http://northern.org Click on a news item below to learn more. daily 1 2008-11-05T23:15:58Z http://northern.org/news/hot-race-celebrates-50th-anniversary-arctic-refuge Nearly 200 runners at the Annual Run for the Refuge raced 5 or 10k to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in record high 91°F -- the warmest for late August in 100 years. No publisher pam 2010-08-17T05:40:42Z News Item http://northern.org/news/ginny-hill-wood-recieves-u.s.-fish-wildlife-service-award-for-alaska-conservation Virginia "Ginny" Hill Wood, 93, recieved a national award for her role in Alaska conservation here in Fairbanks this week that recognized her critical role in many conservation issues starting with the establishment of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Fish & Wildlife Service's Citizen's Award to Wood is a fitting tribute to her visionary achievement this year as we celebrate the Arctic Refuge 50th anniversary. No publisher pam 2010-08-26T00:01:34Z News Item http://northern.org/news/sec.-salazar-urged-to-reconsider-shell-oil2019s-exploratory-drilling-in-arctic-ocean-planned-to-start-in-less-than-60-days In light of the ongoing Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, Alaska Native communities and conservation groups sent a letter to Interior Secretary Ken Salazar today urging him to reconsider his approval of exploratory drilling by Shell Oil due to begin in Alaska’s Arctic Ocean in less than 60 days. The groups point to new information from the Gulf spill that requires the Secretary to reconsider his decision to approve Shell’s Arctic Ocean drilling. No publisher pam 2010-05-06T03:34:01Z News Item http://northern.org/news/sb-195-passes-the-alaska-state-legislature The Alaska legislature has voted to make permanent a recreation designation for a swath of land in the Goldstream Valley. No publisher laenne 2010-04-15T23:12:33Z News Item http://northern.org/news/historic-opportunity-for-stronger-protections-in-new-arctic-national-wildlife-refuge-planning-process the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service began its update of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s 22-year old Comprehensive Conservation Plan to guide long-term stewardship of this conservation area including wilderness and wild and scenic river reviews. On this 50th anniversary of America’s wilderness refuge we have a great opportunity to promote stronger protection for future generations. No publisher pam 2010-04-09T01:24:10Z News Item