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
Support the Western Arctic now!
Speak up now to keep and expand protected areas in the National...
17 January, 2020
Alaska Brief–December 2019
It's our birthday on Dec. 16--and this year we get to blow...
31 December, 2019
Trustees welcomes Heidi to the team
Heidi Helling comes to Trustees by way of research and field work....
11 December, 2019
A Trustees wish list
Trustees shares its staff wish list, and hopes that all your wish...
11 December, 2019
The Western Arctic needs you
Last month the Bureau of Land Management proposed a revised management plan...
11 December, 2019
Alaska Brief–November 2019
Most of us know someone--or are someone--who finds it hard or even...
30 November, 2019
In memory of Steve Bickerstaff
Steve on ridge over the Beaufort Sea. Last month we lost an...
22 November, 2019
Welcome Rachel Briggs!
Rachel Briggs joined Trustees last month as a legal fellow. Here she shares...
22 November, 2019