Meet our new staff members

Meet our new staff members

We have a few new faces at Northern Center! Emily Mesner and Sean McDermott have been busy getting up to speed with our operations, programs, and community since their hiring earlier this year. Read more about their roles and experience below. Sean McDermott, Arctic...
Thank you for your support at our Earth Day Fair!

Thank you for your support at our Earth Day Fair!

Thank you to everyone who came to the Earth Day Fair and Maker’s Market this year! We had 25 nonprofits, 25 fantastic vendors, and more than 300 visitors who learned different ways to care for the Earth and their community. The Northern Center penny drive...
Shaping a new path to protect the Western Arctic

Shaping a new path to protect the Western Arctic

Featured photo by Keri Oberly: A caribou photographed near Nuiqsut in July 2018. After more than four decades, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is finally updating its protections for the Western Arctic. Officially called National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A)...
Farewell, Northern Center community!

Farewell, Northern Center community!

Featured photo by Jovell Rennie. Today is my final day at Northern Center. Next week, I will start as the Climate and Clean Energy Program Manager at the Alaska Center. While I look forward to this opportunity, I will also miss many things about my time at the...

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Apply now: Featured Artist 2024

Apply now: Featured Artist 2024

Photo provided by Jill Richie, 2023 Featured Artist  Every year, the Northern Alaska Environmental Center has the honor of commissioning an Alaska-based artist whose work embodies the spirit of Northern Alaska to create an original piece for our organization. The...
The Northern Line Winter 2023

The Northern Line Winter 2023

We’re pleased to announce the publication of the Winter 2023 edition of The Northern Line! The issue is available online, and limited print copies are available at our office. Read the entire issue by clicking the link below. Enjoy! The Northern Line Winter...
Act on Ambler: SEIS comment period open

Act on Ambler: SEIS comment period open

In mid-October, the Biden administration released a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the proposed 211-mile Ambler industrial mining road through Alaska’s Brooks Range. This region is home to numerous Athabaskan and Iñupiat villages and the...

Virtual Night for the North

Created using the Donation Thermometer plugin https://wordpress.org/plugins/donation-thermometer/.$20,000Raised $14,594 towards the $20,000 target.$14,594Raised $14,594 towards the $20,000 target.73% Located at Creamer’s Field right down the street from the...