, establishing historic districts, and developing heritage tourism industry strategies. All work complies with the Secretary of Interior’s Standards and Guidelines and protocols set forth by the Alaska Office of History and Archaeology.

Sea Level provides grant and technical writing services and is certified as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE).


MISSION

Sea Level Consulting recognizes the value of preserving the past without compromising the economic opportunities of today.  Through a variety of methods, Sea Level assists governmental agencies, developers, property owners, and tribal entities to achieve preservation and environmental compliance objectives with sensitivity and efficiency.  Sea Level’s diverse and extensive historic preservation experience inspires creative and functional products for each distinctive project undertaking.

Publications

Publications and Productions

Sea Level has assisted clients in meeting their mitigation expectations often in the form of public history publications or interpretive signage.


Sitka Tribe of Alaska – The World War II Base End and Searchlight Stations of Sitka Sound was such a publication where Sea Level contracted with the Sitka Tribe of Alaska per the Department of Defense to remediate World War II contamination compromising Tlingit lifeways and harvest areas.

Click Lisianski Searchlight Stations Booklet

Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium – Sea Level compiled the history and stories from those who attended Mount Edgecumbe Boarding School or worked on the hospital campus circa 1950s.  The focus of our research are the four Public Health Service (PHS) buildings on Tongass Drive of the Mount Edgecumbe Hospital Campus on Japonski Island, Sitka.  Information is being gathered for the development of an educational publication.  The four houses, now used by Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC) as office buildings, were built by students at Mount Edgecumbe Boarding School who attended carpentry, electrical, drafting, milling, and diesel engine classes in the 1950s.  The PHS buildings have been determined eligible for National Register of Historic Places for their association with the tuberculosis epidemic and important developments in post-World War II building technology and educational programming.  Together, the buildings are referred to as Public Health Service Buildings on Tongass Drive Historic District.  This project was conducted per regulatory stipulations between the Indian Health Services and the Alaska State Historic Preservation Office.

News and Events

SLC’s Anne Pollnow presents Alaska’s Senator Lisa Murkowski the American Cultural Resources Association (ACRA) Board of Directors Award.  Click Award to learn more about this recognition and Murkowski’s efforts.