Posts Tagged ‘Wildlife’
Migrations: A whimbrel’s wayward journey
A GPS tracker reveals an incredible Alaska journey.
Read MoreThe forest within: Finding wisdom in the woods
Author Amy Gulick joined us recently on Geography of Hope to share stories from the Tongass National Forest. Below, she discusses “finding wisdom in the woods.”
Read MoreThe Salmon Way: An Alaska State of Mind
Alaska Wilderness League was honored to conclude our second season of our Geography of Hope series talking Tongass National Forest with our great friend, Amy Gulick.
Read MoreIzembek is a wildlife spectacle, even by Alaskan standards
As the debate over a proposed road through the heart of the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge continues, we recognize this wilderness as the wildlife sanctuary it is.
Read MoreTrump team rushes to drill in Arctic — but will they fall flat?
This piece originally appeared on Our Daily Planet. An oil and gas lease sale is scheduled for the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge on January 6. (Cover photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
Read MoreAdam Kolton joins Hannah Blake to talk Arctic Refuge
Adam Kolton, executive director of Alaska Wilderness League, joins Hannah Blake to discuss the bounty of beauty and life that is the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Read MoreHouse spending bill includes wins for Alaska conservation
Last week saw some huge conservation wins as the U.S. House of Representatives passed its 2021 Interior and Environment spending bill.
Read MoreWestern Arctic land use plan sacrifices wildlife protections
[This piece originally appeared in the Anchorage Daily News. Cover photo: Caribou calves in the Utukok River Uplands, National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. (Patrick Endres)] By Pat Pourchot The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently released its final land-use plan and Environmental Impact Statement for the 23-million-acre National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska in Alaska’s Western…
Read MoreSummer Solstice in the Arctic Refuge
By Randy May As we stood on the gravel landing strip in Arctic Village, Alaska, my two new friends and I watched as the tiny tundra plane descended from the Brooks Range, executed a steep hairpin turn, and landed using only the first 100 yards of the strip.
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