by SEACC | Aug 4, 2022 | Blog, Featured
This past Earth Day, President Biden issued an executive order calling on the United States Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management to conserve mature and old-growth forests as a climate solution. This was a momentous step toward meaningful protections, but now...
by SEACC | Aug 2, 2022 | Blog, Featured
July was a very busy month for me. For those who didn’t read last month’s newsletter, I am Samara Kasayulie-Kookesh and I am an intern for SEACC through First Alaskans Institute. As I write this, I am realizing how fast my internship went by and how soon it will...
by SEACC | Jul 26, 2022 | Blog, Featured
The Chilkat Watershed is one of the most dynamic and biologically diverse areas in all of Alaska, and the place I am fortunate to call home. The Chilkat’s clean water, abundant life, and vibrant communities face potentially irreversible threats from Palmer Project, a...
by Maggie Rabb | Jul 18, 2022 | Blog, Featured
This Saturday, check out the now-annual Climate Fair for a Cool Planet! The fair will run from 3 to 5 p.m. at Overstreet Park — aka The Whale — in downtown Juneau. SEACC will be there so be sure to swing by our table and say hi! We’ll have free climate T-shirts...
by SEACC | Jul 13, 2022 | Blog, Featured
The Palmer Project is a proposed massive sulfide mine at the headwaters of Southeast Alaska’s Chilkat River Watershed, a place known for its pristine waters, biodiversity, rich cultures, and staggering natural beauty. The communities of Haines and Klukwan depend on a...
by SEACC | Jul 1, 2022 | Blog, Featured
This month’s climate newsletter will be a little different but in a good way. First off, my name is Samara Kasayulie-Kookesh and I am an intern for SEACC through First Alaskans Institute. I am Tlingit and Yupik from Angoon, Alaska. I will be working alongside...
