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South Revilla Timber Sale: Bad for Wildlife, Subsistence, Taxpayers & Recreation

Photo of Carroll Inlet, located near the Shelter Island area of South Revillagigedo Island, by...

5 Things You Can Do Today to Protect Alaskan Waters and Communities

Photo by Jeremy Lavender of Lavender Peaks Photography These are challenging times. As we’re all...

On #GivingTuesday, We Come Together!

Starting today, #GivingTuesday, SEACC's Board of Directors, bound together by a shared vision of a...

Speak up for Alaska’s Water Quality at Triennial Review

Now is your chance to add your voice to Alaska's water quality management for the next three...

The Future of the Tongass Lies in Restoring its Past

SEACC is celebrating our 50th anniversary alongside that of one of our country's most important...

Q&A with SEACC Leadership, Past & Present

Bart Koehler 1984-1991 & 1995-1999 Executive Director What was your vision for SEACC when you...

The Next 50 Years of SEACC

Photo by Michele Cornelius Dear Friends, 2020 is the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council’s 50th...

Water Currents: Water, Art & Activism

By Sarah Davidson We're trying something new! Once a month, we'll be sharing three things that are...

Forest Currents: Youth In Action

By Dan Cannon Once a month, we'll be sharing three things that are catching our attention on...

Water Currents: The Toxic Water Crisis Caused by PFAS

By Sarah Davidson We're trying something new! Once a month, we'll be sharing three things that are...

SEACC is making big moves!

We have exciting news this spring: SEACC is moving! In the last few years, our ranks have grown...

Water Currents: Youth in Action

By Sarah Davidson We're trying something new! Once a month, we'll be sharing three things that are...

Water Currents: The Power of Collective Action

By Sarah Davidson We're trying something new! Once a month, we'll be sharing three things that are...

Why Brazil’s Mining Record Matters in Alaska

Firefighters look for victims of a dam collapse in Brumadinho, Brazil. Photo by Léo Corrêa/AP By...

Southeast Tribes Seek Human Rights Violation Investigation

By Guy Archibald On Wednesday, Dec. 5, the Southeast Alaska Indigenous Transboundary Commission...

Alaska Roadless Rule Citizens Advisory Committee Recommends Stripping Roadless Protections on the Tongass

Ketchikan. Photo by Haley Kardek Last week the State of Alaska’s Roadless Rule Citizens Advisory...

Welcome Dan!

I am excited to officially introduce and welcome our new Tongass Forest Program Manager, Dan...

Bearing Witness: Reflections on the Mt. Polley Mine Disaster Four Years Later

By Sarah Davidson On Sept. 30, I joined a group traveling through the beautiful and rugged terrain...

Share what you love and win prizes

Do you enjoy taking photos of what you see around you and want to protect Southeast Alaska?...

Taxpayer dollars wasted trying to sell Tongass old growth — The North Kuiu Timber Sale

No Name Bay on Kuiu Island in Southeast Alaska in 1992. Photo by Skip Gray/Lighthawk. By Buck...

Meet the New Faces of SEACC!

We are excited to announce that SEACC is growing! In the past months, we have welcomed three new...

27 Years of Protecting the Tongass

Twenty-seven years ago, Buck Lindekugel was hired on at SEACC as our Grassroots Attorney. To...

H.R. 232 Threatens National Forests

By Buck Lindekugel On Jan. 3, 2017, Alaskan Congressman Don Young fired the first shot in the...

Thank you for speaking up for the Tongass

Photo by Malena Marvin By Seth Ballhorn Thanks to you who took the time to comment on the draft...

Summary of the Draft Tongass Plan

Photo by Brad Parsk By Seth Ballhorn In November of 2015 the U.S. Forest Service released a Draft...

25th Anniversary of the Tongass Timber Reform Act

By Bart Koehler It has been 25 years since the Tongass Timber Reform Act (TTRA) was signed into...

Proposed forest plan protects salmon strongholds, but continues old-growth controversy

By Seth Ballhorn On Nov. 20 we got our first look at the Forest Service’s latest draft amendment...

Talking points for Greens Creek Mine Expansion public meetings

Two public meetings are planned for on the Greens Creek Mine Expansion Scoping process. The...

How Art Can Inspire Climate Action

Alaska’s climate activists have raised the alarm on the need for the 49th states’ Congressional...

Missed The Roadless Rule Webinar? Listen Here!

SEACC Roadless Rules WebinarAhead of an expected release of the Final Environmental Impact...

Hunker Down for Climate Change Virtual Gallery

Take a virtual stroll past a selection of art from workshops led by Matt Hamilton and Ellie...

Climate Warrior: Trixie Bennett on 10,000 years of Native Resiliency

We have some of, if not the best, fisheries that are left on the planet. We need to preserve that.

Climate Warrior: Tis Peterman Bridges a Transboundary Divide

Tis Peterman of Wrangell, who is both Tlingit and Tahltan, can trace her lineage back to an...

Climate Warrior: Wanda Culp stands up for Native sovereignty

“We are tied into the rules of nature as a people. We cannot go against the rules of nature. Our cultural existence depends on understanding the rules of nature.”

Climate Warrior: ‘Herring Woman’ Louise Brady fights for Sitka herring fishery

“It’s not our job to make money off of herring. It is our job to live in harmony, to live with the environment. We have to understand that we are no different, no better than the fish we are eating, the herring eggs I am eating. It’s a holistic way of looking at things.”

SEACC Policy Review: Update to the Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the NEPA

In this 50th year of NEPA, it is particularly egregious that the Trump Administration has chosen...

Road to No Road

It was in the early 1990s that the latest incarnation of “The Road” took shape. The idea was to create easier access to Juneau, Alaska’s capitol, which remains accessible only by air or sea. While Juneau is not the only capitol city not connected by road, sharing that designation with Honolulu and Victoria, BC, it is the only one located on the mainland.

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