A Trustees wish list
Trustees shares its staff wish list, and hopes that all your wish lists give you the inspiration and hope, some time outside in the moonlight or sun, and time with the people and animals you love. … Read More
The NPRA leasing process is broken
The National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska —also known as the Western Arctic—provides rich wildlife habitat that nourishes the animals and people who rely on its continued health. Yet the Bureau of Land Management continues to hold lease sales in the area without … Read More
A melting, eroding Alaska needs climate action
Tracy Lohman came to Alaska 29 years ago. She celebrates June 21, the summer solstice, as her first day in her new home. She remembers taking a drive down Turnagain Arm to explore the Portage Glacier. I saw the glacier … Read More
Alaska Brief–May 2019
The Arctic got hot early this year. Klawock hit 70 degrees Fahrenheit in March, the earliest 70-degree day ever recorded in Alaska. Arctic sea ice has hit a record low. Temperatures surged 30 to 40 degreesFahrenheit above average across the … Read More
Alaska Brief–April 2019
Happily, the sun has returned, with wild flowers, devil’s club, mosquitoes, bears, and salmon right behind it. It seems like spring prompts us to clean up after the long winter. We rid ourselves of what we don’t need and make … Read More
Alaska Brief–February 2019
People power makes a difference. The Alaskans who took control of the Fairbanks public hearing on oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge this month were not protesters. As Jenny Bell June points out, they were protectors . They were Alaskans … Read More
Supreme Court hears hovercraft case
Today the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that has broader implications than John Sturgeon’s desire to use a hovercraft to hunt moose in Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve. Depending on what the Court decides, the case could … Read More
Our salmon need you
Help us fight for the future of Alaska salmon Bristol Bay salmon broke all records this summer. The largest recorded run of sockeye salmon–an amazing 62.3 million–returned to Bristol Bay in 2018. This brought a collective sigh of relief to … Read More
It’s about my home
Help us fight for the future of Alaska salmon Bristol Bay salmon broke all records this summer. The largest recorded run of sockeye salmon–an amazing 62.3 million–returned to Bristol Bay in 2018. This brought a collective sigh of relief to … Read More
Court ruling puts fish habitat measure on statewide ballot
An Alaska Supreme Court decision this month will allow Alaskans to vote on how they want salmon habitat protected during development projects. So what would Prop 1 do? If passed, it will update rules that haven’t been revised since statehood. … Read More