Dear Supporter: It must be summer! Interns arrive to work, learn, and play Each summer Alaska is flocked with migrants. Along with humpback whales, sandhill cranes, and western sandpipers, legal interns arrive annually to feast on Alaska’s bounty. For the … Read More
She lived a remarkable life. A woman geologist at a time when there were only male colleagues in her field, Dr. Ruth A.M. Schmidt built a career that spanned a half century. She came to Alaska in 1956 while working … Read More
Each year interns arrive to spend their summer with Trustees for Alaska. They conduct legal research, draft pleadings, participate in client meetings and assist with litigation. Interns provide critical legal support to Trustees at the same time as they gain … Read More
On May 27th, a federal judge in Alaska found that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers violated the law when it approved a project to allow oil and gas development in the Colville River Delta without fully considering how the … Read More
Press Release: A Federal judge ruled in favor Alaska Natives from Nuiqsut, finding the Army Corps in violation for an oil and gas permit for CD-5.… Read More
Vic Fischer and Shannyn Moore Talk Alaska’s Constitutional Environmental Safeguards Dear Supporter: During the wintery months of 1955-56, 49 men and six women delegates met in Fairbanks to write the constitution that would govern Alaska. They knew how important Alaska’s … Read More
Without going to court, Trustees for Alaska won a major victory last month. Representing several conservation groups, Trustees questioned the legality of the State of Alaska’s coal mining regulatory program as inconsistent with federal programs when it comes to Alaska’s … Read More
Vic & Shannyn talk Article VIII May 29th, Thursday @ 7:30 PM Alaska’s statehood architects knew how important Alaska’s lands are to its people and its future. With foresight, they wrote Alaska Constitution Article VIII, aimed at managing and safeguarding natural … Read More
Movement off to the side of the clearing caught my eye, and then a caribou bounded across the trail in front of us. We had seen all sorts of tracks over the past few days — wolf, moose, lynx, wolverine, … Read More