by Board Secretary | Mar 20, 2026
The Alaska Legislature is considering many bills that could affect Alaska’s lands, waters, and communities. This year, the Northern Alaska Environmental Center is collaborating with the Fairbanks Climate Action Coalition (FCAC) through a shared legislative contractor...
by Board Secretary | Mar 16, 2026
Earlier this month, the Alaska Department of Natural Resources issued a preliminary determination that could open large areas of the Yukon Flats region to oil and gas exploration licensing. While this decision does not approve a specific drilling project, it...
by Board Secretary | Mar 10, 2026
Two million acres of Northern Alaska homelands that sustain subsistence lifeways and support vital wildlife migrations are at risk. Northern Alaska Environmental Center has joined a coalition of conservation organizations in filing a federal lawsuit to challenge the...
by Board Secretary | Mar 4, 2026
An arial view of the coastal plain of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Photo Credit: Lisa Hupp The public comment period for a proposed oil and gas lease sale in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge closes March 5. Today, the Northern Alaska...
by Board Secretary | Feb 21, 2026
The Department of the Interior has announced it will issue Public Land Order (PLO) No. 7966, revoking earlier land withdrawals in Alaska’s Dalton Utility Corridor and opening approximately 2.1 million acres north of the Yukon River to mining claim location under...
by Board Secretary | Feb 2, 2026
Comments Open On Proposed Winter Access Across Arctic National Wildlife Refuge The US Fish and Wildlife Service is accepting public comments on the Draft Environmental Assessment for a right of way requested by Kaktovik Iñupiat Corporation (KIC). KIC seeks a 20-year...
by Board Secretary | Jan 26, 2026
Read the full press release from Trustees for Alaska here: Groups Challenge Trump’s Approval of Ambler Road “Protecting Interior and Arctic Alaska requires thoughtful, lawful decision-making grounded in conservation and sustainable stewardship. This...
by Board Secretary | Dec 18, 2025
Dear friends and neighbors, I have been a member of the Northern Alaska Environmental Center since the 1980s. I was on the Board for ten years in the 1990s and was the bookkeeper for many of those years. Since then, I have been the Treasurer and bookkeeper for the...
by Board Secretary | Dec 9, 2025
Northern Alaska Environmental Center is announcing Request for Proposals for the following contractor positions! Coalition and Policy Support Contractor- RFP-Coalition-Policy-Support-Contractor-–-Arctic-Mining-Impacts-Energy-1.pdf Media and Communications Contractor- ...
by Board Secretary | Nov 20, 2025
Night for the North is open to all through our online auction: www.32auctions.com/NFN2025 Online auction highlights: Waterproof Binoculars donated by Nocs Provisions Print: Boats and Boots donated by Roaming Root 2 Adult Tickets Riverboat Discovery– great fun...
