Alaska Sea Grant is partnering with NOAA Fisheries to provide opportunities to Alaska Native and rural students at the federal agency. The goal is to increase their representation in marine-related professions at NOAA Fisheries, an arm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration formerly known as the National Marine Fisheries Service. Over the summer of […]
ANCHORAGE, AK – Carrie Irwin Brown joined Alyeska Pipeline Service Company as its Alaska Native Program Director in August. Carrie brings experience from a variety of Alaska organizations. She was most recently the Director of the Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium; prior to that, she was the Executive Director […]
AMHS is unable to meet requirements for U.S. Customs in Prince Rupert. (ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) is ending service to Prince Rupert, British Columbia, effective Oct. 1, 2019. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is requiring AMHS to secure a Canadian law enforcement presence to protect CBP’s personnel in Prince […]
Lisa Hupp is an outreach specialist based at Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, one of 16 national wildlife refuges in Alaska. She takes her camera with her whenever she gets a chance to work in the field. “I love how photography can demand close attention and devotion to place,” Hupp says. “It’s a way to see […]