by Emily | Dec 18, 2020 | Featured, Press Releases
A months-long independent federal investigation has revealed that the Forest Service failed to comply with federal laws and regulations when it inappropriately modified and reallocated a $2 million grant intended to help the State of Alaska fund firefighting efforts,...
by Emily | Oct 28, 2020 | Featured, Press Releases, Tongass
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEOct. 28, 2020 MEDIA CONTACT:Meredith TrainorEmail: Meredith@seacc.orgPhone: 907-957-8347 Southeast Alaskans Ignored: Trump’s USDA Secretary Axes Roadless Rule Protections for the TongassSecretary Perdue succumbs to political pressure; officially...
by Emily | Oct 22, 2020 | Blog, Featured
Bart Koehler 1984-1991 & 1995-1999 Executive Director What was your vision for SEACC when you worked there? Do you think you reached it? Why or why not? To conservationists, it seemed the Forest Service and the Alaska Congressional Delegation saw Southeast Alaska...
by Emily | Oct 21, 2020 | Press Releases
JUNEAU (Tlingit / Áak’w Ḵwáan lands) – A coalition of rainforest defenders who successfully halted a massive timber sale on Prince of Wales Island in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest received word this week that their legal victory would go unchallenged. The U.S....
by Emily | Oct 13, 2019 | Blog
By Sarah Davidson We’re trying something new! Once a month, we’ll be sharing three things that are catching our attention on water-related topics throughout Southeast Alaska and beyond, highlighting policies (What are we following?), actions (What are we...
by Emily | Jun 27, 2019 | Blog
By Dan Cannon Once a month, we’ll be sharing three things that are catching our attention on forest-related topics throughout Southeast Alaska and beyond, highlighting policies (What are we following?), actions (What are we doing?), and people or groups that...
by Emily | Jun 19, 2019 | Blog
By Sarah Davidson We’re trying something new! Once a month, we’ll be sharing three things that are catching our attention on water-related topics throughout Southeast Alaska and beyond, highlighting policies (What are we following?), actions (What are we...
by Emily | Apr 13, 2019 | Blog
By Sarah Davidson We’re trying something new! Once a month, we’ll be sharing three things that are catching our attention on water-related topics throughout Southeast Alaska and beyond, highlighting policies (What are we following?), actions (What are we...
by Emily | Mar 6, 2019 | Blog
By Sarah Davidson We’re trying something new! Once a month, we’ll be sharing three things that are catching our attention on water-related topics throughout Southeast Alaska and beyond, highlighting policies (What are we following?), actions (What are we...
by Emily | Jan 31, 2019 | Blog
Firefighters look for victims of a dam collapse in Brumadinho, Brazil. Photo by Léo Corrêa/AP By Sarah Davidson On Friday, Jan. 25, southeastern Brazil experienced yet another catastrophic mining disaster. The tailings dam at the Corrego do Feijao Mine, an iron ore...
