I’ve been incredibly lucky to call Alaska my home for over 11 years now. I’ve had so many amazing opportunities to explore nature and spend days at a time in some truly wild places—like Gates of the Arctic and Katmai … Read More
Every December as the shortest day of light approaches, we like to reflect on the prior year and look to the next. This month, we want to talk about the things people create and share, and how they have the … Read More
I don’t know about you, but I need a break.
It’s been a long slog through the election season with its bombardment of calls, texts, emails, and junk mail, and I really feel the loss of sunlight, too. It’s been a minute since I’ve been able to unplug long enough to really relax.
I’m excited, though, because soon I get to scuba dive again in Loreto, Mexico, on the Gulf of California north of La Paz. But before I get to that, I want to reflect on a few great things that have happened here at Trustees since Election Day.… Read More
In the first piece in our series on mining in Alaska, we talked about how the push for green energy mining could replace one catastrophe with another.
The Ambler road project is the poster child. The project is being promoted by the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, a state agency with little to no legislative oversight, an insulting lack of public transparency, and a rigid agenda impervious to good sense.… Read More
Two years ago, I left my position as a disability rights attorney to follow a vastly different pursuit —conservation.
It was an exciting and daunting move that has been well worth the transition. The last few years have been packed with professional growth and new perspectives. It’s been incredibly rewarding and I’m finishing my two-year fellowship a better and more inspired advocate.… Read More
I always wanted to climb as a kid. As soon as I started to walk, I started to climb. When I got to the top of whatever I summited, I would start to count down, forcing my parents to rush over and grab me before I jumped.
Though I grew out of BASE jumping, I never stopped climbing… Read More
Lately I’ve been hamstrung by the heaviness of change. It doesn’t take much to get on board with climate action and antiracism when it’s the easy stuff, like signing a petition or sharing a meme or just agreeing that something … Read More
By Dawnell Smith Clean energy is in the air these days—in the sun, the wind, the water, and the forces and cycles of nature that have always run things around here. Decision-makers, lobbyists, and public relations teams that once undermined … Read More
We’re looking for a staff attorney, legal director, and communications coordinator We’re hiring folks soon and would love to hear from you. We’re a small, Alaska-based nonprofit law firm that offers legal services to protect the health of Alaska lands, … Read More