Other organizations and locals are also contributing funds in anticipation of a lengthy — and costly — appeals process.
Southeast
Haines assembly repeals permit for heliport near Klukwan
Five different appeals challenged the permit, mostly focusing on noise.
Board of Game authorizes first Zarembo Island elk hunt in 17 years
Strong support from Wrangell and other local communities helped convince the board to take the leap.
Federal government awards $285M for Alaska ferries. But to get it, the state needs to put up money, too
The state will have to put up more than $100 million in matching funds and then support the new ferries and facilities.
Biden administration restores Roadless Rule protections to Tongass National Forest
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the Tongass is key to conserving biodiversity and addressing the climate crisis, adding that the decision listened to the requests of Alaska Native tribes.
The Chilkoot Trail has been designated a national historic trail
It’s the 20th national historic trail — and the shortest.
Master carver Wayne Price is back at UAS teaching carving and formline
“So they have the benefit of an artist who’s got 50 years of Northwest coast art under my belt. And I bring that all here to the University of Alaska, at Áak’w.”
Board of Game votes down education requirement for young hunters in Southeast
The board decided the change could cause too much red tape for hunters in remote areas.
The Lituya’s mechanical problems will keep it sidelined until early February
The Inter-Island Ferry Authority, which is a small regional ferry line, will fill in for the Lituya while it’s out of service.
Dunleavy picks Sitka judge for Supreme Court, first justice in decades from small-town Alaska
Jude Pate is also the first justice to come from Southeast Alaska since 2013.