President Obama announced in late January his plans to recommend Wilderness for 12.28 million acres of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, including the vitally important Coastal Plain. We applaud President Obama for his bold action toward permanently protecting the Arctic Refuge! … Read More

Trustees for Alaska is working on important conservation issues and legal cases in 2015. Even with our limited resources, we have a lot on our plate: We will continue our work on state and federal cases; We remain involved in … Read More

Looking back over the last twelve months, Trustees for Alaska and everyone who loves Alaska have a lot to celebrate. Trustees had successes and worked on cases in the far corners of the state, from Bristol Bay to Izembek, the … Read More

1974-1984: The First Decade Beirne Homestead Initiative Trustees for Alaska challenged the constitutionality of the Beirne Homestead Initiative, which would have given away 30 million acres of state land. The Alaska Supreme Court found it unconstitutional that Alaska residents of … Read More

Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, the United States’ premier wilderness park, stretches across the Arctic Divide and the Brooks Range—America’s northernmost chain of mountains. Second only to Wrangell-St. Elias National Park in size, Gates of the Arctic … Read More

Trustees for Alaska is going to court once again to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and its Coastal Plain. This time, because the State of Alaska has brought a lawsuit challenging the Department of the Interior’s denial of the … Read More

On May 27th, a federal judge in Alaska found that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers violated the law when it approved a project to allow oil and gas development in the Colville River Delta without fully considering how the … Read More

Press Release: A Federal judge ruled in favor Alaska Natives from Nuiqsut, finding the Army Corps in violation for an oil and gas permit for CD-5.… Read More

Nuiqsut is located on the Colville River Delta, the largest delta on the Arctic Coastal Plain. The Delta is a biological hot spot, teeming with wildlife and fish. Because of its rich habitat, the Iñupiat have relied on it for … Read More

The Alaska Supreme Court stood by its decision that the Alaska Constitution requires consideration of the impacts of oil and gas projects and public input into decisions that impact our lands and waters.… Read More