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We Sitka Conservation Society are excited to announce the award of the Living with the Land and Building Community – Future of Alaska Scholarship to our Environmental Policy intern, Lauryn Nanouk...
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Article 12
Above: USFS Sitka Ranger District archaeologist Raeanna Wood looking out at the West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness. Photo by Lione Clare.During the first week of May, SCS went to the West...
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America's Climate and Salmon Forest
The Tongass National Forest is a place unlike any other. It is the largest intact temperate rainforest in the world, containing 17 million acres of ancient trees, towering mountains, lush coastlines,...
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Exploring the Connections Between People and Place
About the FilmThe Salmon Forest is a 30-minute documentary film that explores the connection between wild salmon and life in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, the largest national forest in the United...
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The following summary is adapted from Nancy Ricketts’s History of the Sitka Conservation Society, 1997. Photos are from Sitka Conservation Society's archive.The Sitka Conservation Society was born in...
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For the past 4 years, Alaskans and Americans have been engaging in the Alaska Roadless Rule Process to protect the large, intact ecosystems of the Tongass National Forest. These areas support the...
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Going into 2023
To our Sitka community:Here within the Tongass National Forest, our relationships run deep – to these land and waters, to our cultures and ways of life, and to our communities. At the Sitka...
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SCS's Living Heritage Research and Communications Internship
All images by by Bethany Goodrich. Above: Mia by a resting totem in her community of Wrangell. Youth engagement has been a focus area of the Sitka Conservation Society for the past decade, with efforts...
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Above: Southeast Alaska troller in Sitka Sound. Photo by Crossroads Photography.The Sitka Conservation Society condemns the recent decision from Judge Richard Jones to uphold the magistrate’s...
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Happening August 23rd to September 20th
We are excited to share that the Fish to Schools Coho and Rockfish Donation Drive will be starting this month on August 23rd through to September 20th! To participate, simply tell your processor how...
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In honor of the life and legacy of Alaskan artist, potter, and educator Thomas "Tom" Brown, we at Sitka Conservation Society are supporting a Thomas Brown Ceramic Education Award.This offers a one-time...
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Our Wild Gratitude
Photos by Bethany Goodrich.We want to thank the community of Sitka for showing up to our 2023 Wild Foods potluck and annual meeting, and for making it such a success. We are so grateful to have spent...
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Monitoring, Healing, and Improvements
Images by Lione Clare and Britainy Wright Reflecting on Our Work in 2023In 2023, the Sitka Conservation Society fielded teams for stewardship activities around three different Wilderness Areas of the...
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The Alaska Way of Life Project
This month, members of our Alaska Way of Life 4-H project have learned about deer and the critical role they play in the ecosystem and lives of so many people in the Tongass. For the last few weeks, we...
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Exhibit Honors Bealers, Wilderness Artists
This story was originally published by the Daily Sitka Sentinel. Story written by Shannon Haugland. Photo above courtesy of Daily Sitka Sentinel/James Poulson. Candle and flashlight.The warmth and...
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Connecting Alaskans with Fish and Wildlife Policy and Processes
In Alaska, locally and traditionally harvested foods are key to sustaining the well-being of families, communities, and elders year-round. It is critical for Alaskan voices to be involved in the...
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Alaska Heat Smart, SCS, and Partners Promote Cost-Saving Home Heating
Over the last year, Sitka Conservation Society (SCS) has supported Juneau nonprofit Alaska Heat Smart in doing local outreach for their Clean Heat Incentive Program, which is providing $100,000 in heat...
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Hosting Artists at Phonograph Creek
Written by Ryan Morse. Photos by Lione Clare.The stillness and beauty of the West Chichagof-Yakobi Wilderness has long been the source of inspiration for artists, storytellers, and activists. When...
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Keep on Pickin' Art Show in Juneau
This April, Sitka Conservation Society had the pleasure to present an art show at Juneau's Alaska Robotics Gallery celebrating the life, art, and legacy of legendary Alaskan artists Eric and Pam...
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Maintaining Access to Public Lands While Ensuring Fish Can Travel Upstream
The Tongass National Forest is packed densely with salmon-producing streams and rivers that connect the ocean to critical freshwater spawning and rearing habitat. Communities throughout Southeast...
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