Spruce, birch, hemlock, willow, and cottonwood are used for house logs, sleds, fish racks, and innumerable other items. Seal skins are used as pokes to store food. Wild grasses are made into baskets and mats. Furs sold to outside markets provide an important source of income to many rural areas. All of these uses of wild resources are recognized and protected in law.
Subsistence is a rich pattern of living, of which food is but one important part.
As a general rule, no. The main subsistence food is fish. About 65 percent of the state's subsistence harvest by weight is fish, including salmon, halibut, herring, whitefish, cod, and Arctic char-Dolly Varden, among others. Land mammals are only about 18.5 percent of the state's subsistence catch. Of course, the types of foods people eat vary from place to place.