by SEACC | Jan 11, 2023 | Blog, Featured
Last week, the United States Forest Service (USFS) released a supplemental draft environmental impact statement (SDEIS) for the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Facility Improvements Project. The project proposes to update infrastructure and create additional recreation...
by SEACC | Jan 9, 2023 | Blog, Featured
As you may have read in the news, the University of Alaska is expected to receive 360,000 acres of federal land within the next four years, as outlined in a clause of the $1.7 trillion federal omnibus budget law passed at the end of December. Of those 360,000 acres,...
by SEACC | Dec 15, 2022 | Blog, Featured
Here, Southeast Alaskans describe what intersectionality and interconnectedness mean to them, environmental issues affecting people, and the futures they envision for their communities. SEACC is grateful to everyone who contributed their experience and knowledge to...
by SEACC | Dec 6, 2022 | Blog, Featured
The Glacier Bay National Park Draft Marine Management Plan is out for public review and comment with a deadline of Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. We are heartened to see the shifting tides which show deeper consultation with Huna and Yakutat Tlingit people and recognition of...
by SEACC | Dec 5, 2022 | Blog, Featured
Sometimes these monthly climate updates are all over the place — a mix of personal anecdotes, good news, and bad. This month, and for the next few months, they’re going to be more focused. That’s because SEACC has some very clear goals for our Climate Program work...
by SEACC | Dec 2, 2022 | Blog, Featured
If you follow us on social media, you might have noticed how, every Sunday, I recapped a trip I made in Southeast Alaska (and beyond) on behalf of SEACC with a focus on food security and food sovereignty — two topics I found to be recurring themes throughout my...
by SEACC | Nov 21, 2022 | Blog, Featured
Click Here to Make a Giving Tuesday Donation Donations must be made on Giving Tuesday (Nov. 29), between midnight and 11:59 p.m. Alaska Time to enter the giveaways and be qualified for the match. Giving Tuesday is a global movement towards a stronger spirit of...
by SEACC | Nov 18, 2022 | Blog, Featured
It’s been a big week for SEACC’s climate work. I want to start by thanking everyone who made it out to our Climate and Energy Community Forum on Tuesday, we had more than 40 attendees and a lot of interest from folks who couldn’t make it, so we’re sharing the...
by SEACC | Nov 15, 2022 | Featured, Press Releases
Climate-oriented groups TWECAN, 350 Juneau, AYEA, and SEACC will hold a local event during the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) to address how to combat the climate crisis in Southeast Alaska. Juneau’s COP27 Meetup will happen at Overstreet Park —...
by SEACC | Nov 7, 2022 | Featured, Press Releases
Mine project in Alaska’s Chilkat River watershed threatens traditional subsistence, clean water, wild salmon, and community health CONTACTS Erin Colón, Earthjustice, (907) 792-7130, ecolon@earthjustice.org Chris Zimmer, Rivers Without Borders, (907)...
