by Meredith Trainor | Oct 25, 2023 | Blog, Featured
This morning, at 10:30 am Alaska time, the Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests and Mining is having a hearing on pending legislation that includes three bills sponsored by Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski, including S.1889: the ‘Unrecognized Southeast Alaska...
by Meredith Trainor | Sep 30, 2023 | Blog, Featured
It is with deep gratitude and appreciation that I am writing you today to share that I plan to transition out of the Executive Director role at SEACC in early 2024. Leading SEACC over the last seven plus years has been the journey — and privilege — of a lifetime, and...
by Meredith Trainor | Apr 26, 2023 | Featured, Ravencall
By now I’m certain you know the great news — the National Roadless Rule is officially, fully, and finally restored to the Tongass National Forest! We did it! I want to use this space to stop, celebrate, and reflect on the incredible path we traveled together over the...
by Meredith Trainor | Mar 30, 2023 | Blog, Featured
The Southeast Alaska Conservation Council has been at the forefront of protecting Southeast Alaska’s environment for 53 years. Defending the environment and the people of Southeast Alaska who rely on it is why SEACC is here. As the next step in the ongoing...
by Meredith Trainor | Oct 12, 2022 | Ravencall
As I’ve mentioned here before, SEACC staff and board write these Ravencall pieces fairly early to get them edited, printed, and distributed to mailboxes, coffee shops, and Southeast businesses on time.
by Meredith Trainor | Apr 1, 2022 | Blog, Featured
This week we’re celebrating two incredible additions to the extended SEACC team — our new Tongass Forest Program Manager Maranda Hamme and incoming board member Kashudoha Wanda Loescher Culp! First, we are happy to introduce Maranda. Maranda Hamme is a life-long...
by Meredith Trainor | Mar 28, 2022 | Blog, Featured
Hello, neighbor! I hope you enjoyed the glorious weather this past weekend and our breezy, increasingly light-filled glide into spring! There are two issues coming up that may pique your interest as a fellow resident of Dzántikʼi Héeni/Juneau. Each offers...
by Meredith Trainor | Oct 1, 2021 | Blog, Featured
This weekend we’re celebrating two incredible, hard-working female leaders at SEACC — outgoing board chair Katie Ione Craney and incoming board chair Natalie Watson! Katie Craney joined the SEACC board in 2019 and stepped into the board chair role after the departure...
by Meredith Trainor | Aug 25, 2021 | Blog, Featured, Press Releases
Two years ago, in late summer 2019, we reached out to you to share our excitement about our then-approaching 50th birthday, which SEACC would celebrate at the beginning of 2020. We had big, big plans for that celebration — a launch event in Juneau with some of our...
by Meredith Trainor | Jul 15, 2021 | Blog, Climate change, Featured, Press Releases, Tongass
It is with great joy that we write to share that this morning, the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture announced that the Forest Service and USDA will initiate a rulemaking that proposes to restore 2001 Roadless Rule protections on the Tongass!...
