by Aaron Brakel | Mar 3, 2022 | Blog, Featured
OK, maybe you’ve seen the news. The Kensington Gold Mine expansion has been approved. It’s a mixed bag. Tongass Forest Supervisor Earl Stewart has signed the Final Record of Decision for the Plan of Operations Amendment 1 for Kensington. This is the final...
by Matt Jackson | Mar 1, 2022 | Blog, Featured
Maybe it’s because it’s the first Monday morning of a potential WW3 as I write this, but my early drafts of this newsletter were full of doom and gloom. I’ve restarted more times than the U.S. has failed to meet its Paris Accord goals, and, well, writing about climate...
by Mel Izard | Feb 18, 2022 | Blog, Featured
Overview Since 1970, Southeast Alaska Conservation Council (SEACC) has sought to permanently protect the biologically productive Tongass National Forest watersheds and areas important to Southeast Alaska’s people and ecosystems while fostering communities that thrive...
by Chiara D'Angelo | Feb 15, 2022 | Blog, Featured, Press Releases
JUNEAU (Tlingit: Aakʼw Ḵwáan Lands) — A coalition of more than 80 conservation groups, including Southeast Alaska Conservation Council (SEACC), launched a new campaign Tuesday, Feb. 15, called Climate Forests. We are calling on the Biden administration to take...
by Aaron Brakel | Jan 27, 2022 | Blog, Featured, Press Releases
Photo: Benjamin Drummond and LightHawk FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 27, 2022 Seattle, WA — U.S.-based conservation groups welcome the Jan. 19 news of a great win resolving the threat of B.C. mining in the so-called “Donut Hole” of the Upper Skagit River, that flows...
by Lauren Cusimano | Jan 13, 2022 | Blog, Featured, Press Releases
JUNEAU (Tlingit: Aakʼw Ḵwáan Lands) — Last fall, the Biden administration opened a public process to restore Roadless Rule protections on the Tongass. Since, Southeast Alaskans have been generating massive displays of support from regional and national stakeholders to...
by SEACC | Jan 12, 2022 | Blog, Featured
Senator Murkowski wants to know why salmon are in decline across our state. Is it: A) Mining and logging degrading our watersheds B) Climate change C) Trawl bycatch D) All of the above Give her your thoughts by this Friday, Jan. 14! She’s all ears at the Salmon...
by Heather Evoy | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog, Featured
It is my pleasure to write this, not only as the Indigenous Engagement Lead for SEACC but also as a Tlingit whose outer shell is Kiks.adi. I’m proud to share that we at SEACC will now be actively working to support herring conservation across Southeast Alaska —...
by Chiara D'Angelo | Nov 23, 2021 | Blog, Featured
Today marks the official start date of the 60-day public comment period on the Biden administration’s promise to restore the National Roadless Rule to the Tongass National Forest. Now is your time to act! We encourage Southeast Alaskans, supporters, and members...
by Lauren Cusimano | Nov 18, 2021 | Featured, Press Releases
JUNEAU (Tlingit: Aakʼw Ḵwáan Lands) — The United States Department of Agriculture announced today that the long-awaited 60-day public process restoring the national Roadless Rule to the Tongass will open on Tuesday, November 23. During the 60-day comment period, the...
