Ravencall Newletters
Each quarter we publish the news you want to hear. Have a story for us? Email SEACC Communications Lead Lauren Cusimano at lauren@seacc.org.
Ravencall Articles
Remembering Sitkan and Tongass Advocate Larry Calvin
By Marian Allen with help from Eric Calvin In December 2022, the Tongass lost a man who did much...
The Chilkat Watershed — Threatened by International Mining Corporations
Jilkáat Aani K_a Héeni in the Lingít language — the Chilkat Watershed serves as an important...
Ravencall Fall/Winter 2022-23: Executive Director’s Note
As I’ve mentioned here before, SEACC staff and board write these Ravencall pieces fairly early to get them edited, printed, and distributed to mailboxes, coffee shops, and Southeast businesses on time.
SEACC Remembers Donald Ross
Donald Ross, a long-time friend of SEACC, Tongass strongheart, and lifelong conservation leader...
Meet SEACC’s New Tongass Forest Program Manager
Hey, I’m Maranda, a Tlingit from Keex’ Kwaan, Kake, and a lifelong resident of Southeast Alaska. I...
SEACC’s Back, Tell a Friend
Southeast Alaska is known for its close-knit communities. Organized villages, fishing towns,...
Four Ways You and the Alaska Legislature Can Make a Difference on Climate Change
Alaska’s climate, and economy, are changing. The clock is ticking. And despite all odds, there’s...
The Proposed Palmer Mine — An Ongoing Threat to the Chilkat Watershed’s Abundance
Autumn embraces the Chilkat Watershed with a splendor unique to this northern corridor, an area...
Niblack: Agency Mismanagement and an Acid Rock Problem
The Niblack Project — a copper-gold-zinc-silver mining exploration project on Prince of Wales Island — is a story of the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) mismanaging a modern mining exploration project.
Co-Hosting the Prince of Wales Island Unit 2 Deer Summit
As the green forest floor dies back and golden chanterelles emerge, I can’t help but think about...
Spring 2022 Articles
Cruise ships reported hundreds of clean water permit violations in Alaska in 2023 and ‘24
Ships exceeded discharge limits on PAH’s, PH levels and particulate matter Alaska’s marine waters...
Add your name: Roadless Notice of Intent comment
NOI releases August 29: Defenders of Tongass organize to oppose Roadless Rule rescission
Tribes, municipalities, conservation groups stand together in support of protections for vital...
Mining roundup: Governor’s order to green light? Red flag!
By now you have likely seen the Governor's upsetting yet predictable tantrum following the special...
Say no to Niblack
Niblack Spectre Rises Again Alaska’s Department of Natural Resources Division of Mining, Land and...
A $677 million public road project that benefits who?
“Up to $600 million in federal transportation funding could be at risk after Gov. Mike Dunleavy...
Tell your Tongass tale
Telling stories is essential to advocacy and we need your stories. You're here, so you care about...
Greetings from Washington, D.C.: Lobbying for the Tongass
Things are happening fast. Early this week, a group of us from Southeast Alaska headed to the...
Press Release: Tongass Defenders Blast the Trump Administration’s Rollback of Roadless Rule Protections on America’s Largest Forest
Allowing logging and road building on now protected lands in the Tongass National Forest is a...
Can we make the Roadless rule Roadless law?
As expected, the Trump administration announced its plans to rescind the Roadless Area...
Cruise ships reported hundreds of clean water permit violations in Alaska in 2023 and ‘24
Ships exceeded discharge limits on PAH’s, PH levels and particulate matter Alaska’s marine waters are many things to many people and creatures: a source of food, a scenic view, a place to play, a home, a spiritual conduit, an economic driver — a place to dump waste....
Add your name: Roadless Notice of Intent comment
NOI releases August 29: Defenders of Tongass organize to oppose Roadless Rule rescission
Tribes, municipalities, conservation groups stand together in support of protections for vital Southeast Alaska rainforest JUNEAU (ÁAKʼW ḴWÁAN TERRITORY) — The US Department of Agriculture announced the release of its Notice of Intent to rescind the Roadless Area...
Mining roundup: Governor’s order to green light? Red flag!
By now you have likely seen the Governor's upsetting yet predictable tantrum following the special legislative session he called. Aside from the pedestrian power grab of another DOGE-style purge Dunleavy slipped in something equally insidious we need to pay close...
Say no to Niblack
Niblack Spectre Rises Again Alaska’s Department of Natural Resources Division of Mining, Land and Water has received an application for the renewal of the Niblack Project Reclamation Plan Approval. While that sounds like progress to close a rather problematic mine...
A $677 million public road project that benefits who?
“Up to $600 million in federal transportation funding could be at risk after Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed $62 million in state match funding, Alaska House Transportation Committee members said during a hearing this week.” That’s the start to an Anchorage Daily News...
Tell your Tongass tale
Telling stories is essential to advocacy and we need your stories. You're here, so you care about the Tongass — do you have a story about the Tongass? About your experiences sheltered by old growth? About hunting or fishing or harvesting? About making art inspired by...
Greetings from Washington, D.C.: Lobbying for the Tongass
Things are happening fast. Early this week, a group of us from Southeast Alaska headed to the nation’s capital to lobby against the proposed sale of public lands, but we’ve had to pivot since hearing about Senator Mike Lee’s plans to revise his sell-off (as hard as...
Press Release: Tongass Defenders Blast the Trump Administration’s Rollback of Roadless Rule Protections on America’s Largest Forest
Allowing logging and road building on now protected lands in the Tongass National Forest is a deeply unpopular action that poses grave harm to the forest JUNEAU (ÁAKʼW ḴWÁAN TERRITORY) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced plans to strip Roadless Rule...
Can we make the Roadless rule Roadless law?
As expected, the Trump administration announced its plans to rescind the Roadless Area Conservation Rule but, until a public comment period comes, all we can do is prepare and wait, right? Well, we can also tell our members of congress to support the Roadless Area...