by Nathan Newcomer | Jan 21, 2025 | Blog, Featured, Tongass
Well, that was fast. The Trump administration is making moves to repeal Roadless Rule protections for the Tongass with an executive order signed on January 20. We knew it was coming — between the Project 2025 manifesto and Governor Dunleavy’s rollback wishlist it...
by SEACC | Jan 21, 2025 | Press Releases, Tongass
(Juneau, Alaska / Áakʼw Ḵwáan Territory) With the Trump administration’s announcement of sweeping executive orders at the start of his second term, Roadless protections for the Tongass National Forest are once again under attack, despite their overwhelming popularity....
by Nathan Newcomer | Jan 17, 2025 | Blog, Featured, Tongass
A new year often comes with a sense of hope and, despite what we know is ahead, we’re sticking with hope because we also know we can take on hard things together. Here’s a roundup of our forest-focused work, looking back a bit at 2024 and anticipating some of what’s...
by Nathan Newcomer | Aug 2, 2024 | Blog, Featured, Tongass
UPDATE: The comment period has closed! Thanks to everyone who commented! The National Old Growth Amendment was introduced by the USDA as “a first-of-its-kind proposal to amend all 128 forest land management plans” to conserve old-growth forest conditions in response...
by Nathan Newcomer | Jun 20, 2024 | Blog, Featured, Tongass
Big news for big trees? The Biden Administration has released draft plans for old-growth protections in our National Forests. What does that mean for the Tongass? Well, it’ll take some deep reading to know for sure, but you know we’re up to the challenge. Meanwhile,...
by SEACC | Jan 30, 2024 | Blog, Featured, Press Releases, Tongass
Legal intervention seeks to retain forest protections that support Tribes, communities, and sustainable local economies Earthjustice A broad coalition of Alaska Native Tribes, commercial fishers, small tourism businesses, conservation groups — including SEACC — and...
