The proposal would set aside $1 million collected via marine passenger fees to fund a new clean energy loan and incentive program.
Tourism
City and cruise lines agree to conceptual cruise visitor limits in Juneau
If approved, the limits would go into effect during the 2026 season.
On-site consumption pot shop slated for Juneau gets OK from city
The business will be located in the Mendenhall Valley and includes a retail and cultivation facility and outdoor consumption area.
New Tongass forest plan will focus on climate change, tourism boom in Southeast
The U.S. Forest Service is working to replace the 25-year-old management plan for the nation’s largest national forest.
Tlingit and Haida is hiring ambassadors to share Lingít culture at the Mendenhall Glacier
The role is part of the new co-management strategy between the U.S. Forest Service and the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska.
Forest Service boasts dozens of new staff positions in the Tongass
The agency says a larger workforce will help it catch up on a backlog of maintenance projects and keep up with the tourism boom in Southeast Alaska.