by Gordon Chew *Published in the Juneau Empire As a small sawmill operator and builder, I’ve watched with great interest the debate over a new management plan for the Tongass National Forest. In a recent visit to Washington D.C., I spoke with lawmakers and agency officials about how the future of my family-run business, the…
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by Megan Moody *Full story and photos in the Alaska Dispatch News TENAKEE SPRINGS — Many of my neighbors close their homes and fly away for winter, leaving not long before the sea lions arrive. I understand the appeal. During mid-winter in Southeast Alaska, when darkness creeps under my eyelids and burrows into my self-worth,…
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by Gordon Chew *First published in The Juneau Empire In-mid August, when the silvers are running strong, we park the Kenworth, power down the chainsaws and head out on the water. Within an hour or two my son Sterling and I can hit our limit within 4 miles of the townsite core here in Tenakee…
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by Megan Moody *First published in Alaska Dispatch News TENAKEE SPRINGS — One morning in May, I woke up to a young bear grazing in the meadow just behind my house. It was early, I had two hours before work, so I stood in my pajamas with a cup of coffee and watched out the…
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Hello everyone, Many thanks to everyone who jumped on the recent on-line comment opportunities, really great to see so many responses from Tenakee! Yesterday there was a Senate hearing on a smorgasbord of public lands bills, including Senator Murkowski‘s S 1481 ” Alaska Native Claims Settlement Improvement Act.” It sounds like it could be really important to…
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