A look back on “that hovercraft case”
You might have heard Governor Dunleavy recently announce the “Unlock Alaska” initiative....
19 May, 2021
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
Alaska Brief–November 2018
Fighting to protect wilderness, wildlife, and clean air and water can feel...
20 November, 2018
Supreme Court hears hovercraft case
[caption id="attachment_8890" align="alignright" width="342"] Trustees' legal director Valerie Brown and senior attorney...
05 November, 2018
The legal waiting game
Trustees and its clients will play the legal waiting game this fall...
24 October, 2018
Protect bears, wolves now!
Two Alaskans made the news last month after lying about unlawfully killing...
04 September, 2018
Supreme Court to hear Sturgeon case
[caption id="attachment_5005" align="alignright" width="378"] Waterway in the Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve. USFWS...
18 June, 2018
Protections for Alaska bears and wolves at risk
[caption id="attachment_5691" align="alignright" width="383"] Brown bear sow and cubs. The Interior wants...
20 July, 2017
Lessons learned on the trail
Trustees interns always explore the Alaska wilderness with new eyes and perspectives....
12 July, 2017
Keeping the wild in wildlife
March 31, 2017 update Court allows 15 groups to have a voice in...
14 February, 2017
Conservation groups join lawsuits on predator control
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Feb. 8, 2017 Contacts: Pat Lavin, Alaska Representative, Defenders...
07 February, 2017
Ninth Circuit Hears Sturgeon v. Frost Hovercraft Case Again
In October 2016, the Ninth Circuit heard argument in a case challenging...
28 October, 2016
America’s Best Idea, the National Parks, Turns 100
Trustees for Alaska's Staff Attorney Katie Strong shares why national parks are...
24 August, 2016
Recreational Snow Machining in our National Parks
Wrangell-St. Elias, is considering allowing recreational snow machining in the park, including...
12 August, 2016
National Parks Are Important to Alaska
CLIENT PERSPECTIVE: Jim Adams, the Alaska Region Director of the National Parks...
16 May, 2016
US Supreme Court Decides Not to Decide in Sturgeon Hovercraft Case
The Supreme Court vacated the Ninth Circuit’s decision in Sturgeon v. Frost...
23 March, 2016
Press Release: US Supreme Court Remands Yukon-Charley Case
Press Release: US Supreme Court remands question of the National Park Service's...
22 March, 2016
A Major Road Block for the Ill-Conceived Road to Ambler
Federal agencies reject AIDEA's application to build a 220-mile road to Ambler...
11 February, 2016
U.S. Supreme Court Hears National Parks Case
The U.S. Supreme Court heard argument in Sturgeon v. Frost, a case...
09 February, 2016
Celebrating 35 Years of ANILCA
The Alaska National Interest Lands Claims Act, signed into law December 2,...
02 December, 2015
The Ambler Road to Ruin Grinds On
The Road to Ambler is a remnant from Governor Sean Parnell’s ill-conceived...
12 November, 2015
Decision to Protect Izembek Wilderness Appealed
The Alaska District Court upheld the Secretary of the Interior’s decision to...
12 November, 2015
Predators Protected by New Regulations on National Preserves
The National Park Service adopts new sport hunting regulations in Alaska’s national...
11 November, 2015
US Supreme Court to Hear Yukon-Charley Case
The US Supreme Court agrees to review Yukon-Charley case upholding National Park...
06 October, 2015
2014: The Year in Review
Looking back over the last twelve months, Trustees for Alaska and everyone...
22 December, 2014
State Predator Controls Go Too Far for National Preserves
UPDATE: We have submitted comments on behalf of our clients to the National...
11 November, 2014
The Road to Ambler: An Endangered Wild
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, the United States’ premier...
11 November, 2014
Wilde and Sturgeon: Appeals Court Decides in Favor of the National Park Service
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the authority of the National...
08 October, 2014
National Parks Group Applauds Federal District Court Ruling for Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve
A victory for ANILCA and Alaska. Just one day after ANILCA's anniversary,...
04 December, 2013
Hale Lawsuit Finally Comes to an End
Wrangell-St. Elias National Park prevailed in court against the Hale lawsuit over...
23 April, 2008