ACF is pleased to announce new matching gifts program search functionality is available on its website. See if your employer has a matching gift program that contributes to conservation organizations and learn how you can double your impact in Alaska!
Alaska Forum on the Environment (Feb 7-11, 2011): This annual conference will offer a full comprehensive series of sessions on climate change, energy, environmental regulations, cleanup and remediation, fish & wildlife, solid waste, and special programs for Alaskan youth.
If you are over 70 ½ years old you have until January 31, 2011 to complete an IRA Charitable roll-over and still have it count as a 2010 IRA roll-over. Last year Congress reauthorized legislation that allows you to make a charitable gift from your IRA in 2010 and 2011 without incurring federal income tax on the withdrawal. […]
ACF has an exciting job opportunity available immediately! We are looking for a part-time Finance and Operations Specialist. This position supports the Director of Finance and Operations with accounting, human resources, facilities and IT responsibilities. Finance duties include budgeting, financial research and reports, journal entries, grant tracking and transaction processing. Other duties include management of HR benefits, […]
The Copper River Watershed Project is pleased to partner with Sundog Expeditions to offer the adventure of a lifetime. Ten lucky adventurers will embark on a 7-day rafting trip from Chitina to Cordova, July 15-21, 2011. This trip is being offered for a competitive rate of $2,150 ($400 deposit required to reserve seat). 20% of […]
Why are heavy equipment operators in the Tongass actually dragging big logs into streams? They’re restoring natural conditions that were disrupted by past logging. In old-growth forests, some trees fall into streams, making natural pools that provide good habitat for fish, especially salmon. On many parts of the Tongass, logging operations stripped all the trees […]
Nancy Lord reflects on a holiday spent in the Arctic where the effects of climate change are starkly obvious, and the meaning of “home” is endangered. Nancy Lord is a former Alaska Writer Laureate and the Chair of ACF’s Board of Trustees. Read her op-ed now.
Journey into the Arctic wilderness each month with the 2011 Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Celebrating 50 Years! calendar. Produced by the Northern Alaska Environmental Center and Arctic Audubon Society this is a limited edition calendar celebrating the Refuge’s 50th anniversary. Quotes, facts and stunning photography capture the Arctic’s timelessness and sense of wonder. Calendars cost […]
Join AMCC and AYEA on Friday, December 3rd for a showing of several beautiful and inspirational films portraying the ways in which we love, effect, and play in the natural world. AMCC‘s one-night event is part of a national tour brining the year’s best environmental films to communities all around the country. Learn more about the event […]
Set fire to your frozen shoes. Cut your own hair with a pocket knife. Chop raw garlic with your teeth. And join Hig and Erin for the movie premier of their year-long journey along the North Pacific Coast. In June 2007, Hig and Erin left their former apartment in Seattle and walked north, 4000 miles […]
