Alaska

What are the arts worth to Southeast Alaska? A new economic study says at least $60 million a year in business.

The Southeast Alaska Conservation Council says it is likely to challenge the new supplemental environmental impact statement.

Tongass Advisory Committee member Eric Nichols says it’s a huge challenge to come up with policies for a viable timber industry without old growth.

One of the most vocal groups in the Y-K Delta, Yupiit Nation, recently met to hash out their vision of future governance in the region.

A regional committee tasked with advising the U.S. Forest Service on how to manage logging in the Tongass begins three days of meetings in Juneau today.

The state ferry system is planning a new route in Southeast Alaska. It’s being done in conjunction with a new, privately run ferry.