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 […]
ACF is moving!
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!
ACF co-sponsors the Bristol Bay Fly Fishing and Guide Academy for second year
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 by Ginny Hill Wood – Available now
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 […]
Alaska offers free energy training in June
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 – […]
Alaska Native Fund Letters of Inquiry due July 15th
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 […]
ACF recruiting for database specialist. Apply now!
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 […]
AK First Lady visits Keet for local fish lunch
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 […]
How a Grassroots Rebellion Won the Nation’s Biggest Climate Victory
Check out this article explaning how US conservationists prevented over 160 coal fired power plants from being constructed, which would have increased US carbon pollution by 9.5%. ACF and our partners in Alaska are joining in by helping to keep Alaska’s coal in the ground and our air clean.
Apply for Potlatch Fund’s Community Building grant – deadline April 13th
2012 marks eight years of Potlatch Fund’s Community Building grant program. These grants promote community organizing, community building, and community celebration. They work to impart values, histories, and knowledge to the next generation. Applications must be postmarked by Friday, April 13th.
