On May 29th, the eleven members of our 2018 Ted Smith Conservation Internship Program began their summer internships. The interns joined us last week at the Alaska Conservation Foundation office in Anchorage for a fun three day orientation where they learned all about Alaska in preparation for the program. The following organizations received grants from […]
On May 7th, Alaska Conservation Foundation gained a new team member! Ruan du Plessis joined us as our Director of Finance and Operations. Ruan was born and raised about as far away from the Alaskan wilderness as one can get – at the Southern tip of Africa. He spent five years with PwC, both in […]
As of April 20th, the Trump administration has launched the process to lease the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil drilling. This process begins with an environmental review, which is preceded by a 60 day public comment period and five public scoping meetings in Alaska. The public comment period is open […]
The fight against Pebble Mine in the salmon-rich Bristol Bay region is back on defensive. Bristol Bay is so rich in Sockeye salmon that in 2017, 60 million salmon returned to the region, with nearly 20 million making their way upstream to spawn – some of the highest numbers in the fishery’s 130-year history. Bristol […]
Over the last couple months, Alaska Conservation Foundation has added three new members to our team! We are excited to welcome: Aaron Poe, Network Officer Camille Davis, Development Associate Carley O’Connell, Communications and Development Associate Learn more about Aaron, Camille, and Carley through their bios on our staff page here. The new team members […]
Alaska Conservation Foundation is now accepting award nominations for the 2018 Conservation Achievement Awards through May 11, 2018. Each year, Alaska Conservation Foundation honors those who have gone above and beyond the call of duty in helping to protect Alaska’s natural environment. Awards this year are being made in the following categories: Lifetime Achievement Award […]
In February 2018, Alaska Conservation Foundation moved into a new space. Only a few blocks from our old office, we found the perfect space. We are now located at 1227 W. 9th Avenue, Suite 300 in Downtown Anchorage. Please feel free to stop by for a visit!
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 […]
ACF Board member and supporter, Alaska champion North to Alaska I first came to Alaska in 1973 after spending several years as the Assistant to the Director of The Institute of Ecology in Madison, Wisconsin. I moved to Ketchikan to help organize the Ketchikan Gateway Borough Planning Department and continued to live in Alaska until […]
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 […]
