Q&A with SEACC Leadership, Past & Present

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...

The Next 50 Years of SEACC

Photo by Michele Cornelius Dear Friends, 2020 is the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council’s 50th year and it looks very little like what we’d anticipated in 2018 and 2019. We reflected on our history and we planned celebrations for this milestone, but the global...

Water Currents: Water, Art & Activism

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...

Forest Currents: Youth In Action

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...

Water Currents: The Toxic Water Crisis Caused by PFAS

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...

SEACC is making big moves!

We have exciting news this spring: SEACC is moving! In the last few years, our ranks have grown along with our program work. So, like fledgling robins in spring, we have gradually outgrown our nest at 224 Gold Street and are taking flight to new digs! This past week...

Water Currents: Youth in Action

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...

Water Currents: The Power of Collective Action

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...

Why Brazil’s Mining Record Matters in Alaska

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...