by SEACC | 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!...
by SEACC | Jul 7, 2021 | Elementary Poetry
Wet cold and fun A fun time to boat Time to have a great time Existing for a new person Rivers lakes creeks
by SEACC | Jul 7, 2021 | Middle School Poetry
Septic tanks they’re smelly and dank and let out a mighty stank. Yet throughout Southeast Alaska millions of turds are released into the sea every day. From the month of May to next years May we pollute the water all day. Mighty turds flowing without the sea creatures...
by SEACC | Jul 7, 2021 | 18 Older Poetry
The salty, glacial water of Southeast is both merciful and merciless It can gently caress you, carrying you down the channel as you bask under the sun And in the same day, it can take the lives of many through a furious storm It has taught me how to use my...
by SEACC | Jul 7, 2021 | High School Poetry
1. The sand in between my toes are carried back home by a giant, salty rollercoaster. 2. The substance that is essential to life betrayed me today. I’ll use an ice cube to cool my tongue down. 3. My eyelids refuse to close on this clear, cloudless night....
by SEACC | Jun 24, 2021 | 18 Older Poetry
New snow; My dog gallops along, scooping it up And for once I’m not worried At what she may suffer from our pollution: Snow falls, blanketing everything anew, A white particular fog that isolates us as we walk, Limiting our world to a block or two of Juneau...
by SEACC | Jun 11, 2021 | Blog, Featured, Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 11, 2021 Southeast Alaska Conservation Council (SEACC) Celebrates Biden’s Tongass Turnover, Calls for Formal Reinstatement of Full, National Roadless Rule Protections for the Tongass The Biden administration committed today to ‘repeal or...
by SEACC | Apr 2, 2021 | Blog
SEACC was one of the 50 organizations that submitted the following letter to the Biden Administration’s climate leadership team this week. See the full letter below: To: The Honorable Gina McCarthy, White House National Climate Advisor The Honorable Ali Zaidi,...
by SEACC | Mar 31, 2021 | Blog, Featured, Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 31, 2021 Research Quantifies Importance of Tongass National Forest to U.S. Climate Goals Scientists, tribal leaders, conservation groups, and former USFS Chiefs call on President Biden to protect the Tongass and carbon-dense forests WATCH...
by SEACC | Mar 12, 2021 | Elementary Poetry
The sea is filled with creatures big and small There is not one that I find most fascinating of all. From orcas to seals the ocean makes me feel Like I’m in the heaven of my dreams. Creatures can hide or brightly shine. Boating along the seas you mostly see The...
