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Double Your Impact: Support the No Ambler Road coalition by November 29
Donate before Giving Tuesday (November 29) to make twice the impact thanks to a generous donor who will match up to $15,000. Go to northern.org/donate and choose “No Ambler Road” in the drop down menu. Every caribou in the image above represents a $1,000...
An Update to the Conex at Northern Center
This summer, local artist Andrew Brooks took on a large-scale project for the Northern Center, painting the 40 foot conex in our backyard. Andrew uses his art to focus on promoting environmental conservation. When he moved from Colorado to Alaska, he immediately...
Sneak Peek: Wild & Scenic
Tickets for Northern Center’s Wild & Scenic Film Festival are available here. Each year, Wild & Scenic Film Festival shares an urgent call to environmental action with attendees across the country and around the world. The flagship festival each year is the...
New Ambler Road Scoping Period Opens
On Tuesday, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) opened a 45-day scoping period to guide the process of drafting a Supplemental Environmental Impact Analysis (SEIS) for the proposed Ambler Road. BLM’s stated intent is to identify issues with its previous analysis of...
A Conversation with Our Featured Artist: Anya Toelle
Photos provided by Anya Toelle. Throughout 2022, the Northern Center has had the pleasure of hosting Anya Toelle as our featured artist. Anya’s breathtaking artwork has been featured at our events, on tshirts, stickers, and patches, and two of her original acrylic...
Arctic Fest FAQ
1. When is Arctic Fest? Arctic Fest 2022 events will run from August 27 to September 3. 2. Where is Arctic Fest? Arctic Fest is in Fairbanks, Alaska, at a variety of locations including Pioneer Park, Hering Auditorium, and the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus....
Weighing the Realities of the Inflation Reduction Act for Alaska
Last weekend, the Senate voted to pass the Inflation Reduction Act by a single vote. This $370 billion package is touted as the largest U.S investment in climate mitigation tactics to date. The Northern Center has a mandate to educate and advocate for the protection...
Action Alert: Comment Now to Support Stronger Mining Regulations
Right now, we have an opportunity to help shape the future of mining in Alaska and across the country. Submit comments at this link. Hardrock mining has been governed by the same General Mining Law for 150 years. Now, the Interagency Working Group on Mining...