Congratulations to Benjamin Mallott on his recent selection to lead the Alaska Federation of Natives! 👏 Ben is a member of our board of trustees at The Nature Conservancy in Alaska and we are so fortunate to have his perspective and expertise guiding our work and helping to improve conservation outcomes. #IndigenousLedConservation
The Nature Conservancy in Alaska
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Conserving the lands and waters on which all life depends – globally, and in Alaska.
About us
We work in communities to help nature and people. In Alaska, where people and the natural world are so inextricably linked, our approach helps create lasting results. All across the 49th state, The Nature Conservancy is at work protecting the Alaska we know and love.
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https://www.nature.org/alaska
External link for The Nature Conservancy in Alaska
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- 11-50 employees
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- Anchorage, Alaska
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- 1988
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Across the Western U.S. and Canada, The Nature Conservancy is driving for increased adoption and implementation of renewable energy. Tune in to the latest Mountain & Prairie episode to learn more!
What's going on in the world of renewable energy? 💡 In this new podcast episode of Mountain & Prairie, The Nature Conservancy renewable energy and climate experts Peter Gower and Chris Menges provide digestible updates on our transition from fossil fuels to renewables, as we work to find solutions that protect lands, wildlife, and communities. ⚡ 🎧 Listen here, or wherever you listen to podcasts: https://lnkd.in/gqySUtJs The Nature Conservancy in Colorado is endlessly grateful for our ongoing partnership with Ed Roberson and Mountain & Prairie!
Peter Gower & Chris Menges - Forward-Looking Approaches to the West's Energy Transition
https://mountainandprairie.com
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📣 A major win for nature, people & the planet! Yesterday in Canada, the Ahousaht and Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations announced an agreement with the Government of British Columbia for the protection of more than 188,000 acres in Clayoquot Sound. These new conservancies will advance Indigenous rights, support sustainable livelihoods and safeguard some of the last remaining old-growth in the region. Read the full story from our Canadian affiliate, Nature United. https://lnkd.in/exQ9CvtC
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At TNC, advocating for diversity, equity, and inclusion is essential to our mission. This #PrideMonth, we celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and commit to making nature a place of welcome and respect for all. https://nature.ly/3yGTuZ4
The Nature Conservancy Celebrates International Pride Day and Pride Month
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In the quirky science for #Alaska category: Beluga whales have a way of sharing a message that may surprise you, and a fun new comic in Hakai Magazine shows how they do it. As the comic puts it, "Belugas have been observed changing the shapes of their melons at will." Also, "Filled with blubber, a #beluga’s melon, or the bulbous mass on its head, is squishy with good bounce. Similar to humans, belugas can contract specific muscles to jiggle their stores of fat." So, when you need to say it, shake it! https://nature.ly/3R1LKXJ
Say It with a Beluga Bauble Wobble | Hakai Magazine
https://hakaimagazine.com
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The Nature Conservancy in Alaska is hiring! The Alaska Climate Strategy Director is a new position for an individual prepared to define conservation priorities and long-term conservation strategies relating to climate, build strategic, scientific, and technical capacity in the field, and develop key partnerships with public and private organizations to identify and resolve technical issues and to widely communicate solutions and best practices. To apply, visit https://nature.ly/4bLraTB and search for job ID 55153. #Alaska #career #job A bit about us: Guided by science, TNC creates innovative, on-the-ground solutions to our world’s toughest challenges so that people and nature can thrive together. The Alaska Chapter works side by side with local leaders in communities across the state to overcome barriers to a sustainable future and implement practical conservation solutions that benefit people and nature. Join us in working toward a future where people and nature thrive!
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TNC Alaska in the News: Yes, it's possible to capture carbon from smokestacks and store it underground. But is Carbon Capture and Underground Storage, or CCUS, the best way to limit carbon emissions? No. “We have to think about prioritizing, avoiding and reducing direct emissions — not just using CCUS technologies as a way to bail out existing emission levels,” Kelsey Schober at The Nature Conservancy in Alaska said in this week's news. Underground carbon storage may be a new frontier in Alaska but the time for decisionmakers to be informed is now. So we published a new report custom-tailored for Alaska, "Carbon Capture and Underground in Alaska: Technical Considerations and Governance Opportunities," that goes deeper than the headlines. Find the report here: https://nature.ly/3UAORqU https://nature.ly/4dEhc8c
Could Alaska be the final destination for Japan’s carbon pollution? • Alaska Beacon
https://alaskabeacon.com
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ICYMI: Alaska's Bristol Bay is like no place else in the world, home to more wild sockeye salmon than anywhere. And new legislation, the Bristol Bay Protection Act, introduced by Alaska's Rep. Mary Peltola offers the protection it deserves. The bill would codify and affirm the findings of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in protecting the proposed Pebble mine site in Alaska’s Bristol Bay from industrial mining forever. Thank you, Rep. Peltola! https://nature.ly/3wvMPjD
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The world's shorebirds need places to rest up and refuel as they journey to nesting grounds in Alaska's northern reaches. And you can see signs of that journey underway now at critical stopovers in places like #Alaska's Copper River Delta. Year after year, this place gives tens of millions of shorebirds the refueling they need to continue their inspiring migrations to nesting tundra in Alaska's Bristol Bay, Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, the Arctic plain and many points in between and beyond! We thank videographer Hamish Laird for sharing this week's Hartney Bay feeding frenzy near Cordova and the Copper River Delta. https://nature.ly/3UyphTp
Hartney Bay, Cordova , Alaska May 2024
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Many of us only see kelp when it’s washed up on a beach, where it tends to look slimy and not very impressive. But kelp is one of the great unsung organisms of our oceans. Kelp creates critical, foundational habitats for everything from sea snails and rockfish to sea lions and gray whales—and for humans, kelp is a key ingredient in foods, pharmaceuticals and other products, including fertilizer and even ice cream. It is also of great cultural importance to Indigenous people on the Pacific coast. TNC scientists have produced this guidebook for mapping existing kelp beds in the Northeast Pacific https://nature.ly/3JRkDuG and the Alaska Ocean Acidification Network offers this helpful Q & A on kelp farming https://nature.ly/3JRkwiK
Kelp Mapping Guidebook
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