by SEACC | Mar 28, 2022 | Blog, Featured
During the United States Department of Agriculture’s public process from November 23, 2021, to January 24, 2022, Southeast Alaskans and supporters nationwide weighed in on the Biden administration’s promise to reinstate National Roadless Rule protections on the...
by Aaron Brakel | Mar 15, 2022 | Blog, Featured
Heads up, folks — we have incoming cruise ship industry legislation. And you can help. We have some action items for you below, but first, some background. So maybe you watched in dismay in 2019 when Governor of Alaska Mike Dunleavy defunded the Ocean Ranger...
by Matt Jackson | Mar 9, 2022 | Featured, Press Releases
JUNEAU (Tlingit: A’aawk Kwáan lands) — Southeast Alaska Conservation Council (SEACC) is attending the Southeast and Yukatat Finfish and Shellfish meeting of the Alaska Board of Fisheries in Anchorage this week from March 10 through 12 to lend support to Sitka...
by Aaron Brakel | Mar 3, 2022 | Blog, Featured
OK, maybe you’ve seen the news. The Kensington Gold Mine expansion has been approved. It’s a mixed bag. Tongass Forest Supervisor Earl Stewart has signed the Final Record of Decision for the Plan of Operations Amendment 1 for Kensington. This is the final...
by Matt Jackson | Mar 1, 2022 | Blog, Featured
Maybe it’s because it’s the first Monday morning of a potential WW3 as I write this, but my early drafts of this newsletter were full of doom and gloom. I’ve restarted more times than the U.S. has failed to meet its Paris Accord goals, and, well, writing about climate...
by Mel Izard | Feb 18, 2022 | Blog, Featured
Overview Since 1970, Southeast Alaska Conservation Council (SEACC) has sought to permanently protect the biologically productive Tongass National Forest watersheds and areas important to Southeast Alaska’s people and ecosystems while fostering communities that thrive...
