http://www.alaskacoalition.org Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:33:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en ADD YOUR GROUP TO OUR LETTER URGING FWS TO TAKE THE HISTORIC STEP OF RECOMMENDING WILDERNESS FOR THE ARCTIC REFUGE COASTAL PLAIN!On August 15, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) released a draft Comprehensive Conservation Plan (CCP) for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.  This plan will guide how the Refuge ... http://www.alaskacoalition.org/uncategorized/205       http://www.alaskacoalition.org/uncategorized/western-arcticthe-reserve Mission: To preserve outstanding wildlife and wild public lands and waters in Alaska for future generations; to coordinate with organizations and businesses through national campaign strategies and grassroots education to assure lasting protection for Alaska’s national public lands and waters.  By speaking with a united voice, we demonstrate that Americans ... http://www.alaskacoalition.org/uncategorized/environmental-justice The Arctic Ocean is one of the most productive, fragile, and least understood marine ecosystems in the world. Unfortunately, it is also one of the world’s most threatened marine environments. Made up of the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas, America’s Arctic Ocean is facing accelerating and dramatic changes due to climate ... http://www.alaskacoalition.org/uncategorized/executive-chefs-to-highlight-use-of-wild-alaskan-salmon The Arctic is all around us. Every year, birds that begin their lives on the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge journey to all 50 states and across six continents, before heading back to the Arctic, where the cycle of life begins again. The Arctic is the origin of life ... http://www.alaskacoalition.org/uncategorized/the-alaska-coalition We have heard clearly from our members in Alaska and across the country that Bristol Bay and its invaluable wild salmon should be protected from toxic mining runoff.  With your help, over 20,000 people recently sent letters to the Department of the Interior urging the administration to take the same ... http://www.alaskacoalition.org/uncategorized/arctic-national-wildlife-refuge Alaska Wilderness League’s Environmental Justice Program works with and supports communities living on the front lines of development to maintain the unique way of life in Alaska.  We have been partnering with several tribal governments in the Arctic in our work to protect the Arctic Ocean and other special areas ... http://www.alaskacoalition.org/uncategorized/outer-continental-shelf-offshore-of-alaska-beaufort-chukchi-bering-seas Alaska Wilderness League continues to oppose the “Sealaska bill” (S. 881/H.R. 2099) which would transfer to private ownership some of the richest and most biologically productive lands in the Tongass National Forest. These lands are targeted for clearcut logging, threatening the intricate ecosystem and its small forest-dependent communities and thriving local industries. ... http://www.alaskacoalition.org/uncategorized/the-tongass-national-forest The National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska is one of Alaska’s best kept secrets and one of our nation’s greatest natural treasures. The administration and Congress must work to keep important habitat areas within the Reserve protected from destructive industrial development. UPDATE:  According to the USGS, “The estimated volume of undiscovered oil is ... http://www.alaskacoalition.org/uncategorized/bureau-of-land-management-blm-lands-in-alaska