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Welcome to Alaska!
 Alaska's ecosystems are many: from the vibrant tundra plains of the Arctic to the productive wetlands of the Yukon-Kuskokwim delta in Western Alaska, from the vast forests and tall peaks of the interior to the ancient Tongass and mighty fjords of Southeast. Alaska is truly the Great Land.
The Alaska Chapter of the Sierra Club is working with Alaskans to ensure a future as great as the land itself. Along with our neighbors we are working to shield the Last Frontier from the frontier mentality that has drilled and logged and developed away much of the open spaces in the Lower 48. We are striving for an Alaska based on renewable energy, smart growth of our urban areas, sustainable use of our resources, and preservation of our wild places.
Alaska is a large state. The Alaska Chapter is divided into three groups, linking activists and supporters in Northern (Denali Group), Southcentral (Knik Group) and Southeast (Juneau Group) Alaska.
Find out how you can connect with other people working for a better Alaska, learn about current threats to our state, and help support the work of the Sierra Club.
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Action Alerts
Keep the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge wild
the Alaska Board of Game recently passed a proposal that opens up the Skilak Loop area in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge to firearms hunting for wolves, lynx, and coyotes. This area has been managed to protect the wildlife for 30 years, and it should stay that way.
Protect Marine Mammals from Offshore Drilling Activities
Attend a public hearing this week and urge the National Marine Fisheries Service to adopt a plan that keeps bowhead whales and other marine mammals safe.
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Calendar
28: The Other Turkey: Cycling the Mountains of Eastern Anatolia
Slideshow tour in memory of Suzanne Moore
13: Attend Alaska Wilderness Week in DC
Apply today! Wilderness Week is in Washington DC from April 13-17th, and we need Alaskan experts like you!
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News
Shell Suspends Alaska Arctic Drilling in 2013
Anchorage Daily News 27, 2013
An effort to give the United States a new source of domestic oil and refill the trans-Alaska pipeline took a hit Wednesday when Royal Dutch Shell PLC announced it will suspend offshore petroleum drilling in the Arctic Ocean for 2013.
North Pole Residents Get Update on Tainted Groundwater, Stricter Cleanup Standard
KUAC 21, 2013
State health and environmental officials gave North Pole residents a progress report Wednesday night on their ongoing efforts to monitor the spread in area groundwater of an industrial solvent that leaked from the oil refinery in town about 25 years ago. They talked about how far the sulfolane has spread, and why they’ve set a stricter standard for cleaning it up.
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