Posts Tagged ‘League Post’
Climage change and skiing across the Wrangells
(This piece originally appeared on the Voile V-Team Backcountry Blog.) When 18 Alaskans set out last Spring for the 2019 Alaska Mountain Wilderness Ski Classic, it didn’t occur to anybody that the whole group would be shut down by Alaska’s changing climate.
Read MoreLeague awards Mardy Murie Lifetime Achievement Award
Tom Campion (center) with writer and climate activist Maia Wikler (left) and artist Monica Hernandez (right). (Alaska Wilderness League) We were thrilled on November 12, 2019, to honor a great conservation advocate, philanthropist and political operative, and a true Alaska conservation hero, Tom Campion, with our first ever Mardy Murie Lifetime Achievement Award.
Read MoreSoutheast Alaska Stands Up For The Tongass
Alaska Wilderness League had a busy week recently in Washington, D.C., defending the Tongass National Forest from the Trump administration’s efforts to remove Roadless Rule protections.
Read MoreShining The Spotlight On Interior
It’s time to shine a light on the Interior Department’s plans to destroy the Arctic Refuge. Help us make sure that President Trump and Interior Secretary Bernhardt hear our message: drilling will kill polar bears.
Read MoreTrump’s Push To Drill In The Arctic Is Meeting Fierce Opposition
This piece from Alaska Wilderness League’s executive director Adam Kolton originally appeared on Truthout.
Read MoreBehind The Scenes: H.R. 1146 Passes!
A firsthand account of activities on Capitol Hill during the historic House vote to protect the Arctic Refuge.
Read MoreAttending The Arctic Indigenous Climate Summit
This summer, Gwichyaa Zhee/Fort Yukon hosted the first ever Arctic Indigenous Climate Summit.
Read MoreThe Arctic Refuge Lease Sale Limitation, Explained
(This piece originally appeared in The Hill.) How the House of Representatives Interior Department spending bill holds the Trump administration accountable for 2017 promises.
Read MoreCommunities Come Together To Stand With The Gwich’in
On the evening of March 5, nearly two hundred people gathered in a ballroom on the campus of the University of New Mexico to lend their voice to the overwhelming call for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to reject plans to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and instead, restore protection for the…
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