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
Bad news, good news: Scrubber pollution is a problem — it doesn’t have to be
It’s time to call for an end to cruise ship scrubber pollution in Alaska waters Do you want the...
Sign the petition: End Cruise Ship Scrubber Pollution in Alaska
Big news for big trees? What does NOGA mean for the Tongass?
Big news for big trees? The Biden Administration has released draft plans for old-growth...
Press Release: EPA requires new Alaska water quality standards for health of fish loving Alaskans
Response to a 2015 SEACC petition acknowledges Alaskans’ high fish consumption rates and...
EPA requires new Alaska water quality standards for health of fish loving Alaskans
Response to a 2015 SEACC petition acknowledges Alaskans’ high fish consumption rates and...
Ravencall Spring/Summer 2024
Comment: Take 30 seconds to request an extension on the Palmer Project 5-Year PoO comment period
How long does it take you to read a 300-page novel? Now, how long do you think it would take to...
Comment on Alaska’s Five Year Schedule of Timber Sales for 2025-2029
Earlier this year, Alaska’s (now former) State Forester, Helge Eng, said the Division of Forestry...
More than 105,000 gallons of mine waste spilled at Kensington Mine
Reports of more than 105,000 gallons of mine waste spilling from a ruptured tailings pipeline at...
How do public lands become private and why does it matter?
We all benefit from public lands — what happens if they become private lands? Companion bills HB...
Bad news, good news: Scrubber pollution is a problem — it doesn’t have to be
It’s time to call for an end to cruise ship scrubber pollution in Alaska waters Do you want the good news or the bad news first? The bad news is large cruise ships visiting Alaska are discharging millions of gallons of pollution into Alaska waters daily. Most large...
Sign the petition: End Cruise Ship Scrubber Pollution in Alaska
Big news for big trees? What does NOGA mean for the 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,...
Press Release: EPA requires new Alaska water quality standards for health of fish loving Alaskans
Response to a 2015 SEACC petition acknowledges Alaskans’ high fish consumption rates and disproportionate health impacts The Environmental Protection Agency has demanded changes to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation’s water quality standards within...
EPA requires new Alaska water quality standards for health of fish loving Alaskans
Response to a 2015 SEACC petition acknowledges Alaskans’ high fish consumption rates and disproportionate health impacts Great news for people who love fish — we got a response from the EPA about a petition we filed way back in 2015 saying they’re requiring Alaska to...
Ravencall Spring/Summer 2024
Comment: Take 30 seconds to request an extension on the Palmer Project 5-Year PoO comment period
How long does it take you to read a 300-page novel? Now, how long do you think it would take to read 294 pages of a mine's 5-year operating plan? OK, you don't really have to answer that — we can tell you now that two weeks to read the Palmer Project's 5-year Plan of...
Comment on Alaska’s Five Year Schedule of Timber Sales for 2025-2029
Earlier this year, Alaska’s (now former) State Forester, Helge Eng, said the Division of Forestry & Fire Prevention and the Alaska Mental Health Trust are “charged with essentially maintaining a timber supply to keep the (logging) industry going until federal...
More than 105,000 gallons of mine waste spilled at Kensington Mine
Reports of more than 105,000 gallons of mine waste spilling from a ruptured tailings pipeline at Coeur Alaska Kensington Mine in late January hit the news yesterday.While Coeur Alaska claims the spilled tailings are geochemically inert and “pose no long-term impacts...
How do public lands become private and why does it matter?
We all benefit from public lands — what happens if they become private lands? Companion bills HB 282 and SB 199 would allow Alaska Departments of Education & Early Development and Transportation to lease or sell state land directly to private parties (instead of...