January 2016 | Alaska Wilderness League

In Alaska’s Western Arctic, Big Things Can Have Small Beginnings

By Corey Himrod | January 15, 2016

Unmatched for its extraordinary ecological values and subsistence resources, the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska is rich in wilderness and wildlife. But development in the Reserve begins next winter, as ConocoPhillips seeks to exploit this pristine place in the name of oil profits. A new piece from Politico investigates how we reached this new reality.

The Top 5 Things We Want For The Arctic Ocean In 2016

By Kelsie Rudolph | January 13, 2016

We had so many great successes for the Arctic Ocean in 2015. As we begin 2016, here are five things we’d like to see happen for the Arctic Ocean this year.

A Hike At Fords Terror With My 78 Year-Old Dad

By Corey Himrod | January 6, 2016

This piece comes from our good friends up at NW Navigation Co., Jeffrey and Christine Smith, who lead specialty cruises in the San Juan Islands, as well as the Inside Passage and Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska. See the original blog here.