Trustees for Alaska
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Founded in Alaska, focused on Alaska. We’re the lawyers protecting Alaska's communities and environment.
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"No crowds. No cameras. No celebration. Only the hum of a plane engine overhead and the stark reality that in this part of Alaska, the same bear that was yesterday’s online hero can become today’s government-sanctioned target."
Read more on our new suit: trustees.org/the-alaska-b...
Read more on our new suit: trustees.org/the-alaska-b...
The Alaska Board of Game blew off the State Constitution when advancing its plan to gun down every bear possible
By Madison Grosvenor We took the Alaska Board of Game to court...
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November 18, 2025 at 12:58 AM
"No crowds. No cameras. No celebration. Only the hum of a plane engine overhead and the stark reality that in this part of Alaska, the same bear that was yesterday’s online hero can become today’s government-sanctioned target."
Read more on our new suit: trustees.org/the-alaska-b...
Read more on our new suit: trustees.org/the-alaska-b...
As we challenge agencies that break the law and threaten Alaska’s lands, communities, and waters, your care and commitment keep us moving forward. Thank you for standing up for this place we all love.
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Alaska News Brief November 2025—With gratitude to you, we sue
This week we sued the Alaska State Board of Game and the...
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November 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
As we challenge agencies that break the law and threaten Alaska’s lands, communities, and waters, your care and commitment keep us moving forward. Thank you for standing up for this place we all love.
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BREAKING: Trustees for Alaska, on behalf of Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges and allied groups, have sued the U.S. Interior Department and King Cove Corporation for an illegal land swap that threatens the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.
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November 12, 2025 at 11:48 PM
BREAKING: Trustees for Alaska, on behalf of Friends of Alaska National Wildlife Refuges and allied groups, have sued the U.S. Interior Department and King Cove Corporation for an illegal land swap that threatens the Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.
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BREAKING: Trustees for Alaska, on behalf of the Alaska Wildlife Alliance and the Center for Biological Diversity, is challenging the Alaska Board of Game’s unconstitutional plan to gun down bears across 40,000 square miles in southwest Alaska.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
BREAKING: Trustees for Alaska, on behalf of the Alaska Wildlife Alliance and the Center for Biological Diversity, is challenging the Alaska Board of Game’s unconstitutional plan to gun down bears across 40,000 square miles in southwest Alaska.
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The Interior plans to reopen the Arctic Refuge to drilling & reinstated AIDEA leases, despite the agency’s grim record of failed projects. Indigenous rights, wildlife, & one of the world’s last intact ecosystems are at risk.
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Trump officials say Alaska is 'open for business.' So far, no one's buying.
The administration wants to drill in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Oil companies don’t, leaving Alaska to spend millions propping up the idea
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October 31, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The Interior plans to reopen the Arctic Refuge to drilling & reinstated AIDEA leases, despite the agency’s grim record of failed projects. Indigenous rights, wildlife, & one of the world’s last intact ecosystems are at risk.
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Winter is coming—and the threat to the Arctic is seismic. Massive thumper trucks and man-camps scar fragile tundra, disrupt polar bear dens, and leave lasting wounds on a sacred landscape.
To learn more about this seismic threat, check out our recent news piece➡ trustees.org/winter-is-co...
To learn more about this seismic threat, check out our recent news piece➡ trustees.org/winter-is-co...
Winter is coming—and the threat to the Arctic is seismic
By Dawnell Smith When you hear oil companies talk about looking for...
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October 22, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Winter is coming—and the threat to the Arctic is seismic. Massive thumper trucks and man-camps scar fragile tundra, disrupt polar bear dens, and leave lasting wounds on a sacred landscape.
To learn more about this seismic threat, check out our recent news piece➡ trustees.org/winter-is-co...
To learn more about this seismic threat, check out our recent news piece➡ trustees.org/winter-is-co...
This is no “Alaska grown” project. Check out this month's newsletter to learn what the destructive Ambler road project means for Alaska’s Arctic communities and lands.
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#noroadtoambler #defendthebrooksrange
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#noroadtoambler #defendthebrooksrange
The Ambler con job
By Dawnell Smith The Trump administration just made it clear who and...
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October 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
This is no “Alaska grown” project. Check out this month's newsletter to learn what the destructive Ambler road project means for Alaska’s Arctic communities and lands.
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#noroadtoambler #defendthebrooksrange
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#noroadtoambler #defendthebrooksrange
In the face of destruction, Alaskans show up for one another. Communities hit hardest by this month’s storm need our support. Learn how you can help through the Western Alaska Disaster Relief Fund.
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Alaska News Brief October 2025—Our common cause is each other
Earlier this month, the remnants of a typhoon that originated in the...
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October 20, 2025 at 7:10 PM
In the face of destruction, Alaskans show up for one another. Communities hit hardest by this month’s storm need our support. Learn how you can help through the Western Alaska Disaster Relief Fund.
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Today, we recognize and honor Indigenous Peoples' Day!
