by Bethany Goodrich | Nov 27, 2018 | Blog Reports, Energy Independence, Kake
A brighter and warmer future awaits residents of Kake in Southeast Alaska, as community leaders recently met to discuss and refine some of the details necessary to advance their energy plan to heat a number of Kake’s larger public buildings using a biomass boiler...
by Jennifer Nu | Oct 20, 2018 | Blog Reports, Communities, Food Sustainability, Moby the Mobile Greenhouse, Reports & Media, Storytelling, Yakutat, Youth Engagement
THE ARRIVAL AND WELCOME My third journey around Southeast Alaska brought me to beautiful Yakutat, Alaska, a town of about 650 people. Carol Pate, the greenhouse coordinator and high school teacher, drove me from the ferry terminal to my new home outside the school,...
by Bethany Goodrich | Aug 2, 2018 | Blog Reports, Communities, Economic Self-reliance, Emerald Edge, Energy Independence, Focus Areas, Food Sustainability, Hoonah, Hydaburg, Kake, Kasaan, Klawock, Natural Resource Stewardship, Partnership News, Publications, Sitka, Storytelling, Uncategorized, Yakutat
Written by Peter Forbes Imagine a long-distance runner, without a watch, crossing mountain ranges, passing through villages, people occasionally cheering them along, but mostly alone confronting obstacles on the ground and in their mind, always running toward an...
by Bethany Goodrich | Aug 2, 2018 | Natural Resource Stewardship, Sitka, Storytelling, Trip Reports
Written by Peter Bradley and Desiree Lawson with editing from Kyle Rosendale and Tara Racine On June 21st, Sitkans were treated to “Herring Without Borders,” a presentation by Desiree Lawson of the Heiltsuk Nation of British Columbia, Canada. Desiree works with...
by Bethany Goodrich | Apr 25, 2018 | Communities, Partnership News, Trip Reports
Written by Paul Hackenmueller, Program Director SSP’s annual spring retreat was in Juneau, March 7-9. This three day workshop gave catalysts and partners a chance to reflect on the growth of the network, learn new tools to apply to their work, grapple with...
by Bethany Goodrich | Nov 29, 2017 | Food Sustainability, Klawock, Natural Resource Stewardship, Trip Reports
Written by Christine Woll, Southeast Alaska Program Director of The Nature Conservancy “What does sockeye salmon mean to Klawock? I didn’t have to think that hard about that question. Klawock is here because of sockeye salmon.” ...
