Beings and biomes: keystone and indicator species
By Madison Grosvenor Imagine walking under the masonry arch of an old castle....
18 March, 2025
Short but sweet relief on Pebble as Arctic appeals heat up
By Dawnell Smith Significant court rulings can come in small but potent packages,...
18 January, 2024
Taking the Willow project to court. Again.
Five days after a U.S. Federal District Court ruling gave ConocoPhillips the...
14 November, 2023
Quick guide to speaking out for the Arctic Refuge and Reserve
Here's a quick guide to help you speak up for the Arctic...
17 October, 2023
Do Interior’s latest actions mean the Arctic is finally protected? Not yet. The devil is in the details.
The Biden administration did several things earlier this month that could lead...
15 September, 2023
Why I want to swim with whales. Alaska News Brief July
Talking about the weather isn’t chitchat anymore. When wildfires turn the sky apocalyptic...
18 July, 2023
Alaska News Brief February 2023. I’m still shoveling. Let the celebration begin!
Here we are, well into Alaska’s notorious faux spring, where we’re so...
17 February, 2023
Between a rock and a hard place: the road to Ambler
In the first piece in our series on mining in Alaska, we...
16 November, 2022
The ache and the awe of tender gravity
Marybeth Holleman’s first book of poetry, “tender gravity,” came out this month,...
17 August, 2022
Stories can teach, stories can lie: Alaska News Brief April 2022
It doesn’t take long spending time with dogs, bears, birds and bees...
15 April, 2022
Where the extraordinary begins. Alaska News Brief March 2022
We often hear from Alaska’s political players about the need to extract...
18 March, 2022
All the wings in motion. Alaska News Brief February 2022
The thick sludge of winter can get to me sometimes. The dark,...
18 February, 2022
We can repair the climate crisis. Will we?
I want to tell you about a podcast that gets real about...
18 February, 2022
Hurtful feelings and hard conversations: Alaska News Brief January 2022
It’s hard for me to understand why we can’t look directly at...
21 January, 2022
A mom’s lifetime learning: Taking a college climate class with her son
What happens when a mom takes a college climate class with her...
21 January, 2022
Alaska News Brief May 2021: Shining light on what the world could be
In our work, we sometimes talk about going on the defensive. For...
19 May, 2021
Join day of action to demand forever protections for the Arctic Refuge
In his first days in office, President Biden temporarily protected sacred and public lands in...
18 May, 2021
Making the 30 x 30 plan work
On day one of his presidency, President Biden signed an executive order...
22 April, 2021
Alaska New Brief March 2021: A year can change everything… and nothing
It’s hard to believe it has been a year since we first...
16 March, 2021
Alaska News Brief February 2021: The climate crisis isn’t a surprise
The climate crisis didn't come out of nowhere. Scientists knew as early...
25 February, 2021
Willow project poses immediate threat
We went to court in December to stop ConocoPhillips from doing road...
27 January, 2021
Great news for the Arctic Refuge
Right after the Inauguration, President Biden signed an executive order directing the...
27 January, 2021
A time of change, a time of care
We’ve all heard the old sayings, “There’s a sucker born every day”...
19 March, 2020
What will climate do to us?
What worries an Alaska climate expert? Rick Thoman When climate specialist Rich...
17 May, 2019
Falling in love with Alaska
Tracy Lohman does development work for Trustees, and has lived in Alaska...
16 January, 2019
Ambler road rears its head
A Canadian mining company wants Alaska to finance a private industrial road...
20 December, 2018
Putting the planet on stage
[caption id="attachment_8251" align="alignleft" width="241"] Putting the planet on stage during Earth Day.[/caption] During...
16 April, 2018
Drill bill threatens the Arctic Refuge
Trustees’ attorney Suzanne Bostrom talked to reporters yesterday about the substance of...
15 November, 2017
Science tells a human story
[caption id="attachment_7355" align="alignright" width="225"] Photo by Irene Owsley[/caption] Nancy Lord will read at...
15 September, 2017
Writing on science & hope: Nancy Lord’s “ph: A Novel”
Alaska author Nancy Lord will read from her new book, "ph: A...
15 September, 2017