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 […]
Alaska Conservation Alliance will be holding it’s annual meeting on November 11-12, 2010. The outcomes of this meeting will be common priorities to help build Alaska’s conservation movement. When: Thurs, November 11-Fri, November 12, 2010 from 9 am-5 pm Where: Commons Room 107, University of Alaska, Anchorage To register go to ACA online.
Get your home ready for winter! Join Michelle Wilber, REAP’s Energy Efficiency Coordinator, for REAP’s Forum “Winterizing Your Home: Energy Efficiency Tips for Cutting Energy Bills” on November 10, 2010 at the Anchorage Museum, 6 pm. Attendance is free. Michelle will share tips on home energy efficiency and tales from her two-year experience transforming her 1960 Anchorage fourplex from […]
A VETERAN’S PERSPECTIVE ON THE ARCTIC REFUGE is the topic for the Northern Voices Lecture from 7 to 8:30pm at the Noel Wien Public Library (1215 Cowles St.) in Fairbanks on November 10th. In honor of National Veteran’s week, Veterans including Alaska Native PETE PETER will discuss the connection between preserved public lands and National […]
Get your bids ready! The Northern Alaska Environmental Center (NAEC) Annual Auction is being held on Saturday, November 6th at the Princess Hotel in Fairbanks. This year NAEC is celebrating “50 Wild Years of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge” with fabulous items to bid on in support of conservation. The evening includes… 5 pm – Doors […]
Celebrate an outstanding Alaskan woman by nominating her for induction into the Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame! Nominees are those Alaskan women whose contributions, in any and all fields and endeavors, have influenced the direction of Alaska. Nominations are due November 1, 2010. To see who has been inducted in previous years, review eligibility requirements and […]
Join SEACC’s clean water and mining expert, GUY ARCHIBALD, on a field trip to learn about the EFFECTS OF POLLUTION AND DISRUPTION IN LOCAL JUNEAU WATERSHEDS from 10am to Noon. Subjects will include water quality and the effects of development on the biology of river ecosystems and river-dwelling life. The trip will begin in the […]
Alaska Quiet Rights Coalition invites you to spend the evening exploring Alaska’s Northcountry with Brian Okonek–wilderness guide, adventurer and photographer. Presentation: Skijoring & Dog Sledding Across Alaska with Brian Okonek Date: November 12, 2010 Location: Loussac Library’s Wilda Marston Theatre in Anchorage Time: 7:00-9:00 pm This event is free and open to the public. Refreshments will […]
An international panel of experts recently met in Geneva, Switzerland to review chemicals now being considered for a worldwide ban under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and ACF grantee Alaska Community Action on Toxics was there. Three chemicals being considered for global action are found in the Arctic due to their long […]
Celebrate an outstanding Alaskan woman by nominating her for induction into the Alaska Women’s Hall of Fame! Nominees are those Alaskan women whose contributions, in any and all fields and endeavors, have influenced the direction of Alaska. Nominations are due November 1, 2010. To see who has been inducted in previous years, review eligibility requirements and […]
