Public Comment

In the media: Kenai Conversation on Refuge Regulation Changes

In the media: Kenai Conversation on Refuge Regulation Changes

Listen to our interview on proposed regulation revisions that would change access and hunting opportunities on the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge.

Board of Game Passes Consecutive Trophy Brown Bear Season on Alaska Peninsula

Board of Game Passes Consecutive Trophy Brown Bear Season on Alaska Peninsula

On June 3rd the Alaska Board of Game authorized an unprecedented consecutive Spring trophy hunt on Alaska Peninsula brown bears, despite public concern for impacts on the bear population.

AWA Member in Action: "New Trump wildlife rule will hurt Alaska tourism"

AWA Member in Action: "New Trump wildlife rule will hurt Alaska tourism"

“There is nothing courageous or sporting about these methods, nothing even closely resembling fair chase. These methods are not the Alaska way. And we’ve said as much: A 2018 opinion poll showed that an overwhelming majority of Alaskans support existing wildlife protection and public safety policies on Alaska refuges and preserves.”

Press Release: Bureau of Land Management Releases Final Ambler road EIS in the midst of local opposition and a global pandemic

Press Release: Bureau of Land Management Releases Final Ambler road EIS  in the midst of local opposition and a global pandemic

Today the Bureau of Land Management completed the next stage in the review process for the proposed road to Ambler, a publicly funded private mining road that would cut through the heart of Alaska’s northernmost mountain range.

Press Release: Alaskans Continue to Defend Coastal Plain as BLM Releases Final Leasing EIS

Press Release: Alaskans Continue to Defend Coastal Plain as BLM Releases Final Leasing EIS

Today, the Bureau of Land Management’s release of the Final Environmental Impact Statement aimed at selling off the sacred coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas exploitation marks the latest move in the administration’s rushed disregard for Indigenous rights, science, and public process.