We are pleased to report that in its second year, the Alaska Native Fund has awarded nine grants totaling $142,000 to support projects addressing indigenous environmental priorities and critical food security issues in Alaska Native communities. Join us in congratulating the grantees on their worthwhile projects.
Indigenous Environmental Network (IEN) and Western Mining Action Network (WMAN) The goal of the Mining Mini-grants Program is to support and enhance the capacity building efforts of mining-impacted communities in the U.S. and Canada to assure that mining projects do not adversely affect human, cultural, and the ecological health of communities. Applications are accepted three […]
In response to the high rate of Executive Director turnover and significant shifts in Alaska’s political and economic landscape, in 2009 ACF gathered conservation leaders to begin discussing the challenges hindering effectiveness and innovative strategies for addressing it. Through the Transformers process, these leaders from across Alaska concluded that significant changes in how they approach […]
Effective September 24, 2012 ACF’s new address is: 911 West 8th Ave., Suite 300, Anchorage, AK 99501. Our phone number will still be (907) 276-1917. Stay tuned for an open house!
Looking for a fly fishing guide for your next trip to Bristol Bay? Your guide could be a graduate of the Bristol Bay Fly Fishing and Guide Academy. In its fourth year, the Academy teaches Bristol Bay youth the business of recreational fishing and guiding, and grooms them to be advocates—and leaders—for healthy watersheds and […]
Boots, Bikes, and Bombers is an intimate biography of Ginny Hill Wood, a pioneering Alaska conservationist, outdoorswoman and one of the founders of Alaska Conservation Foundation. Born in Washington in 1917, Wood served as a Women’s Airforce Service Pilot in World War II, and flew a military surplus airplane to Alaska in 1946. Settling in […]
With a grant from AK Department of Labor, the Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council is holding 4 weeks of free trainings from Solar Energy International in Alaska. Schedule includes: PV 101 – Grid-Tie Solar Electric Design and Installation (June 4-8) PV 203 – Battery-Based Solar Electric Design and Installation (June 11-15) Solar Thermal 101 – […]
The Alaska Native Fund was launched in 2011 by Alaska Conservation Foundation in partnership with an Alaska Native Fund Steering Committee. The Fund is designed to advance Alaska Native priorities for protecting the land, water, and wildlife integral to their way of life. In 2012, the Alaska Native Fund will grant up to $125,000 for […]
Alaska Conservation Foundation has recently transformed its donation (and grant) management system by implementing a Salesforce database. The Development Database Specialist is responsible for administrative oversight of the database while performing critical support to the organization’s philanthropic efforts by using it to process donations and thank you letters, conduct weekly financial closings, and provide reports […]
Alaska First Lady Sandy Parnell was in Sitka on Wednesday to honor a program that offers local fish lunches to students. The Fish to Schools Program grew out of a health summit in Sitka two years ago when someone suggested serving local fish in school cafeterias. The project is led by the Sitka Conservation Society […]
