Tongass News

Hearing request submitted to protect crab fishery in the "Pothole" near Petersburg

Blog: SEACC is taking this action because the disruption, displacement, and degradation of the Pothole area harms the interests of SEACC and its members. Read More »

Senator Stedman pushes return to timber-first agenda

Blog: In a blog post, Senator Stedman makes a series of tired and inaccurate arguments that, if acted upon, would send us back to a boom and bust timber industry. A new, smaller, value-added industry is currently developing, but our leaders continue to focus elsewhere. Read More »

Subsistence Cabin Fee Effort Update

Blog: Last week, the federal Subsistence Structure Protection Act, a bill we helped draft, was heard by a Senate subcommittee. There, the Forest Service publicly pledged to do what we've been asking for two years, and substantially reduce the yearly fees it charges subsistence cabin users in the Tongass. Read More »

Alaska Marine Highway cuts Naturalist Program

Blog: The Parnell administration strikes again in it's attack on our ferry system by cutting in-kind support for the popular Naturalist program. The program helps attract the independent tourists so important to our dispersed and struggling rural towns and cities. Read More »

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