by Cook Inletkeeper | Dec 15, 2021 | Bears, Civics, Clean Water, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Government, Healthy Habitat, Local Economies, Salmon
I am incredibly honored by Bob, Sue, and of your trust as I step into the role Bob has, seemingly effortlessly, managed for so many years. As I inherit the “Inletkeeper” title from Bob, I’d like to share my vision for the future of the Cook Inlet watershed in the...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Dec 14, 2021 | Clean Water, Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Lease Sale 258, Oil & Gas
I remember ice floes in fast-moving water and hoarfrost on cars. I remember a steaming volcano in the distance. I remember 100 bald eagles in the trees. In late 1995, I drove down the Kenai Peninsula to accept the job running Cook Inletkeeper. It felt like another...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Dec 9, 2021 | Arts, Energy & Alaska, Lease Sale 258, Oil & Gas
Lease ART Sale 258 Update: Thank you all for a successful Art Sale 258 and Draft Environmental Impact Statement comment period! We are able to do this work because of member support from concerned citizens like you. Please donate today to protect Cook Inlet for our...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Dec 2, 2021 | Bears, Clean Water, Energy & Alaska, Government, Healthy Habitat, Local Economies, Salmon, Uncategorized
Fat Bear Week brings the wonder and joy of our Cook Inlet bears to people around the world! This year–for the fourth time!!–Otis (or brown bear 480) was crowned king! Otis–relying on the amazing rich nutrients in Katmai–ended the season...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Nov 24, 2021 | Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Lease Sale 258, Oil & Gas
This Thursday is complex. Many of us grew up spending the day with friends and family celebrating Thanksgiving. But Thursday is also a National Day of Mourning where we must remember our nation’s tragic history with the indigenous peoples who have called North America...
by Cook Inletkeeper | Nov 17, 2021 | Climate Change, Energy & Alaska, Government, Healthy Habitat
International politics, law, and negotiation are crazy things. They are essential for world-wide problems where without global commitment, we cannot likely achieve an outcome; but at the same time incredibly frustrating and more aspirational than proactive in trying...
