by Meredith Trainor | Oct 12, 2022 | Ravencall
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.
by Meredith Trainor | Apr 1, 2022 | Blog, Featured
This week we’re celebrating two incredible additions to the extended SEACC team — our new Tongass Forest Program Manager Maranda Hamme and incoming board member Kashudoha Wanda Loescher Culp! First, we are happy to introduce Maranda. Maranda Hamme is a life-long...
by Meredith Trainor | Mar 28, 2022 | Blog, Featured
Hello, neighbor! I hope you enjoyed the glorious weather this past weekend and our breezy, increasingly light-filled glide into spring! There are two issues coming up that may pique your interest as a fellow resident of Dzántikʼi Héeni/Juneau. Each offers...
by Meredith Trainor | Oct 1, 2021 | Blog, Featured
This weekend we’re celebrating two incredible, hard-working female leaders at SEACC — outgoing board chair Katie Ione Craney and incoming board chair Natalie Watson! Katie Craney joined the SEACC board in 2019 and stepped into the board chair role after the departure...
by Meredith Trainor | Aug 25, 2021 | Blog, Featured, Press Releases
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...
by Meredith Trainor | Jul 15, 2021 | Blog, Climate change, Featured, Press Releases, Tongass
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!...
by Meredith Trainor | Feb 5, 2021 | Blog, Featured
SEACC is thrilled to announce three new members joining our staff and board.
by Meredith Trainor | Oct 20, 2020 | Blog, Featured
Photo by Michele Cornelius Dear Friends, 2020 is the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council’s 50th year and it looks very little like what we’d anticipated in 2018 and 2019. We reflected on our history and we planned celebrations for this milestone, but the global...
by Meredith Trainor | Apr 29, 2019 | Blog
We have exciting news this spring: SEACC is moving! In the last few years, our ranks have grown along with our program work. So, like fledgling robins in spring, we have gradually outgrown our nest at 224 Gold Street and are taking flight to new digs! This past week...
by Meredith Trainor | Dec 6, 2018 | Blog
Ketchikan. Photo by Haley Kardek Last week the State of Alaska’s Roadless Rule Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) submitted their final report to the Governor and State Forester. These recommendations will be considered as the State develops information for the Forest...