Pebble Partnership CEO Tom Collier was ecstatic last week when the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Pebble Mine Environmental Impact Statement recommend a plan for a gold and copper mine. Here’s what Collier had to say: “From the beginning, we dedicated...
The following is courtesy of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game: (Palmer) – The Fish Creek Youth-Only Fishery will open on Saturday and Sunday, August 1 – 2, 2020, from 5:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. each day. The Youth-Only Fishery allows...
Our friend Zoe Hickel, an Alaskan who was a gold medal-winning member of Team USA women’s hockey squads that won two gold medals at the world championships, is taking on a new challenge in the coaching world. Hickel was named an...
A panel of scientists and technical experts gathered for a Zoom conference on Monday morning. Last Thursday the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ final Environmental Impact Statement was released with the recommendation of an alternative plan that would create Pebble Partnership’s...
The following is courtesy of Valdez Fish Derbies: VALDEZ, Alaska – James Sayre of Valdez, Alaska made his way to the Valdez Fish Derbies weigh-in station Saturday to weigh-in the first silver salmon in the Valdez Derby. When asked what the...
The following is courtesy of Valdez Fish Derbies: VALDEZ – The joy of fishing took center stage in this year’s Valdez Kids Pink Salmon Derby. Derby organizers adapted the event for 2020 so anglers posted pictures to the Valdez Fish Derbies...
The fallout of the long-anticipated release of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers final Environmental Impact Statement for the Pebble Mine proposal is just beginning. Expect not just pushback but legal action as the project received quite a boost when the...
United Tribes of Bristol Bay and SalmonState were among local Alaska organizations that received a copy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Environmental Impact Statement that will recommend the green lighting the Pebble Partnership’s plan to construct a copper and...