SEACC Blog
COMMENT NOW on the Palmer Project exploration permit amendment
The deadline was extended to June 3. Thank you for asking the Alaska Department of Natural...
URGENT: Ask for a comment period extension on the Palmer Project exploration permit amendment
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has received a request from the Palmer Project...
Where all the climate bills are at as the legislature wraps
The complete rundown on Thursday’s virtual town hall with the Alaska Climate Alliance We are...
Submit your public comment on the Greens Creek Mine tailings expansion
The public comment period for the Greens Creek Mine tailings expansion is open and has been...
Alaska needs your help in the legislature!
I'm writing to you as a coordinating team member of the Alaska Climate Alliance, and also as...
Act now to protect Alaska’s wetlands!
Hey, folks! Last week Governor Dunleavy’s ill-conceived initiative to have Alaska take over Clean...
All About That Green Bank!
At last, one of SEACC’s wonkiest climate priorities has reached the capital! House Bill 154, and...
No changes to Whale Pass Timber Sale Plan!
The final Forest Land Use Plan (FLUP) for the Whale Pass Timber Sale was released yesterday...
SEACC Official Statement on National Labor Relations Board Ballot Count
The Southeast Alaska Conservation Council has been at the forefront of protecting Southeast...
Just dropped — the Hecla Greens Creek Mining Company DSEIS
Hey folks, check this out. The Hecla Greens Creek Mining Company tailings expansion draft...
Oppose the Expedited Timber Sales Bill HB104!
Here’s the latest on House Bill 104, the Expedited Timber Sales Bill currently in the House...
You can support renewable energy projects in rural Southeast!
You’ve already written to the legislature to support the Renewable Energy Fund (REF). Now, thanks...
Questionable Carbon Credits — March ’23 Climate Newsletter
It’s the March Southeast Alaska Climate Report! And we’re getting right to it with the good, the...
SEACC takes a stance on Wild Fish Conservancy Lawsuit
SEACC's staff and board have been reading up on the Wild Fish Conservancy's lawsuit seeking to end...
Position Paper on HB49/SB48
Overview House Bill 49 and its companion bill in the Senate, Senate Bill 48, propose to create a...
Oppose old-growth logging in Southeast Alaska!
The State of Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Forestry announced its Five...
Renewable Energy Action — The Feb. Climate Newsletter
In this month's Southeast Alaska Climate Report, we have urgent action on the Renewable Energy...
Speak up for the Chilkat Watershed!
On January 30, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took action to protect the Bristol Bay...
A Recap of Rural Development: The Legislative Process
Greetings! As SEACC’s Environmental Policy Analyst, I seldom have occasion to create social...
An Update from our Board
Congratulations to the SEACC staff and to all of our supporters who spoke up, wrote in, and signed...
It’s time to act for Alaska’s climate!
If you’ve been following SEACC’s climate work then you know we’ve been working hard with allies...
We did it! Alaska Roadless Rule decision finalized!
It’s official — the National Roadless Rule has been officially restored to the Tongass National...
Comment now on the Juneau Douglas North Crossing PEL Study!
As you’re most likely aware, the comment period is currently open for the Juneau Douglas North...
Join SEACC for a week of climate action!
It has been my biggest honor to be the Indigenous Engagement Lead over the past five years here at...
Southeast Alaska Climate Report: New Year, New Opportunities
SEACC wishes you all a Happy New Year and wants to thank you for reading our first climate...
Comment to the USDA on the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Facility Improvements Project!
Last week, the United States Forest Service (USFS) released a supplemental draft environmental...
Comment now to encourage the University of Alaska to preserve 21,000 acres of land!
As you may have read in the news, the University of Alaska is expected to receive 360,000 acres of...
SEACC 2023 Tide Book — Southeast Alaskans on Intersectionality
Here, Southeast Alaskans describe what intersectionality and interconnectedness mean to them,...
Comment now on the Glacier Bay National Park Draft Marine Management Plan!
The Glacier Bay National Park Draft Marine Management Plan is out for public review and comment...
Organizing for Success in this Legislature
Sometimes these monthly climate updates are all over the place — a mix of personal anecdotes, good...
Heather Evoy’s SEACC Travel Series Recap
If you follow us on social media, you might have noticed how, every Sunday, I recapped a trip I...
You could win big this Giving Tuesday!
Donations must be made on Giving Tuesday (Nov. 29), between midnight and 11:59 p.m. Alaska Time to...
It’s been a big week for climate at SEACC!
It’s been a big week for SEACC’s climate work. I want to start by thanking everyone who made it...
Save the Date for the Juneau COP27 Meetup!
The 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly referred to as COP27, is now...
SEACC’s top priorities for the next legislature are …
Please join us for a virtual community forum on the most important climate and energy issues of...
A good day to reflect on the history of land theft, colonization, and genocide in Alaska
Today is a good day to reflect on the history of land theft, colonization, and genocide in Alaska....
