The Juneau Assembly will ask the State Department to raise transboundary mining concerns with Canada. An earlier resolution was rejected by some Assembly members as anti-mining.
Southeast
Tongass in Transition: Wolves and logging both cut into Prince of Wales deer
This deer season has been the worst in recent memory for a lot of hunters on Prince of Wales Island. Large-scale industrial logging has damaged important winter habitat, and some locals believe a rapidly growing wolf population is also devouring the deer.
Young fire fighters train in Petersburg
Some Petersburg teenagers have been spending one night a week this fall learning many of the skills needed to become a volunteer fire fighter.
Forfeited moose meat goes to schools, service organizations in Petersburg
Volunteers picked up hundreds of pounds of moose meat from the community cold storage in Petersburg last Thursday afternoon, for distribution around town.
What a change in city code could mean for Sitka’s LGBTQ community
Sitka and 10 other American cities had no legal protection for residents based on sexual orientation or gender identity earlier this fall, when the Human Rights Campaign gave these communities a score of zero on its municipal equality index. That is about to change in Sitka.
Two really, really big cruise ships headed to Alaska
Cruise ships sailing to Alaska are getting bigger and bigger. One planned for 2019 is twice the size of many of the ships already sailing here.
Wrangell schools roll out anonymous, anti-bullying app
Anti-bullying campaigns are increasing across the nation. These are bringing to light the scale and impact of harassment in schools. Wrangell Public Schools just rolled out an app to help address that issue.
Tribal members want more authentic Native art in Haines
Chilkoot Indian Association members would like to see more Native art made by Native people for sale and on display in Haines. And they’d like to see less Native-style art made by people who aren’t tribal members.
Staggeringly low forecasts for king salmon in the Stikine
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game expects considerably lower numbers of chinook salmon for the Stikine and Taku Rivers.
Prince of Wales Island schools started growing food. Now first graders are binging on broccoli
Wood-fired boilers and greenhouses on Prince of Wales Island are improving kids’ diet. Students get hands-on experience growing their food as part of their curriculum.