In the first such effort of its kind in the territory of Alaska, The Audubon Society announced a program to protect the breeding grounds of geese and other migrating birds in the territory. This was done to try and circumvent the disappearance of geese and other migratory birds in the lower 48 because of encroaching […]
With the stroke of a pen, the fate of Alaska would change in 1912. On August 24th, 1912, President William Taft signed the Act brought to the U.S. Government from Alaska by Delegate James Wickersham. While Wickersham was responsible for many advancements in Alaska, the signing of that Act was Wickersham’s foremost […]
It was on July 27th, 1912, that the last roadblock barring Alaska from becoming a territory was overcome when the district of Alaska agreed to accept the U.S. Senate’s amendments to Alaska’s establishment of home rule. This agreement opened the way for the passage of the Second Organic Act establishing the Territory of Alaska and […]
