Across Alaska, salmon enhancement programs guide fish through the most vulnerable stages of life. Eggs are incubated in carefully controlled systems, juvenile fish are monitored as they grow and releases are timed so young salmon enter the wild when their chances...
“I was proud to stand with local business owners, life long residents and tribal members in
defense of Alaska.” said John Gaedeke, owner of Iniauk Lake Wilderness Lodge. “It’s what
Alaskans do when life and land is threatened. Foreign mining companies stand only...
“This decision by NMFS Assistant Administrator Eugenio Piñeiro Soler indicates strong support for Alaska’s management of natural resources,” said Alaska Department of Fish and Game Commissioner Doug Vincent-Lang. “Alaska became a state, in large part, to hold authority over our own natural...
A new film, Running Wild: Return to the River, celebrates the remarkable of Pacific Salmon and is currently playing at the Alaska Odyssey Dome in Sitka, among other West Coast venues. ...
"We are deeply disappointed by the court’s decision to allow the gunning program to move forward today,” said Nicole Schmitt, executive director of Alaska Wildlife Alliance. “The state already killed close to 200 bears under a program which was later found...
“It seems like New Polaris is just holding these meetings and getting information but not actually listening to the people who are experienced or dependent on the river,” said Jessalyn Ward, Taku Lodge caretaker. “How many times can you fail until...
“This position taken by an additional 44 tribal government allies reflects what our communities have been saying for years,” said Sophie Swope, Director of the Mother Kuskokwim Tribal Coalition. “The health of the Kuskokwim River and our salmon is inseparable from...
“Drilling in the Arctic Refuge won’t make gas cheaper at the pump, but it will despoil one of the most sacred and special wild landscapes left on the planet,” said Cooper Freeman, Alaska director at the Center for Biological Diversity. “To...
