Rural Development in Alaska

YRITWC Training Efforts

2009-12-12T11:59:00.002-09:00

Rural Alaskans learn to install and manage alternative energy systemsby Maria Downey KTUUThursday, December 10, 2009ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- More rural communities are seeking alternative energy options, so more training is underway to learn how to use the new technology.Students from several towns and villages are now taking a two-day class at Susitna Energy Systems in Anchorage.They're learning how

Dept. of Labor Training WIN WIN

2009-12-01T23:00:00.003-09:00

Students from local villages team-up with Interior Region Housing Authority and the Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council to deploy solar photo voltaic technology in Alatna. Homeowners to benefit directly from renewable energy technology and lower electric bills.Read more...... Read more about the project here:http://sustainruralalaska.blogspot.com/

New ALT Housing Sprouting

2009-12-01T22:58:00.000-09:00

Anaktuvuk Pass (AKP) is a pocket of beauty set in the far north-central region of the Yukon River Watershed. The Inupiat community of 350 in the central Brooks Range is about as remote as you can get in Alaska.But living there is not easy. Residents endure some of the coldest winter temperatures in Alaska. The region is treeless therefore biomass energy resources are scarce. With no road or large

CCHRC Sustainable Housing

2009-08-01T13:27:00.007-08:00

Sustainable Northern Shelter: Anaktuvuk Pass House CompletedFairbanks– The Cold Climate Housing Research Center (CCHRC) is pleased to announce the completion of construction of its Sustainable Northern Shelter (SNS) demonstration house in Anaktuvuk Pass, Alaska. Construction began on June 16 with substantial completion four weeks later on July 11.With guidance from CCHRC and Tagiugmiullu

STEM Charter School Alaska

2009-02-12T15:53:00.001-09:00

STEM Charter School Alaskahttp://stemcharteralaska.blogspot.com/Dedicated to the Development of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Charter Schools in Alaska. Discussions on the topics of pedagogy, administration, concept design and implementation of STEM Charter Schools. resources, contacts, news, research, forums, STEM education native experiential alternativeLink to the Blog here:

Economic Crisis

2009-01-16T10:52:00.001-09:00

Emmonak man seeks food airlift to combat economic crisisALASKA NEWSPAPER STAFFeditor@alaskanewspapers.comJanuary 12, 2009 at 1:42PM AKSTA combination of extreme cold and high fuel prices has created a humanitarian crisis for the village of Emmonak, according to resident Nicholas Tucker.In a letter sent out as a cry for help, Tucker describes economic conditions in which families are rationing

ANSEP Leadership Development

2008-12-16T11:44:00.005-09:00

ANSEP is developing the next generation of leaders for Alaska. View some of the speakers promoting ANSEP during the 2008 ANSEP banquet in Anchorage, Alaska.Herb Schroeder ANSEP IntroductionFran Ulmer, UAA ChancellorTed Stevens on America's Engineering and Science Capacities

Some Native Corporations Planning for Future

2008-11-23T12:43:00.002-09:00

Some Native corporations planning for futureTIM BRADNERECONOMYPublished: November 22nd, 2008 11:13 PMLast Modified: November 22nd, 2008 02:10 AMAlaska Native corporations, our large private landowners, frequently take the lead in natural resource and economic development. We see these corporations hustling for minerals and oil exploration on their land and sometimes land owned by others. We see

Bering Sea Elders Group

2008-10-20T10:32:00.001-08:00

Alaska Native elders seek united voices on bottom trawling in Bering Sea DAVID BILL SR. April 18, 2008 at 12:18PM AKST Originally Posted: The Tundra DrumsThe Bering Sea is warming.Alaska Native people

Cooperative Extension Service RDP

2008-07-05T13:18:00.006-08:00

Rural Development Project Our Mission The UAF CES Rural Development Project develops and disseminates relevant and easily understood research and technology to rural Alaskans – primarily in the lower Yukon Kuskokwim rivers, the Copper River Valley and Southeast Alaska – to improve their quality of life. The Project maintains an open dialog with those stakeholders to identify and adjust to

ACTing Like Clean Water

2008-07-03T11:38:00.007-08:00

Renewable Resources CoalitionThe RRC is an Alaskan non-profit 501 c (6) corporation founded by Alaskans with a diverse membership including commercial fishermen, natives, lodge owners, and many others. The mission of the Renewable Resources Coalition is to preserve and protect the ongoing viability of Alaska’s abundant fishing and hunting resources and the lands and waters they need to

Sustain Rural Alaska

2008-06-17T21:02:00.000-08:00

Sustainable Development in Rural Alaska Issues Trends Demonstrations Solutions Dedicated to the survival of communities across rural Alaska. http://sustainruralalaska.blogspot.com/sustain sustainable rural alaska ak alternative energy development native village housing alt lifestyle change

Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program

2008-02-12T10:20:00.001-09:00

nspe.orgDECEMBER 2007Expanding the Engineering PipelineThe University of Alaska Anchorage is empowering native students to succeed as engineers and scientists and providing a source of technical talent for local industry. It's a model that's being replicated with indigenous students nationwide.By Eva Kaplan-LeisersonIn Alaska, like other areas of the country, there aren't enough engineers to go

America's Taxi Cab Capital

2007-11-30T10:20:00.000-09:00

From the Los Angeles TimesAmerica's taxi capital: Bethel, AlaskaWith one driver for every 62 residents, the Albanian and Korean cabbies drive circles around other towns. Well, it's just one circle: Only 10 miles of road are paved.By Tomas Alex TizonLos Angeles Times Staff WriterNovember 30, 2007BETHEL, ALASKA — Atiny, round-faced woman stands in a field of ice, a solitary figure in the tundra,