Organizing for a joyful future — The November Southeast Alaska Climate Report
Years before I started at SEACC, I worked with teenagers in Alaska’s mental health system, helping...
You’re invited to a live panel for Alaska’s Climate Forest on Oct. 20!
You’re invited to the Tongass Forest Informational Webinar on Thursday, October 20, from noon to 1...
Join us for the POW Unit 2 Deer Summit, Oct. 13-15!
I’m excited to announce that SEACC will be co-sponsoring the Prince of Wales Island Unit 2 Deer...
Reminder! Lutak Dock Presentation Tonight!
This is a reminder that Turnagain Marine Construction will give a presentation tonight at 6:30...
A Small Solution for Coast-to-Coast Climate Chaos — The Southeast Alaska Climate Report Oct. 2022
As I’m writing this I’ve just gotten home from SEACC’s first post-pandemic board and staff retreat...
Oct. 6! Catch the Turnagain Marine presentation on Lutak Dock.
This Thursday, October 6 at 6:30 PM, Turnagain Marine Construction will give a presentation on...
Comment now on the Whale Pass Timber Sale!
Did you know that the State of Alaska typically holds several comment periods attached to each...
Thursday Night! Special Assembly Meeting on Lutak Dock!
Dear friend, This Thursday night at 6:30 p.m., the Haines Borough Assembly will hold a special...
Candidate Questionnaire on Climate
"We looked for policies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, lower energy costs, and especially...
Comment now to oppose the El Capitan Timber Sale!
This past week, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources Division of Forestry issued a formal...
Let’s Keep Alaska Cool — The Southeast Alaska Climate Report September 2022
It’s good to be back at this newsletter! And it is a good time to be a climate activist. Why?...
Tell DOT&PF we don’t need a Cascade Point Ferry Terminal!
The Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) is back at it with a...
Here’s what the Inflation Reduction Act Means for Alaska.
Hopefully, you’ve seen the headlines by now, a heavily pruned climate and healthcare bill, dubbed...
Tell federal agencies to take action to protect mature and old-growth trees on the Tongass!
This past Earth Day, President Biden issued an executive order calling on the United States Forest...
The Southeast Alaska Climate Report for August 2022!
July was a very busy month for me. For those who didn’t read last month's newsletter, I am Samara...
Help us get the BLM’s attention on the Palmer Project!
The Chilkat Watershed is one of the most dynamic and biologically diverse areas in all of Alaska,...
SEACC is coming to Haines Fair!
We are so excited about the Southeast Alaska State Fair this week! SEACC will be there from July...
SEACC will see you at the Climate Fair this Saturday!
This Saturday, check out the now-annual Climate Fair for a Cool Planet! The fair will run from 3...
Tell the EPA and BLM to step in on the Palmer Project!
The Palmer Project is a proposed massive sulfide mine at the headwaters of Southeast Alaska’s...
Southeast Alaska Climate Report No. 5
This month's climate newsletter will be a little different but in a good way. First off, my name...
Foraging in a Changing Climate
Foraging in a Changing Climate Wild foods center a grounding, healing—and empowering—tradition As...
Take Action to Protect the Chilkat from the Palmer Mine
The Chilkat Watershed is facing irreversible threats as the Constantine-DOWA Partnership works to...
No Palmer Mine Merch Now Available!
We have some exciting news! We have just launched our first line of No Palmer Mine merchandise!...
Please welcome SEACC’s interns for summer 2022!
Please welcome SEACC's interns for summer 2022! Sydney Ribera, Development and Outreach Intern...
A win for clean water! … For now.
Keeping track of mining projects in Southeast Alaska is an important part of the work we do at...
Southeast Alaska Climate Report No. 4
May was a busy month for Alaska’s climate movement. For one, my work with SEACC was in the news...
Our 2022 SEACC supporter survey is LIVE!
We want to hear from you! As someone who cares about Southeast Alaska, your ideas and perspective...
Tell Mental Health Trust to Reject the Palmer Project!
It’s been intense here in the Chilkat Valley lately, as the Constantine-DOWA Partnership tries to...
SEACC Will be at Little Norway Festival 2022 in Petersburg
We are so excited about Little Norway Festival! SEACC will be there on May 20 and 21, and we can’t...
Join the News Conference and Rally to Protect Water Quality and Health
Please join Alaska Community Action on Toxics and Gustavus PFAS Action Coalition for a news...
It’s still Earth Day! — Southeast Alaska Climate Report No. 3
This newsletter is going to be (mostly) good news for once so grab your favorite beverage and...
The public deserves a voice on the Palmer Project! 🗣
The Constantine-DOWA partnership is trying to inject their wastewater from mine exploration into...
Heads up! SB 85 is up for public testimony at 9 a.m Tuesday, May 3!
