by Tele | Mar 24, 2012 | Alaska, Environment, Sustainability, Wildlife
I was 11 years old when Bligh Reef ripped open the Exxon Valdez’s steel belly, bleeding over 40,000 tons of crude into the pristine waters of Prince William Sound. My family had traded Alaskan residency for our migrant lifestyle by then, setting up...
by Tele | Mar 4, 2012 | Alaska, Environment, Salmon Trolling, Sitka, Sustainability, Wildlife
Today begins an important week for the trees. Trout Unlimited and Sitka Conservation Society are sending a team of commercial and sports fishermen to Washington D.C., where they’ll lobby for increased funding for habitat conservation/restoration...
by Tele | Dec 14, 2011 | Alaska, Environment, Sustainability
Friends of salmon and wild places: have you written your letter for the Tongass National Forest yet? As discussed in Protecting the Tongass, Part 1, the U.S. Forest Service’s budget for the Tongass has long been skewed. Timber/road...
by Tele | Dec 9, 2011 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Environment, Sustainability
This is one of my favorite places in the world: This photo was taken in Sitka, but could be almost anywhere in Southeast Alaska. The Tongass National Forest blankets most of our region, a crazy quilt of western red cedar, Sitka spruce, and...
by Tele | Apr 6, 2011 | Alaska, Commercial Fishing, Longlining, Sitka, Sustainability, Women in Fishing
It’s been almost 1 month since Alaska’s 2011 longline fishery opened. Maybe you’ve seen banners around your grocery’s seafood counter, promoting the sudden market availability. “Fresh Alaska halibut is here!” Lesser known among Americans...
