Five independent candidates are challenging the same number of incumbents for seats on Sealaska’s board of directors.
Alaska Native Corporations
Critics question Sealaska finances
Could Sealaska make more money, pay higher dividends and make better use of its land? Yes, say some shareholders critical of the Southeast regional Native corporation’s management.
Sealaska earnings up, but losses continue
The regional Native corporation for Southeast Alaska upped its income by $50 million in 2014. Officials at Juneau-headquartered Sealaska say it’s the start of a multi-year recovery. But critics point to figures showing it’s still losing money.
Sealaska dividends between $129 and $887
Alaska’s largest regional Native corporation will distribute $12.9 million this month.
New Tongass chief from Southwest U.S.
Earl Stewart will take over as Tongass forest supervisor in May. He’s moving up from Arizona, where he’s in charge of the Coconino National Forest.
Sealaska, BLM celebrate land transfer
Sealaska has taken possession of 70,000 acres that used to be part of the Tongass National Forest.
Feds turning Tongass land over to Sealaska
The federal Bureau of Land Management will sign paperwork Friday turning over 70,000 acres of Tongass National Forest to Sealaska Corp.
Tongass transition plan may run short
A new forecast says current plans for logging younger Tongass trees will not provide enough wood to maintain the region’s timber industry. But a more aggressive approach might.
New Sealaska logging sites near earlier cuts
Sealaska says it will begin logging its new lands later this year. The first two parcels to be cut will be on Prince of Wales Island and the Cleveland Peninsula.
Tongass transition panel chafes at early deadline
Members of the Tongass Advisory Committee are unhappy with U.S. Forest Service efforts to speed up their work.