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SEALT Maps Juneau’s Tidelands

SEALT Maps Juneau’s Tidelands

The Southeast Alaska land trust maps juneau's tidelands Developing habitat maps and functional assessments of over 5,000 wetland acres Purpose Juneau will soon have a new map for the well-loved tidelands at its heart. The Southeast Alaska Land Trust (SEALT) is...

SEALT Unveils Modern, New Logo and Branding

SEALT Unveils Modern, New Logo and Branding

Juneau, AK – The Southeast Alaska Land Trust (SEALT) has adopted a new logo that reflects its legacy of protecting Southeast Alaska’s watersheds. SEALT’s original logo, a black and white image featuring two people holding hands in a meadow, was created in 1996, the...

Coastal Wetlands on North Douglas Conserved

Coastal Wetlands on North Douglas Conserved

Juneau, AK – The Southeast Alaska Land Trust (SEALT) announced the recent acquisition and conservation of 14 acres of wetlands adjacent to the Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge (Refuge), in Juneau.  This property is located within the lands traditionally...

SEALT Announces The Acquisition Fund

SEALT Announces The Acquisition Fund

Juneau, AK – The Southeast Alaska Land Trust (SEALT) is pleased to announce The Acquisition Fund, a fund established specially to acquire land and facilitate conservation throughout Southeast Alaska for the benefit of current and future generations. Earlier this year,...

A Gift for the Future

A Gift for the Future

Many people are familiar with the history of the Jensen‐Olsen Arboretum – how Caroline Jensen and her husband moved “out the road” and cultivated the property in the mid‐1960s. Over the years, Caroline worked hard to transform a portion of the property into a fine...

Tree Swallows Find a Welcome Home

Tree Swallows Find a Welcome Home

Erratic weather is causing stress for wildlife of all kinds in Alaska, with record-breaking temperatures this summer. That’s true for birds like the tufted puffin, whose food source is disappearing due to warming oceans. Drier, hotter weather throughout Southeast...

Tee Harbor Land Set Aside for Conservation

Tee Harbor Land Set Aside for Conservation

The Southeast Alaska Land Trust has permanently conserved, with a conservation easement, 4.57 acres of shorefront in Tee Harbor. The property is adjacent to, and expands upon, the existing 55-acre City & Borough of Juneau Natural Area Park. Juneau, AK – Southeast...