The Northern Center is seeking an Executive Director

The Northern Center is seeking an Executive Director

by | Oct 5, 2020

The Northern Alaska Environmental Center (Northern Center) is seeking a full-time executive director to inspire and lead the organization’s ongoing critical work to protect the land, waters, wildlife, and people of Interior and Arctic Alaska for current and future...
Running for the Refuge around Alaska, and the world

Running for the Refuge around Alaska, and the world

by | Aug 11, 2020

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 24th Annual Run for the Refuge on July 24-26! We were so excited by the support we received in holding our first virtual “race,” with more that 400 people participating. That’s double the number of...
Call for Submissions

Call for Submissions

by | Jul 13, 2020

The Northern Center announces an open call for submissions for contributions to our semi-annual print and digital publication, The Northern Line, as well as rolling submissions for our website and Medium channel.  Currently, calls are for all platforms, placement to...
Countering the Administration’s Pandemic Profiteering

Countering the Administration’s Pandemic Profiteering

by | Apr 20, 2020

While Alaskans, like people around the world, have “hunkered down,” putting personal and professional projects, events, and celebrations on hold, finding creative ways to support vulnerable community members, and risking our own health and safety to show up for work,...
Opportunity in the Midst of Transformation

Opportunity in the Midst of Transformation

by | Mar 12, 2020

It has been a dramatic and anxiety-inducing week. Like many of you, I have been glued to the news trying to understand what I need to keep myself and my loved ones safe, and what this means for Alaska as a whole. The week started  with a severe downturn in the stock...
Call for 2020 Featured Art

Call for 2020 Featured Art

by | Jan 30, 2020

Each year, The Northern Alaska Environmental Center chooses an artist whose work embodies the spirit of Northern Alaska, and features an original work on publicity materials. In 2019, we tried out something different, and featured one image, Apay’uq...
Defending the Western Arctic

Defending the Western Arctic

by | Jan 14, 2020

The current IAP was only recently completed, after years of working on a compromise, and yet this administration is determined to see Arctic Alaska only as a place to exploit for industrial profit,” said Ryan Marsh, Arctic Program Coordinator for the Northern Alaska Environmental Center. “The Reserve is home to some of the richest lands and waters in Alaska, including Teshekpuk Lake and its surrounding wetlands. It is home to hundreds of species of migratory birds, caribou, polar bears, as well as the communities who have been stewards of these lands since long before they were designated a ‘petroleum reserve.’ Given all we know about the Western Arctic, and all we know about the impacts of climate change, especially in the North, it’s insulting and destructive that our government is advocating for more extraction, not less.