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Spring 2022 Articles
Alpine Islands: Hunting for Mountain Goats in a Changing Climate
SEACC Climate Organizer Matt Jackson spotlights how climate change will affect mountain goats on a...
Why SEACC Is Canceling the Rescheduled 50ish Celebration
Two years ago, in late summer 2019, we reached out to you to share our excitement about our...
SEACC is objecting to the Kensington Mine expansion!
Kensington Gold Mine — located north of Juneau and across Berners Bay, just beyond the end of the...
How to Formally Object to the Kensington Mine Expansion
Dear friends of Berners Bay, If you made a public comment on the proposed Kensington Mine...
Roadless Rule Reinstatement and an End to Old-Growth Logging
It is with great joy that we write to share that this morning, the Secretary of the United States...
“Water” by Landon Hill
Wet cold and fun A fun time to boat Time to have a great time Existing for a new person Rivers...
“Untitled” by Aiden Lafriniere
Septic tanks they’re smelly and dank and let out a mighty stank. Yet throughout Southeast Alaska...
“Lessons” by Avery Herrman-Sakamoto
The salty, glacial water of Southeast is both merciful and merciless It can gently caress...
“H2O Toes to Rainbows” by Sean Schmitt
1. The sand in between my toes are carried back home by a giant, salty rollercoaster. 2....
“New Snow” by Jamison Paul
New snow; My dog gallops along, scooping it up And for once I’m not worried At what she may suffer...
Alpine Islands: Hunting for Mountain Goats in a Changing Climate
SEACC Climate Organizer Matt Jackson spotlights how climate change will affect mountain goats on a recent hunt — but hopefully, Alaska will correct its course. Halfway up the mountain, we start having second thoughts. First, it was a dash across a steep ravine with...
Why SEACC Is Canceling the Rescheduled 50ish Celebration
Two years ago, in late summer 2019, we reached out to you to share our excitement about our then-approaching 50th birthday, which SEACC would celebrate at the beginning of 2020. We had big, big plans for that celebration — a launch event in Juneau with some of our...
SEACC is objecting to the Kensington Mine expansion!
Kensington Gold Mine — located north of Juneau and across Berners Bay, just beyond the end of the road — is moving forward on its efforts to expand the dumping of mine waste into Alaskan waters overhanging the bay. The mine has already dumped over 4 million tons of...
How to Formally Object to the Kensington Mine Expansion
Dear friends of Berners Bay, If you made a public comment on the proposed Kensington Mine expansion and closure plan — then you are now eligible to make a formal objection by August 23. Objecting is a structured and formal process, but the barrier is not too high....
Roadless Rule Reinstatement and an End to Old-Growth Logging
It is with great joy that we write to share that this morning, the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture announced that the Forest Service and USDA will initiate a rulemaking that proposes to restore 2001 Roadless Rule protections on the Tongass!...
“Water” by Landon Hill
Wet cold and fun A fun time to boat Time to have a great time Existing for a new person Rivers lakes creeks
“Untitled” by Aiden Lafriniere
Septic tanks they’re smelly and dank and let out a mighty stank. Yet throughout Southeast Alaska millions of turds are released into the sea every day. From the month of May to next years May we pollute the water all day. Mighty turds flowing without the sea creatures...
“Lessons” by Avery Herrman-Sakamoto
The salty, glacial water of Southeast is both merciful and merciless It can gently caress you, carrying you down the channel as you bask under the sun And in the same day, it can take the lives of many through a furious storm It has taught me how to use my...
“H2O Toes to Rainbows” by Sean Schmitt
1. The sand in between my toes are carried back home by a giant, salty rollercoaster. 2. The substance that is essential to life betrayed me today. I’ll use an ice cube to cool my tongue down. 3. My eyelids refuse to close on this clear, cloudless night....
“New Snow” by Jamison Paul
New snow; My dog gallops along, scooping it up And for once I’m not worried At what she may suffer from our pollution: Snow falls, blanketing everything anew, A white particular fog that isolates us as we walk, Limiting our world to a block or two of Juneau...