By Wade Willis The appointment of Corey Rossi to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game is a first in Alaska’s history. Since statehood, no governor thought it necessary, or responsible, to let politics trump science. Yet Gov. Parnell appears to have little need for science even though he promised to end this culture [...]

I arrived at the School District Building not knowing quite what to expect.  Armed with Blackberry, camera and a plate of banana brownies I headed into the unknown.  Last year at the election meeting of the Citizens Advisory Committee to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, there were 65 people in attendance.  I hoped [...]

There are times when we use our energy toward projects of a long-term nature.  We work on campaigns, we support ballot initiatives through the long and arduous process, we collect signatures, we man tables, we attend long boring meetings.  But there are other times when a simple hour or two of our time can have immediate results of [...]

This One’s for You, Gordon Haber – Denali Wolves Proposed for More Protection Dr. Rick Steiner, Professor, University of Alaska Dec. 2, 2009 In a state like Alaska, consumptive use of wildlife (hunting, trapping, commercial guiding) is the rule, not the exception. Efforts of those trying to protect Alaska’s wildlife for aesthetic, ecological, economic, and [...]

Bill Sherwonit has been a freelance nature writer since 1992.  His most recent book, “Changing Paths: Travels and Meditations in Alaska’s Arctic Wilderness” is now available HERE.   For nearly a quarter-century, Bill has written extensively about wild lands and wildlife. Though he continues to journey into the wilderness each year, he has also paid increasing [...]