An environmental activist from Oregon is the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council’s new executive director. Malena Marvin takes over as SEACC does more collaboration and fewer lawsuits.
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Court: Reinstate Tongass roadless rule exemption
A federal appeals court issued an opinion Wednesday saying the roadless rule should not apply to Alaska’s Tongass National Forest.
Timber, new districts among region’s top stories
The ferry system’s 50th anniversary and a leadership change at Sealaska are among other top regional stories.
Region’s largest green group loses executive director
SEACC’s executive director has left the organization. Lindsey Ketchel spent about five years with the Southeast Alaska Conservation Council.
New Sealaska land bills introduced in Congress
Alaska’s congressional delegation today introduced new Sealaska land-selection bills. Both would turn about 70,000 acres of the Tongass National Forest over to Sealaska, the regional Native corporation for Southeast Alaska.
Alaskans join Idle No More movement
Alaskans are joining the Canadian First Nations’ Idle No More movement.
Budget bill boosts logging
The most recent Interior Department appropriations bill includes provisions aimed at helping Alaska’s struggling timber industry. But one group says they go too far.