by SEACC | May 24, 2023 | Blog, Featured
The deadline was extended to June 3. Thank you for asking the Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) for an extension of the comment period on the Palmer Project exploration permit amendment! Thanks to your pressure, the deadline was extended to June 3. As a...
by SEACC | Apr 26, 2023 | Featured, Ravencall
By Marian Allen with help from Eric Calvin In December 2022, the Tongass lost a man who did much to protect Southeast Alaska through his love of his home, his impact on Sitka, and sharing all that with his children, friends, and the next generation of Sitkans. Larry...
by SEACC | Mar 6, 2023 | Blog, Featured
SEACC’s staff and board have been reading up on the Wild Fish Conservancy’s lawsuit seeking to end the Southeast Troll fishery over the last week, and after carefully examining the situation we’ve come to a unanimous conclusion. Our mission has...
by SEACC | Feb 6, 2023 | Blog, Featured
Congratulations to the SEACC staff and to all of our supporters who spoke up, wrote in, and signed petitions to protect our largest temperate rainforest! We are celebrating the long-awaited victory of the National Roadless Rule being reinstated on the Tongass. SEACC...
by SEACC | Jan 25, 2023 | Press Releases
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jan. 25, 2023 Juneau, Alaska/Áakʼw Ḵwáan Territory Media Contacts: See below U.S. Forest Service restores critical protections to Tongass National Forest The National Roadless Rule was rolled back for America’s last great rainforest by the Trump...
by SEACC | Dec 15, 2022 | Blog, Featured
Here, Southeast Alaskans describe what intersectionality and interconnectedness mean to them, environmental issues affecting people, and the futures they envision for their communities. SEACC is grateful to everyone who contributed their experience and knowledge to...
by SEACC | Nov 7, 2022 | Featured, Press Releases
Mine project in Alaska’s Chilkat River watershed threatens traditional subsistence, clean water, wild salmon, and community health CONTACTS Erin Colón, Earthjustice, (907) 792-7130, [email protected] Chris Zimmer, Rivers Without Borders, (907)...
by SEACC | Oct 12, 2022 | Ravencall
Donald Ross, a long-time friend of SEACC, Tongass strongheart, and lifelong conservation leader and strategist passed away on May 14, 2022. After over 40 years of steadfastly working with a donor and dear friend to support our work to save the Tongass, I learned he...
by SEACC | Aug 2, 2022 | Blog, Featured
July was a very busy month for me. For those who didn’t read last month’s newsletter, I am Samara Kasayulie-Kookesh and I am an intern for SEACC through First Alaskans Institute. As I write this, I am realizing how fast my internship went by and how soon it will...
by SEACC | Jul 1, 2022 | Blog, Featured
This month’s climate newsletter will be a little different but in a good way. First off, my name is Samara Kasayulie-Kookesh and I am an intern for SEACC through First Alaskans Institute. I am Tlingit and Yupik from Angoon, Alaska. I will be working alongside...