Trustees for Alaska’s office is situated on the ancestral
lands of the Dena’ina Peoples. Join us in supporting
and uplifting Indigenous Peoples today and every day.
#IndigenousPeoplesDay #alaska
Photo: Keri Oberly.
Trustees for Alaska’s office is situated on the ancestral
lands of the Dena’ina Peoples. Join us in supporting
and uplifting Indigenous Peoples today and every day.
#IndigenousPeoplesDay #alaska
Photo: Keri Oberly.
October 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Today, we recognize and honor Indigenous Peoples' Day!
Trustees for Alaska’s office is situated on the ancestral
lands of the Dena’ina Peoples. Join us in supporting
and uplifting Indigenous Peoples today and every day.
#IndigenousPeoplesDay #alaska
Photo: Keri Oberly.
Trustees for Alaska’s office is situated on the ancestral
lands of the Dena’ina Peoples. Join us in supporting
and uplifting Indigenous Peoples today and every day.
#IndigenousPeoplesDay #alaska
Photo: Keri Oberly.
This week's creature feature is the American marten! Learn more about how these furry weasels thrive in Alaska's forests. #FocusFriday #Americanmarten #AlaskaWildlife
October 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This week's creature feature is the American marten! Learn more about how these furry weasels thrive in Alaska's forests. #FocusFriday #Americanmarten #AlaskaWildlife
The Trump administration is once again prioritizing foreign mining interests over Alaskan communities and wild lands. Check out Alaska Wilderness League's statement on the new executive order directing the government to approve the Ambler road. #noamblerroad
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America First? Not When Public Lands Are Being Used to Profit a Foreign Company. | Alaska Wilderness League
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: October 6, 2025 Contact: Anja Semanco | 724-967-2777 | anja@alaskawild.org ANCHORAGE, ALASKA — Alaska Wilderness League
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October 7, 2025 at 12:19 AM
The Trump administration is once again prioritizing foreign mining interests over Alaskan communities and wild lands. Check out Alaska Wilderness League's statement on the new executive order directing the government to approve the Ambler road. #noamblerroad
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Don't forget to join us for the Bloom Again virtual event this Thursday @ 3pm AKST!
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Click the link to find out more!
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Bloom Again Virtual Event
Join Trustees for Alaska for a conversation between Bloom Again author Marybeth Holleman and writer-philosopher Kathleen Dean Moore.
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September 29, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Don't forget to join us for the Bloom Again virtual event this Thursday @ 3pm AKST!
Click the link to find out more!
www.eventbrite.com/e/1735541002...
Click the link to find out more!
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From godwits to geese, Alaska’s migratory birds connect continents, cultures, and ecosystems. Protecting their breeding grounds means protecting our shared world.
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On beings and biomes—the perpetual homecoming of migratory birds
by Dawnell Smith Three years ago, a four-month-old bar-tailed godwit flew nonstop...
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September 17, 2025 at 11:10 PM
From godwits to geese, Alaska’s migratory birds connect continents, cultures, and ecosystems. Protecting their breeding grounds means protecting our shared world.
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Reminder! This Thursday, join Trustees in celebrating the launch of Marybeth Holleman's Bloom Again!
Join us for a conversation between Marybeth and Bloom Again cover artist Kristin Link! Food and beverages provided.
5:30-8pm at Organic Oasis. See you there! www.facebook.com/share/17YVLz...
Join us for a conversation between Marybeth and Bloom Again cover artist Kristin Link! Food and beverages provided.
5:30-8pm at Organic Oasis. See you there! www.facebook.com/share/17YVLz...
September 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Reminder! This Thursday, join Trustees in celebrating the launch of Marybeth Holleman's Bloom Again!
Join us for a conversation between Marybeth and Bloom Again cover artist Kristin Link! Food and beverages provided.
5:30-8pm at Organic Oasis. See you there! www.facebook.com/share/17YVLz...
Join us for a conversation between Marybeth and Bloom Again cover artist Kristin Link! Food and beverages provided.
5:30-8pm at Organic Oasis. See you there! www.facebook.com/share/17YVLz...
Peg Tileston, a founder and lifelong advocate, reflects on decades of legal wins and unwavering commitment to protecting Alaska’s lands, waters, and wildlife— urging us all to stand strong for the challenges ahead. #Alaskaconservation
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The big gamble
by Peg Tileston, founder and longtime board member When we founded Trustees...
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September 16, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Peg Tileston, a founder and lifelong advocate, reflects on decades of legal wins and unwavering commitment to protecting Alaska’s lands, waters, and wildlife— urging us all to stand strong for the challenges ahead. #Alaskaconservation
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Join us for the Bloom Again launch by Marybeth Holleman this Thurs, Sept 18 at Organic Oasis, Anchorage. Live music, food & drink, and a convo with artist Kristin Link.
A novel of resilience in the face of the climate crisis.
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A novel of resilience in the face of the climate crisis.
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Alaska News Brief September 2025—The year ahead, the year behind
Sometimes it feels like we’re moving lickety-split toward a goal, keeping a...
