Join policymakers, business and civic leaders, and industry experts from around the state, nation and world for this annual conference. Network and share information for creating a sustainable energy future for Alaska. Learn about the latest developments and projects, and be part of implementing an independent energy future for Alaska that meets the state’s long-term […]
Tourism & Mining: Opportunities & Costs for Bristol Bay Conference – May 13
The only conference of its kind in Alaska, Tourism and Mining: Opportunities and Costs for Bristol Bay, Alaska, will have wide-ranging impacts and initiate important industry discussions about the future of tourism in Bristol Bay. Brought to you by Alaska Wilderness Recreation and Tourism Association. For more information, contact Nelli Williams at nwilliams@tu.org or register […]
ACF Board Chair Pens a New Book
In her new work, Early Warming: Crisis and Response in the Climate-Changed North, Nancy Lord takes readers deep into Alaska and Canada where indigenous communities are facing the immediate effects of climate change. Order your copy of Early Warming, and listen to an interview with Nancy Lord on APRN’s “Talk of Alaska” program.
“I Can’t Eat Coal” and Other Lessons from Tyonek
Chuitna River communities gathered in Tyonek this month to attend DNR’s second public hearing on the proposed Chuitna River coal strip mine. The testimony given was spoken from the heart — it was focused on culture, tradition, sustenance, family and the relationship with the land. One Tyonek elder summed up what is at stake with […]
John Haines – Alaska Loses a Champion & Friend
Alaska lost a champion and a highly regarded poet and thinker when Fairbanksan John Haines passed away on March 2. Haines was the author of eighteen books of poems and essays, including his first and perhaps best-loved Winter News and the memoir The Stars, The Snow, The Fire. Over his lifetime he was the recipient […]