This Day in Alaska History-December 28th, 1908
BLM signs agreement with Nuiqsut Trilateral, Inc. to protect subsistence and Teshekpuk Lake Caribou
New 1-million-acre Teshekpuk Lake Conservation Right of Way acts on community-led proposal to offset Willow Project ANCHORAGE, Alaska –Tuesday the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued a right of way to Nuiqsut Trilateral, Inc. that provides durable, long-term protections for the Teshekpuk Caribou Herd and its key habitat across roughly 1 million acres within an […]
Arctic Report Card spotlights caribou, seals and carbon
The Alaska we experience today and our children will experience in the future is not the Alaska of the past. According to the 2024 Arctic Report Card, released this week by the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration and co-authored by ten University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists, warming is affecting caribou populations, heat-trapping gas releases and […]
Kasilof couple charged with federal regulations violations for illegal commercial game transportation in Noatak National Preserve
KOTZEBUE, Alaska – A Kasilof couple were charged with multiple federal regulation violations related to alleged illegal commercial transportation of game hunters in Alaska following a multi-year investigation by National Park Service (NPS) rangers. According to court documents, Matthew Owen, 66, illegally transported caribou hunters in the Noatak National Preserve, located in northwest Alaska, in […]