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7 Days Left to Comment on the Roadless Rule
The public comment period for the Roadless Rule ends on December 17th, 2019. We had a great showing at the community meeting – about 47 people, but this is a reminder that in order for […]
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HIA and Five Southeast Alaska Tribes Condemn the Roadless Rulemaking Process
For over a year Hoonah Indian Association has been working with five Southeast Tribes as “Cooperating Agencies” to inform the U.S. Forest Service on the Roadless Rulemaking process. On October 15th, 2019 the U.S. Department […]
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Traditional Food Fair 2019
The time has come! Join us on Saturday, September 7th to celebrate Hoonah’s culture, community, and food at the second Traditional Food Fair! There will be games including a traditional food Bingo and cakewalk, a […]
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2019 Stream Restoration Seeks to Improve Fish Habitat
Spasski Watershed is an important area and resource for the community of Hoonah. Its large area provides berries, deer, medicinal plants, and fish for the community. Within its waters coho, pink, and chum salmon return […]
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Bring us Your Electronic Waste June 24th to 28th!
We have some great news! HIA Environmental will be collecting electronic waste from June 24th to 28th. This includes a competition to for the household that can collect the most waste and bring it to […]
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Recruiting Hoonah Community Garden Growers!
It’s that time of year! Herring, fiddleheads, devils clubs, spruce tips and : Gardening! The Hoonah Community Garden is looking for growers who want to provide for themselves and their family. Plots are free, we […]
Community
See you at Earth Day Clean-up!
HIA Environmental is helping out with our annual Earth Day cleanup! We hope you can be there on April 20th, at 10AM. It’s a family event! Please contact Sally Dybdahl for any food or prizes […]
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HSC Meets to Discuss E-waste and Coastal Resilience
We had a lot of new faces at the Hoonah Stewardship Council on 01/17/2019 and some great conversation! Thanks everyone, the notes below are meant to capture the discussion from the evening. E-waste This year […]
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HNFP Pairs with School and Local Business to Complete Composting Survey
What if our schools, local businesses, and homes could support a composting program to fertilize our gardens allowing us to grow more food? That vision is not really radical – communities throughout Southeast Alaska (Gustavus, Southeast Island School District, Petersburg and others) are successfully supporting their communities through composting programs. Hoonah could be doing the same! […]
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2018 HNFP Season Recap : Community Resources And Forest Improvement
Incredibly, it is here and gone. The 2018 field season of the Hoonah Native Forest Partnership is in the books! The hard work and dedication of the six crew members during the fourth summer of […]