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September 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Join us for the Bloom Again launch by Marybeth Holleman this Thurs, Sept 18 at Organic Oasis, Anchorage. Live music, food & drink, and a convo with artist Kristin Link.
A novel of resilience in the face of the climate crisis.
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A novel of resilience in the face of the climate crisis.
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Join Trustees for the official launch of Bloom Again by Marybeth Holleman — Sept. 18, 5:30 PM at Organic Oasis! Enjoy a reading, signing, artist talk with Kristin Link, live music by The Forest That Never Sleeps, and more. Free & open to all! trustees.org/bloom-again/
August 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Join Trustees for the official launch of Bloom Again by Marybeth Holleman — Sept. 18, 5:30 PM at Organic Oasis! Enjoy a reading, signing, artist talk with Kristin Link, live music by The Forest That Never Sleeps, and more. Free & open to all! trustees.org/bloom-again/
Check out this powerful story from Old Crow, Yukon and read how the Gwich’in are fighting to protect the Porcupine caribou herd from continued threats of U.S. drilling in their sacred calving grounds. thenarwhal.ca/yukon-old-cr...
‘Drill, baby, drill’ vs. Porcupine caribou | The Narwhal
As the U.S. government mandates drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Gwich’in people in northern Yukon organize to protect Porcupine caribou
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August 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Check out this powerful story from Old Crow, Yukon and read how the Gwich’in are fighting to protect the Porcupine caribou herd from continued threats of U.S. drilling in their sacred calving grounds. thenarwhal.ca/yukon-old-cr...
August is Make a Will month! Learn why making a will is a kindness: trustees.org/on-why-makin...
On why making a will is kindness
By Dawnell Smith When someone dies, someone else grapples with their stuff....
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August 21, 2025 at 12:22 AM
August is Make a Will month! Learn why making a will is a kindness: trustees.org/on-why-makin...
In this week’s newsletter, dive into the incredible journeys of Alaska’s caribou as they travel thousands of miles following ancient migration routes. trustees.org/on-beings-an...
On beings and biomes—caribou and their migrations
By Madison Grosvenor Each year in Alaska, caribou carve their way across...
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August 20, 2025 at 12:04 AM
In this week’s newsletter, dive into the incredible journeys of Alaska’s caribou as they travel thousands of miles following ancient migration routes. trustees.org/on-beings-an...
It may feel like we’re in a dark chapter, but as this month’s newsletter reminds us, it’s often darkest before the dawn. Read Legal Director Teresa Clemmer’s powerful reflection on where we are and the hope in where we’re headed: trustees.org/alaska-news-...
Alaska News Brief August 2025— Darkness before the dawn
In 1650, after living through about eight years of civil war in...
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August 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
It may feel like we’re in a dark chapter, but as this month’s newsletter reminds us, it’s often darkest before the dawn. Read Legal Director Teresa Clemmer’s powerful reflection on where we are and the hope in where we’re headed: trustees.org/alaska-news-...
Join Trustees for Alaska on Sept 18 at 5:30 p.m. at Organic Oasis for the launch of Bloom Again by Marybeth Holleman. Enjoy a reading, book signing, and conversation with Marybeth and artist Kristin Link, plus food, drinks, and community. Details: trustees.org/bloom-again/
August 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Join Trustees for Alaska on Sept 18 at 5:30 p.m. at Organic Oasis for the launch of Bloom Again by Marybeth Holleman. Enjoy a reading, book signing, and conversation with Marybeth and artist Kristin Link, plus food, drinks, and community. Details: trustees.org/bloom-again/
Seismic testing in the Arctic Refuge would be destructive, deadly, and a bad investment. Companies will kill polar bears, threaten Indigenous communities, and demolish fragile tundra. Tell oil and gas developers: stay out of the Arctic Refuge: defendthearctic.org/act/take-act...
August 12, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Seismic testing in the Arctic Refuge would be destructive, deadly, and a bad investment. Companies will kill polar bears, threaten Indigenous communities, and demolish fragile tundra. Tell oil and gas developers: stay out of the Arctic Refuge: defendthearctic.org/act/take-act...
Last week, Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic and allies requested a full 9th Circuit review of the controversial Willow project, calling out its approval despite major legal and environmental red flags. Read more: trustees.org/wp-content/u...
August 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Last week, Sovereign Iñupiat for a Living Arctic and allies requested a full 9th Circuit review of the controversial Willow project, calling out its approval despite major legal and environmental red flags. Read more: trustees.org/wp-content/u...
August is Make-A-Will month! Take charge of your legacy and protect what matters to you most. Consider naming Trustees for Alaska (or another non-profit you love) as a beneficiary. We've got free & simple resources to help you get started!
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August 6, 2025 at 10:32 PM
August is Make-A-Will month! Take charge of your legacy and protect what matters to you most. Consider naming Trustees for Alaska (or another non-profit you love) as a beneficiary. We've got free & simple resources to help you get started!
freewill.com
lawhelp.org
alaskabar.org/for-our-comm...
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alaskabar.org/for-our-comm...