Alaska Gas Prices

2007-11-16T14:49:00.000-09:00

Alaska Towns Freeze Gas Prices by Angela Denning-BarnesListen Now [4 min 30 sec...link to NPR] Morning Edition, November 16, 2007 · Gas prices in Bethel, Alaska, a remote bush town, range from $5 to $7 a gallon. The only

Yukon River Inter-Tribal Watershed Council

2007-08-23T14:06:00.000-08:00

YRITWCThe YRITWC is comprised of 65 Tribes and First Nations in Alaska and Canada who are united in using their governmental powers to protect the physical and cultural integrity of the Yukon basin. These indigenous governments span four distinct cultures, languages and geographies: T’lingit in the headwaters region, Gwich’in and Koyukon Athabascan in the middle river, and Yupik/Cupik Eskimo in

Death by Soda...SSBs Killing Rural Alaskans

2006-12-30T13:02:00.000-09:00

More Dangerous Than Smoking? Death by SodaBy Joshua Frank, AlterNetPosted on December 27, 2006, Printed on December 30, 2006http://www.alternet.org/story/45498/This article has appeared previously on counterpunch.org and countercurrents.org.We are a country of overweight people. Americans are tipping the scales in record numbers, with approximately 130 million who are presently considered

The rise and fall of delta life

2006-09-20T23:20:00.000-08:00

From my good friend matt da'schidt...born and raised on the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta...now leaving for big sky country and a new life and style...good luck matt!Reality Time...September 2006The rise and fall of delta lifeby: matt da'schidtImagine that you live life nomadically. Moving with the changing season, making and breaking camp, constantly on the move to subsist, elders taught you where to

Wealthiest Man in Alaska

2005-11-30T09:28:00.000-09:00

Original Article from:Alaska Journal of Commerce -- WealthBuilder ColumnTim Pearson, June 13, 2004Abe DavidThe Wealthiest Man in Alaska by Tim Pearson The wealthiest man in Alaska lives on Nunivak Island. His name is Abe David and he possesses the ability to turn straw into gold. Actually, he can make it even more valuable than gold.Abe is a hunting and fishing guide extraordinaire. I met him

NIMA Looks to Education

2005-11-28T16:38:00.000-09:00

By Margaret BaumanPhotos: Tim Pearson / Martin Leonard IIIAlaska Journal of CommercePublication Date: 08/30/04On a pristine island in the Bering Sea, inhabited mainly by reindeer and musk oxen, the Cup'ig Eskimo residents of Mekoryuk are hedging part of their economic future on an innovative college biology program.It began this summer with a 10-day concentrated college-level biology course for

Bethel Multi-use Recreation Facility

2005-09-29T17:13:00.000-08:00

Recreation Facility Plan Project Date: August-October, 2005 Project Manager:Thea Agnew and Chris Beck Client:City of Bethel Location: Bethel Project Description Bethel is the growing hub of the Yukon-Kuskokwim delta, a thriving region that is home to over 20,000 people. Foremost in the goals listed in Bethel’s 1997 Comprehensive Plan are desires to continue to expand and

Donlin Creek Mine Development

2005-08-04T17:13:00.000-08:00

View August 2005 Slide show from Geologist Travis Hudsonas presented at the AVCP regional forum in Bethel, Alaska

Eco- Tourism Company

2005-05-04T12:56:00.000-08:00

by Terry Don NIMA Corporation, Mekoryuk’s Village Corporation made their foray into eco-tourism and the education industry last summer 2004 with the creation of Nunivak Island Cultural Education and Adventures, LLC. (NICEA, LLC). Although the corporation had explored the idea for a number of years, they were searching for the right opportunity to introduce the concept.

Rose Rural Urban Exchange

2005-03-27T09:57:00.000-09:00

City students take cultural leap to remote villageJUNEAU-DOUGLAS: Program aims to bridge rural, urban divide.By ERIC FRYThe Juneau Empire(Published: March 27, 2005) JUNEAU -- Five Juneau-Douglas High School students recently got a taste of ice fishing, mushing, trapping, muktuk and beaver tail in Russian Mission, a Yup'ik Eskimo village on the Yukon River near the coast.The weeklong experience in

Small Town Technology...Big Time Results

2005-03-14T16:15:00.000-09:00

For most folks, when they think about technology, the broadband and the internet, and the 'ultra' rural (as we like to denote in Alaska) communities in Alaska...a manifest destiny vision of 'the lost souls of digital divide' are oft-times conjured-up...visions of folks just 'out of the loop', without access to information resources, backwoods hobo technologists with little or nothing to offer the

Civic Journalism...Anchorage Daily News

2005-02-28T09:40:00.000-09:00

Editors note: This is correspondance from Tim, "Hey, "I just said I grew up in the village of Teller and that in the village you make it a point to get to know everyone" Pearson. With his ability to network, Tim is in the position to shake-up the status quo...this is the type of action rural Alaskans need to take...not many have the cajones to even try...Tim does!Tim as an Anchoragite____________

Building Knowledge-based Economies

2004-11-03T11:49:00.000-09:00

Just How Smart IS Your Rural Community? Frank Odadz http://lone-eagles.com/smart.htm Smart rural communities recognize that realizing the promise of broadband depends on how well the majority of citizens learn to use broadband. In the current “innovation economy” community success depends increasingly on facilitating microenterprises. Rural entrepreneurship in conjunction with Internet Ecommerce

The Alaska Rural Visitor Industry Product Development Project

2004-11-03T11:23:00.000-09:00

Overview The Alaska Rural Visitor Industry Product Development project represents an 18-month partnership between the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development (Commerce), the Economic Development Administration (EDA), the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG), and regional economic development organizations. Project goals are to establish and market products or