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Spring 2022 Articles
Hearing alert: Landless Bill hearing at 10:30 a.m. today — Comment Now through Nov. 2
This morning, at 10:30 am Alaska time, the Senate...
Thorne Bay Basin Integrated Resource Management Project public comment opportunity
The Forest Service is proposing to log and treat more than 25,000 acres of young-growth timber...
Board update: Seeking SEACC’s next leader
SEACC’s long-serving Executive Director, Meredith Trainor, will be moving on from SEACC in the new...
A personal note from the Executive Director
It is with deep gratitude and appreciation that I am writing you today to share that I plan to...
Changes are coming to NEPA
Changes are coming to NEPA, the foundational law that governs most of SEACC’s work at the federal...
After a summer of climate chaos, I’m ready for change
The news this summer has, frankly, been overwhelming — even for someone like me who has the...
Comment now: Lutak Dock deadline September 7
The public comment period for the Lutak Dock project in Haines has been extended to Thursday,...
Comment today on the Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan
Now is the time to check out the Alaska 2024-2027 Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan, with...
An update from the board on unionizing at SEACC
At SEACC, we often talk about our purpose and values in the context of our mission: protecting the...
2023 Legislative Recap
Climate recap with Matt Jackson This session was a mixed bag. There was really good news in the...
Hearing alert: Landless Bill hearing at 10:30 a.m. today — Comment Now through Nov. 2
This morning, at 10:30 am Alaska time, the Senate Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests and Mining is having a hearing on pending legislation that includes three bills sponsored by Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski, including : the...
Thorne Bay Basin Integrated Resource Management Project public comment opportunity
The Forest Service is proposing to log and treat more than 25,000 acres of young-growth timber near Thorne Bay and we are justifiably concerned. The Thorne Bay Basin Integrated Resource Management Project was initially scoped in 2022, but due to an intense response,...
Board update: Seeking SEACC’s next leader
SEACC’s long-serving Executive Director, Meredith Trainor, will be moving on from SEACC in the new year, and the Board is about to embark on a hiring process to identify a successor. As Co-Chairs of the Board of the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, and on behalf...
A personal note from the Executive Director
It is with deep gratitude and appreciation that I am writing you today to share that I plan to transition out of the Executive Director role at SEACC in early 2024. Leading SEACC over the last seven plus years has been the journey — and privilege — of a lifetime, and...
Changes are coming to NEPA
Changes are coming to NEPA, the foundational law that governs most of SEACC’s work at the federal level. The Council for Environmental Quality (CEQ) announced, on July 28, a Phase 2 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking—the “Bipartisan Permitting Reform Implementation...
After a summer of climate chaos, I’m ready for change
The news this summer has, frankly, been overwhelming — even for someone like me who has the privilege of being paid to pay attention to climate change. The disastrous Suicide Basin flood of the Mendenhall River. The landslides in downtown Juneau that now seem almost...
Comment now: Lutak Dock deadline September 7
The public comment period for the Lutak Dock project in Haines has been extended to Thursday, September 7. It’s not too late to comment on this highly impactful project!In 2021, the Haines Borough was selected to receive $20 million in federal funding for the Lutak...
Comment today on the Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan
Now is the time to check out the Alaska 2024-2027 Statewide Transportation Improvement Plan, with comments due by this Sunday, September 3. This is your opportunity to let the State know what you think about Alaska’s plans for transportation spending its own money as...
An update from the board on unionizing at SEACC
At SEACC, we often talk about our purpose and values in the context of our mission: protecting the special lands and waters of Southeast Alaska. We don’t often need to talk about our values in the context of how we do our work — how we hold each other up, supporters,...
2023 Legislative Recap
Climate recap with Matt Jackson This session was a mixed bag. There was really good news in the form of the Renewable Energy Fund (REF) being made permanent, and all of SEACC’s climate priority bills at least got a hearing. But the elephant in the room is that ever...