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
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
The wisdom of doing something: Alaska News Brief December 2021
Sometimes I feel so caught up in tasks and to-do lists and...
17 December, 2021
Ungrateful // grateful: Alaska News Brief November 2022
Okay, it’s true. Sometimes I want to stay in bed. It’s cold and...
22 November, 2021
Cold hands and fat bears: Alaska News Brief October 2021
Seriously, I got really cold hands, along with an amazing birthday week...
15 October, 2021
Salmon ahead, salmon behind: Alaska News Brief September 2021
The salmon season is behind us, and ahead of us, too. That’s...
16 September, 2021
Alaska News Brief August 2021: When the raspberries pop
The raspberries in my yard started to pop this week,...
18 August, 2021
Alaska News Brief July 2021: On finding happiness (and social skills)
I visited my family in the Lower 48 last month, and wow,...
14 July, 2021
Alaska News Brief June 2021: Getting your hands dirty helps
A few weeks ago, I took some time off to pick up...
16 June, 2021
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
Alaska News Brief April 2021: Breaking up and breaking cycles
Alaskans call this time of year "break-up" because of how ice and...
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
Our pandemic year
In our pandemic year, there were puzzles, and losses, and baked goods,...
16 March, 2021
A family homebound together stays together
In the beginning, working from home was novel – no more commuting,...
15 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
Alaska News Brief January 2021: When relief comes to light
Many of us feel a palpable sense of relief right now.We just...
03 February, 2021
Great news for the Arctic Refuge
Right after the Inauguration, President Biden signed an executive order directing the...
27 January, 2021
December 2020 News Brief–A winter reverie with Loki
Sharing the same space really matters. It helps us understand each other...
23 December, 2020
Alaska News Brief September 2020: A bedrock law in peril
The National Environmental Policy Act, affectionately called NEPA in the alphabet soup...
18 September, 2020
Alaska News Brief August 2020: The Long term consequences of greed
Like a lot of you, I feel a sense of chaos and...
23 August, 2020
Alaska News Brief July 2020: Look for the light
I'm packing right now for a trip to McNeil River next week....
21 July, 2020
Alaska News Brief June 2020: Endless pressure, endlessly applied
I came to Trustees as a staff attorney in 2007 and recall...
17 June, 2020
Alaska News Brief May 2020
No, the "discrimination" of oil companies is not a thing You might have...
22 May, 2020
Alaska Brief–March 2020: A time of change, a time of care
We face a shared global experience of unknowns and volatility right now,...
19 March, 2020
Missing Bella Hammond
Alaska has lost a true gem. Former Alaska First Lady Bella Hammond...
19 March, 2020
Turning to the sea
Our longtime friend and supporter Nancy Lord used to set-net on the...
19 March, 2020
Alaska Brief–January 2020
I started at Trustees in 1994 as an intern working on Cook Inlet...
28 January, 2020
A reflection on Dr. King’s dream
We believe that you cannot separate the fight for civil rights and...
20 January, 2020
Meet the Trustees’ hall of fame
Four Trustees' board members have received Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Alaska...
20 January, 2020