Alaska Brief Newsletter–August 2017
On fish stories and protests The people of Bristol Bay will share the...
22 August, 2017
13-year-old tells EPA to protect Bristol Bay
Emily Charles organized a protest outside the Anchorage office of the Environmental...
16 August, 2017
Taking heart from the wild
Kat, Catherine and Hannah finished their summer internships with Trustees, but they wrote...
14 August, 2017
Defending a national treasure
[caption id="attachment_7163" align="alignleft" width="300"] Catherine at Portage Pass. Photo courtesy Catherine Danley.[/caption] Catherine,...
01 August, 2017
Alaska Brief Newsletter–July 2017
When it comes to how our current leaders grapple with the health...
28 July, 2017
Alaska Brief Newsletter–June 2017
Dear Supporter: Do you remember that movie "Independence Day"? It told the story...
28 July, 2017
From greenbelt to mountain top
[caption id="attachment_6725" align="alignright" width="168"] Kat Henrichs[/caption] I am a committed bicycle commuter. I...
28 July, 2017
Persistence, dedication, strategy pay off
Catherine, Hannah and Kat finished their summer internships with Trustees, but they each...
20 July, 2017
Lessons learned on the trail
Trustees interns always explore the Alaska wilderness with new eyes and perspectives....
12 July, 2017
EPA turns back on Bristol Bay
[caption id="attachment_3802" align="alignright" width="323"] Salmon is a critical subsistence food. By scrapping...
11 July, 2017
Alaska’s wild life just miles from the city
[caption id="attachment_6726" align="alignright" width="141"] Hannah Oakes[/caption] Trustees interns always explore the Alaska wilderness...
30 June, 2017
Interns on the issues: Digging deep into the Pebble mine
Our summer interns, Kat, Catherine and Hannah, have already jumped into legal...
30 June, 2017
Interns on the issues: Does Alaska view wolves as vermin or vital species?
Our summer interns, Kat, Catherine and Hannah, have already jumped into legal research...
30 June, 2017
Interns on the issues: Can we co-exist with migratory birds?
Our summer interns, Kat, Catherine and Hannah, have already jumped into legal...
29 June, 2017
Self-taught artist paints rural Alaska life
[caption id="attachment_6813" align="alignright" width="307"] Courtesy Ryder Erickson.[/caption] Ryder Erickson makes paintings from his...
21 June, 2017
Art that reflects the land
[caption id="attachment_6813" align="alignleft" width="300"] Ryder with one of his paintings. Courtesy Ryder...
21 June, 2017
How do you make a clean city?
[caption id="attachment_6801" align="alignright" width="300"] Tracy on the Coastal Trail. Anchorage. Photo by...
15 June, 2017
Meet our 2017 summer interns!
Each year interns spend their summer with Trustees for Alaska. They conduct...
30 May, 2017
Alaska Brief Newsletter–May 2017
Dear Supporter: After the disappointing rollbacks of important regulations like the predator control...
18 May, 2017
Pebble mine PR prompts Bristol Bay eye roll
[caption id="attachment_6633" align="alignright" width="447"] Fishing defines Bristol Bay, home to the largest...
17 May, 2017
Pebble, EPA cut backroom deal
[caption id="attachment_6638" align="alignleft" width="316"] Bristol Bay has said no to Pebble mine...
17 May, 2017
Alaska’s outsized impact
Jordan Schoonover interned with Trustees for Alaska in the summer of 2012...
15 May, 2017
UAA student stretches legal experience
[caption id="attachment_6517" align="alignright" width="300"] Trustees intern seeks a legal career[/caption] Madeleine is an...
24 April, 2017
Chuitna salmon saved!
In our line of work, good news often comes in small packages. This time it...
12 April, 2017
There’s a bear behind you!
[caption id="attachment_6434" align="alignright" width="269"] Steve on a ridge over the Beaufort Sea,...
12 April, 2017
New Pebble permit requires $2 million bond
Today, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) issued a new permit...
11 April, 2017
Alaska Brief Newsletter — March 2017
Scott Pruitt's attack on science is an attack on our communities. When...
17 March, 2017
Good deeds stick
An Alaska campaign to bolster conservation efforts relies on one simple theory:...
14 March, 2017
A click to save the wild
Matt Mead grew up skiing, hunting, fishing, mountain biking and hiking in...
13 March, 2017
Why do I do this work?
[caption id="attachment_6580" align="alignleft" width="150"] Katie and Bella[/caption] Katie Strong, staff attorney [caption id="attachment_6581" align="alignright"...
22 February, 2017