by Northern Center | Aug 25, 2026
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has announced that it is beginning a process to relinquish some of the State’s remaining Statehood Act land selections. Importantly, DNR has not yet identified a final list of specific parcels that will be relinquished....
by Northern Center | Aug 25, 2026
The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) Board will meet Wednesday, August 26, 2026, beginning at 9:00 a.m. The meeting includes a vote on up to $25 million in additional funding for the West Susitna Access Road, updates on several major AIDEA...
by Northern Center | Aug 25, 2026
The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly will meet on Thursday, August 27, and several items before the Assembly could have long-term implications for Interior residents, local taxpayers, public lands, energy policy, and community health. Among the most notable are a...
by Northern Center | Aug 25, 2026
The Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly is considering a significant new investment in its legal fight over the taxable value of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. On August 27, the Assembly will consider Ordinance 2026-20-1I, which would appropriate $1.2 million...
by Northern Center | Aug 25, 2026
More than 2,000 written comments have now been submitted on the State of Alaska’s proposal to transfer nearly 20,000 acres of public land near Houston to the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA). This week brings several opportunities for the...
by Northern Center | Aug 25, 2026
The State of Alaska is asking communities and the public for input on how it administers a program intended to help North Slope communities address the impacts of oil and gas development in the National Petroleum Reserve–Alaska. The Department of Commerce, Community...
by Northern Center | Aug 19, 2026
Engineering News-Record (ENR) recently published an in-depth feature and companion video examining how thawing permafrost, coastal erosion, and increasingly severe storms are reshaping communities, infrastructure, and development across Alaska. The article, “At the...
by Northern Center | Aug 17, 2026
*CORRECTED* Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 30th Annual Run for the Refuge! This year’s race brought together runners, walkers, families, volunteers, and supporters for another memorable day in support of the Northern Alaska Environmental Center. We’re...
by Gale K. Vick | Aug 12, 2026
Yukon River, interior, Alaska. (Patrick J. Endres / AlaskaPhotoGraphics.com) August 2026 – Gale K. Vick[i] The proposed Ambler Road project covers over 3,000 stream crossings, many species of fish, a keystone legacy (salmon) already under threat, and a massive...
by Molly Cable | Aug 12, 2026
A Tree Swallow sitting on a nesting box at Creamer’s Field. It was a spring day at college in Massachusetts and I was walking along a bike path by campus when suddenly an odd feeling washed over me. I stop walking. After a minute, I saw a Tree Swallow flit through the...
