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
Polar bears can’t go to court, but we can
We just sued the Biden administration for issuing a regulation that allows...
16 September, 2021
The island life of Kenai Refuge brown bears
Every year, Alaskans head to the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge for boating,...
15 September, 2021
Alaska News Brief August 2021: When the raspberries pop
The raspberries in my yard started to pop this week,...
18 August, 2021
Biden regulation imperils polar bears
Earlier this month the Biden administration released a regulation that allows oil...
18 August, 2021
Courtroom déjà vu: Protecting Izembek Refuge again
Yesterday we argued in court again to stop a bogus land swap...
05 August, 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
Dunleavy’s bogus “Unlock Alaska” initiative
This the second in a series about how a Supreme Court decision...
15 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
A look back on “that hovercraft case”
You might have heard Governor Dunleavy recently announce the “Unlock Alaska” initiative....
19 May, 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 2021 view of the lawsuits and issues
Things look far rosier now than a year ago when it comes...
16 March, 2021
Pick.Click.Give. for the trees, the land, and so much more
Dulce Ben-East, co-owner of Alaska Wild Harvest, shares her story about how...
11 March, 2021
Pebble update 2021: State of Alaska vs. Alaskans
On Friday Jan. 6, during the siege on the Capitol, Gov. Dunleavy...
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
A court win protects Kenai brown bears—a new rule threatens them
The good news is that a November court win upheld the prohibition...
16 December, 2020
What will it take to protect Bristol Bay forever?
The U.S. Army Corps denied a permit for the proposed Pebble mine...
03 December, 2020
Key Pebble permit denied!
Good news! Today the Army Corps denied a Clean Water Act permit...
25 November, 2020
Legal fellow Lauren Sherman wants to protect the magical and essential
Legal fellow Lauren Sherman joined Trustees in September. Here, she talks about...
18 November, 2020
In memory and celebration of Todd Radenbaugh
Our friend and longtime Trustees board member Dr. Todd Radenbaugh died at...
29 October, 2020
Speak out for wildlife in the Kenai Refuge
In June 2020, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed allowing manipulative...
21 October, 2020
Growing up in the mountains inspires climber to protect Alaska lands
Lang Van Dommelen joined Trustees as legal assistant in June 2020. Here,...
20 October, 2020
Take care of the land and it will take care of you
Fannie Dock talks about growing up in Bristol Bay: I was born...
16 September, 2020
Riding across a Texas ranch taught me that to love land is to protect it
Our office manager Ashley Boyd talks about how ranch life taught her...
16 September, 2020
A rundown on our August lawsuits
Our August lawsuits charge Interior and federal agencies with derailing public input,...
28 August, 2020
Lawsuit calls out NPS for paving way for destructive hunting practices
We sued the Interior Department and National Park Service for illegally adopting...
26 August, 2020
Ten years is forever until it flies
We’re proud and thrilled that two of our senior staff attorneys have...
21 August, 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
Trump targets wildlife in Alaska
Despite the global pandemic and significant civil unrest, this administration has been...
16 June, 2020
We stopped the giveaway of public lands in Izembek. Again.
The Interior Department tried twice to make corrupt and illegal side deals...
04 June, 2020