by Mel Izard | Apr 26, 2023 | Featured, Ravencall
Southeast Alaska lost a beloved conservationist when Richard J. Gordon, a legendary environmentalist and SEACC founding member, passed away at the age of 90 last October. Rich was a fixture of the community as, during his many decades in Juneau, Rich was often spotted...
by SEACC | Apr 26, 2023 | Featured, Ravencall
By Marian Allen with help from Eric Calvin In December 2022, the Tongass lost a man who did much to protect Southeast Alaska through his love of his home, his impact on Sitka, and sharing all that with his children, friends, and the next generation of Sitkans. Larry...
by Shannon Donahue | Apr 26, 2023 | Featured, Ravencall
Jilkáat Aani K_a Héeni in the Lingít language — the Chilkat Watershed serves as an important ecological, geographical, and cultural link between the coastal temperate rainforest of Southeast Alaska and the dry, subarctic tundra and taiga of the Yukon Territory —...
by Matt Jackson | Apr 19, 2023 | Blog, Featured
I’m writing to you as a coordinating team member of the Alaska Climate Alliance, and also as SEACC’s climate guy. Alaska’s budgeting process is one part wonky, one part political brinksmanship. Many of us don’t have the time or inclination to...
by Aaron Brakel | Apr 13, 2023 | Blog, Featured
Hey, folks! Last week Governor Dunleavy’s ill-conceived initiative to have Alaska take over Clean Water Act Section 404 fill permitting for wetlands narrowly advanced after a series of contested battles on the Alaska House floor. Now we need your help to keep this bad...
by Matt Jackson | Apr 6, 2023 | Blog, Featured
At last, one of SEACC’s wonkiest climate priorities has reached the capital! House Bill 154, and its companion Senate Bill 125, would create an “Alaska Energy Independence Fund” within the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation. In essence, a Green Bank. SEACC has been...
