Author Archives: Paula Dobbyn
Congress and the Tongass
A group of Alaska and Pacific Northwest residents – mostly commercial and sport fishermen, along with charter operators and guides, — are speaking out in Washington, D.C., this week on behalf of wild Alaska salmon from the Tongass National Forest. … Continue reading
‘Last Salmon Forest’ wins award from The Drake
Congratulations to filmmakers Ian Majszak and Bryan Gregson for getting a bit of recognition for their new short film about Trout Unlimited’s Tongass 77 campaign in Southeast Alaska. The film has captured a “best cinematography” award from The Drake Magazine’s 7th Annual Fly … Continue reading
TU Alaska Director Honored for Conservation Work
TU Alaska Director Tim Bristol (Photo by Darren Dorris) Trout Unlimited’s Alaska director, Tim Bristol, has been selected for a prestigious award honoring his contributions to Alaska environmental conservation. The Alaska Conservation Foundation recently named Bristol as the 2012 winner … Continue reading
A sustainable Tongass timber company expands in Southeast Alaska
Major changes are afoot in the country’s largest national forest, the 17-million-acre Tongass in Southeast Alaska. And many of them bode well for fish and wildlife. The most important is arguably the U.S. Forest Service’s move from old-growth logging in … Continue reading
Alaska’s Tongass National Forest Shifts Focus from Timber to Salmon
Jim Leslie’s life used to revolve around cutting old-growth timber. These days the Vietnam vet and longtime resident of Wrangell, Alaska, makes his living behind the wheel of jet boats, ferrying visitors to picturesque areas to view wildlife, glaciers and … Continue reading
Critical Tongass Salmon Habitat Gets First Aid
Work got under way in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest this summer to repair a key salmon-producing river as part of a collaborative project by the Forest Service, Trout Unlimited, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, and the Sitka Conservation Society. … Continue reading
Bristol Bay Hosts Project Healing Waters
Eight veterans and active duty personnel are spending this week at a luxury, fly-out fishing lodge in the heart of the salmon-rich Bristol Bay region. It’s part of a Project Healing Waters trip sponsored by Bristol Bay Native Corp., which … Continue reading
Alaska’s 2012 Commercial Salmon Fishing Season Gets Under Way
The 2012 commercial salmon harvesting season is under way in Alaska. On the famed Copper River in Southcentral Alaska this week, hundreds of boats took part in harvesting wild king and sockeye salmon, some of the first salmon of the … Continue reading
Restoring Salmon Habitat: A Jobs Creator for Southeast Alaska
The 17-million-acre Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska is a vast, wild landscape pulsing with some of the world’s most productive freshwater systems for salmon and trout. Everything here revolves around fish, whether it’s for income, recreation or simply putting … Continue reading
Salmon in the Trees Exhibit to be Installed in Wrangell, AK
Photographer Amy Gulick will install a permanent version of her exhibit Salmon in the Trees in Wrangell, Alaska, in May. Salmon in the Trees tells the remarkable story of the Tongass rain forest of Southeast Alaska. Fringing the coastal panhandle … Continue reading
