Northern Alaska Environmental Center
MISSION
The Northern Alaska Environmental Center promotes conservation of
the environment and sustainable resource stewardship in Interior and
Arctic Alaska through education and advocacy.
OVERVIEW
The Northern Alaska Environmental Center
in Fairbanks, Alaska is the quintessential grassroots organization, with a 13-member Board of Directors, 9 Advisory Board Members, 8 staff, more than 50 active volunteers, and over 1,000 contributing members. The Northern Center operates four major programs, the Arctic, Clean Water & Mines, Local Issues & Energy, and Education.
PROGRAMS
The Arctic Program seeks to preserve the Arctic Refuge coastal plain as designated wilderness and uphold refuge integrity by involving Alaskans. We work to strengthen protections for vital wildlife habitats and wildlands like Teshekpuk Lake and Utukok Uplands in the Western Arctic and sensitive Beaufort and Chukchi Sea marine life already stressed by global climate change. We advocate building clean, renewable energy economies while preserving our most treasured wild places.
The Clean Water & Mining Program seeks
to protect clean air, clean water, and wilderness through robust state
and federal permitting processes for northern mines, and monitors
schemes to mine northern coal deposits, especially plans for
transportation infrastructure that would have major cumulative effects
especially in the Western Arctic.
The Renewable Energy Program addresses Climate Change through
advocacy, outreach and education to advance local and statewide clean
energy policies. The program works to support tangible renewable
energy and energy efficiency solutions to assist Alaska in moving
beyond fossil fuel dependence and simultaneously lowering energy costs
for Alaska's citizens.
Finally, Camp Habitat Summer Camps foster youths’ appreciation for nature and connect us positively with the Fairbanks community.
