SASSi
Year: 2024
Climate Change
SASSi Gartina Snow Stations : Phase 2 of Installation
Well, it happened! Hoonah has two new weather stations on the side of Ear Mountain. The stations are located at 800 and 1,500 feet and are located on Sealaska Land – Thank you to them […]
SASSi
Reporting Deer Hunting Data Matters – That’s My Opinion, and I’m Sticking To It
An editorial article by Ian Johnson? Hoonah deer hunters under report their deer harvest amounts and harvest effort. In fact, a 2023 survey of 14 hunters conducted by HIA found that 68% do not report […]
AYS/TRAYLS
2024 Alaska Youth Stewards Summer Recap!
Overview The Alaska Youth Stewards (AYS) is a summer work program run by the Hoonah Indian Association that provides youth with paid, hands-on experience in natural resource management, scientific data collection, community service, and cultural […]
Fisheries
SE-RAC – Ketchikan Meeting
The Southeast Regional Advisory Council (SERAC) to the Federal Subsistence Board met late October to discuss proposals and make recommendations affecting Southeast Alaska. Rural/Non-RuralThe bulk of the meeting was centered on rescinding Ketchikan’s non-rural status. […]
Community Garden
2024 Community Potato Garden Harvest Gets K-5 Students Muddy and Excited
We have been growing potatoes at the community garden and this year is our best yet! We have increased our growing space, community involvement, and quality of soil thanks to funding from Ecotrust and the […]
Climate Change
SASSi Gartina Snow Stations : Phase 1 of Installation
It has been a couple years in the making, but in early September we installed the tower infrastructures of our future snow stations! What are we talking about? Let’s take a look: The Southeast Alaska […]
Hoonah Native Forest Partnership
2024 Hoonah Native Forest Partnership Stream Restoration Rounds-out Work Started in 2017
The Hoonah Native Forest Partnership crew “finished” the work that began in 2017 on a tributary to Spasski River. In 2017, this tributary was the HNFP’s first-ever hand tool stream restoration project. That project was […]
Community
2024 Food Fair Celebrates Community Food and Tlingit Culture
Background For 7 years Hoonah’s Traditional Food Fair has been a place to meet, share a meal from locally-sourced foods, and enjoy Tlingit dancing. Over 125 people gathered on September 7, 2024 to enjoy warm […]
Community
SE AK Subsistence Advisory Council meeting soon
SERAC meeting in October […]