2022 Run for the Refuge Results
If your bib number is listed but we are missing your name, please contact Christin Swearingen at events@northern.org. We apologize for any misspellings, and you can correct them by emailing Christin as well. Place Overall Time Bib First Name Last Name Age Gender...
Run for the Refuge
Celebrate the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge with our 26th Annual Run for the Refuge trail race! This year’s event is a hybrid race, meaning you can participate in person or virtually. All proceeds go to the Northern Alaska Environmental Center’s Arctic...
Transitions at the Northern Center
Yesterday, we shared the news that Scott Fogarty is leaving his position at the Northern Center. Scott sent this message to our community: Like many of you, these recent years have shown me how unpredictable life can be, and taught me to adapt to the unexpected. In...
Action Alert: tell the state of Alaska to stop wasting our money on the Ambler road
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources recently extended the comment period on two key state decisions related to the proposed road to the Ambler Mining District. We now have until April 1 to comment on AIDEA’s application for the easement and the associated Site...
Biden administration’s Ambler road announcement doesn’t go far enough
This week, the Biden administration acknowledged some of the deficiencies in the previous administration’s approval of the right of way permit for the road to Ambler, suspending the project for now while it conducts a review. However, many of the permits for the road...
Tell the Biden administration: the Willow project is a climate disaster
On February 7, the Bureau of Land Management announced a scoping comment period for development of a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on the Willow Master Development Plan, a huge network of oil and gas infrastructure proposed by Conoco-Phillips in Alaska’s...
FAQs about QCDs
How to donate part of your IRA required distribution to the Northern Center, tax-free After you reach age 73, there are required minimum distributions (RMDs) from your Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs). However, anyone over age 70½ can choose to give to charity...
Gratitude & Vision: Thank You for Looking Back & Ahead With Us
Last week, we held our annual fundraiser, the Nights for the North, and we are truly blown away by your support! Our virtual auction raised more than double our $5,050 goal – funds which directly support our work to protect northern Alaska. So much of the last year and a half has been defined by uncertainty and shifting landscapes – both literally and figuratively – and we are so grateful for the stability that you – our members and supporters – bring to our work.
