Alaska Brief Newsletter – June 2016
Dear Supporter:
Trustees is offering a trip of a lifetime this September to see polar bears in the wild. This four-day, small-group trip is exclusively offered by Trustees for Alaska.
Polar bears congregate along the coast of the Beaufort Sea in September and October. USFWS photo.
In September and early October, the bears congregate along the coast and in the protected lagoons of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge where we can safely observe them up close. We’ll base our bear viewing adventures from the village of Kaktovik, an Inupiaq village nestled along the Beaufort Sea within the Arctic Refuge.
Each day we’ll take guided small boat trips out to search for the bears along the coast near Barter Island where the bears tend to gather during ice-free periods. You will have ample opportunities to observe, photograph and enjoy polar bears in the wild.
I hope you’ll join me for this once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Sincerely,
Vicki Clark
Executive Director
Scientist Carol Ann Woody. Photo courtesy of Donald Blank
Pebble Continues its Attacks on Those Opposed to the Mine
Pebble continues its desperate attempts to intimidate its opposition by issuing more non-party subpoenas. Trustees for Alaska filed a motion to quash the subpoena of our client fisheries and aquatic scientist Carol Ann Woody.
2016 summer interns Christian Tucker, Jaclyn Brass and Esack Grueskin.
Meet Our 2016 Summer Interns
Law Students Come to Work and Learn
Each year interns arrive to spend their summer with Trustees for Alaska. They conduct legal research, draft pleadings, participate in client meetings and assist with litigation. Interns provide critical legal support to Trustees, and at the same time they gain valuable on-the-ground legal experience.
Shop for Conservation
Link Your Fred Meyer Rewards Card to Trustees
You can give to Trustees for Alaska every time you buy groceries, without spending an extra cent. All you need to do is link your rewards card every year. Once you’ve linked your card to Trustees for Alaska, every cent you spend contributes to the amount Fred Meyer will donate to Trustees. The more you spend, the more Trustees will receive, at no cost to you!
Bears of the World Come to Anchorage
Get ready Anchorage, the International Conference on Bear Research and Management is happening June 12-16, 2016. Many events are open to the public from hands-on bear safety activities to public talks and art shows.