We’ll get right to it: Tell Senate Finance to vote NO on SB 85. Senate Bill 85, introduced by Gov....
Thank President Biden for his executive order here!
As you may know, on Earth Day — April 22, 2022 — President Joe Biden signed his Executive Order to...
SEACC Is Coming to Prince of Wales! 🧳
After a long two years of having to mostly do outreach and community engagement from behind a...
Heads up! Senate Bill 180 is up for public testimony on!
Heads up! Senate Bill 180 is up for public testimony in the Alaska Senate Resources Committee at...
Haines, thank you for speaking up to protect our home!
Recently, we’ve been asking you to weigh in with the Haines Borough Assembly and Planning...
SEACC Is Coming to Ketchikan!
After a long two years of having to mostly do outreach and community engagement from behind a...
Tonight! Tell the Assembly to Reject Lutak Dock Phase 3!
Last Thursday night, the Haines Borough Planning Commission voted to advance permitting for Phase...
Clips From the March 24 Ports & Harbors Committee Tell the Real Story
As the Haines Borough barrels ahead to develop shipping facilities at Lutak Dock, they’ve been...
An ore transfer facility by any other name is still an ore terminal.
Recently I wrote asking you to tell the Haines Borough Planning Commission you oppose Phase 3 of...
Southeast Alaska Climate Report No. 2
Though Southeast Alaska Conservation Council is based in Juneau, not everyone knows that I...
Tell the Haines Borough we will not embrace an ore terminal!
On March 24, a group of Yukon mining industry representatives met with the Haines Ports and...
Welcoming two incredible additions to the SEACC team!
This week we’re celebrating two incredible additions to the extended SEACC team — our new Tongass...
Heads up, Juneau! There are two tourism development-related opportunities to make your voice heard!
Hello, neighbor! I hope you enjoyed the glorious weather this past weekend and our breezy,...
We Want the Roadless Rule Kept in Place!
During the United States Department of Agriculture’s public process from November 23, 2021, to...
SB180 would permanently strip the Ocean Rangers out of Alaska law!
Heads up, folks — we have incoming cruise ship industry legislation. And you can help. We have...
Update: The Kensington Mine has received a 10-year extension
OK, maybe you’ve seen the news. The Kensington Gold Mine expansion has been approved. It’s a mixed...
Introducing the Southeast Alaska Climate Report!
Maybe it’s because it’s the first Monday morning of a potential WW3 as I write this, but my early...
SEACC Promotional Clothing Design Request for Proposals 2022
Overview Since 1970, Southeast Alaska Conservation Council (SEACC) has sought to permanently...
SEACC and Other Conservation Groups tell Biden administration: Let trees grow
JUNEAU (Tlingit: Aakʼw Ḵwáan Lands) — A coalition of more than 80 conservation groups, including...
Gratitude for resolution of mining threat to Skagit Headwaters, but threat of Canadian mines to American rivers remains
Photo: Benjamin Drummond and LightHawk FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 27, 2022 Seattle, WA —...
SEACC and Partners Host Virtual Rally for the Tongass in Final Push for Public Comment
JUNEAU (Tlingit: Aakʼw Ḵwáan Lands) — Last fall, the Biden administration opened a public process...
Senator Murkowski wants to know why salmon are in decline by Jan. 14!
Senator Murkowski wants to know why salmon are in decline across our state. Is it: A) Mining and...
Speak out for herring with Sitka Tribe of Alaska, Herring Protectors, and SEACC!
It is my pleasure to write this, not only as the Indigenous Engagement Lead for SEACC but also as...
Submit Your Roadless Rule Comments to the Forest Service Now!
Today marks the official start date of the 60-day public comment period on the Biden...
Celebrating Two Great SEACC Board Leaders!
This weekend we’re celebrating two incredible, hard-working female leaders at SEACC — outgoing...
Submit Your Comments for SASS by October 18!
On July 15, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it would set up a new team to consult...
Alpine Islands: Hunting for Mountain Goats in a Changing Climate
SEACC Climate Organizer Matt Jackson spotlights how climate change will affect mountain goats on a...
Why SEACC Is Canceling the Rescheduled 50ish Celebration
Two years ago, in late summer 2019, we reached out to you to share our excitement about our...
SEACC is objecting to the Kensington Mine expansion!
Kensington Gold Mine — located north of Juneau and across Berners Bay, just beyond the end of the...
How to Formally Object to the Kensington Mine Expansion
Dear friends of Berners Bay, If you made a public comment on the proposed Kensington Mine...
Roadless Rule Reinstatement and an End to Old-Growth Logging
It is with great joy that we write to share that this morning, the Secretary of the United States...
Press Release: SEACC Celebrates Biden’s Tongass Turnover, Calls for Formal Reinstatement of Full, National Roadless Rule Protections for the Tongass
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 11, 2021 Southeast Alaska Conservation Council (SEACC) Celebrates...