Global warming and its impacts on coastal erosion, as explored through an journey to Alaska's Malaspina Glacier. (2012)
As we traveled through the region, I tried to discover whether Red Dog Mine was a godsend to the local economy, a disaster waiting to happen, or maybe all of the above? (2010)
A journey through the diminishing glaciers of the southern Kenai Peninsula with three generations of family. (2009)
A short expedition to explore remediation, rebirth, and the aftermath of logging on the Gulf of Alaska coast (2009).
A cold and windy February odyssey in the Kenai Fjords. Or how a pair of unusual people feed off eachother to produce something a little bit wonderful, and a little bit insane. (2007)
A journey through the watersheds downstream of the proposed Pebble Mine, through wilderness, communities, and an uncertain future.(2006)
And read trip journals from over a dozen older trips on our old AK Trekking website.
- by Erin McKittrick. From the Journey on the Wild Coast, originally published in National Parks Magazine (Winter 2010).
- by Erin McKittrick. Published in Wend Magazine (Summer 2009).
- by Erin McKittrick. From the Alaska Wilderness League Newsletter (February 2007, page 6.)
- by Erin McKittrick. A photo essay on my 2005 trip to the Pebble Mine site in Environment News Service. Or read it on my page
A discussion on the complexity and necessity of metals recycling, focusing on aluminum as an example. (2010)
Thoughts on the arbitrary value of gold, as contrasted with the environmental destruction caused by mining it. (2010)
- by Bjorn Olson and Kim McNett (2011). A journey essay describing an environmentally-focused circumnavigation of Prince William Sound in a homemade kayak during summer 2010.
- by Mike Borden (2010). A detailed account of a dangerous grizzly encounter in southcentral Alaska, along with practical information about bear safety and bear spray.
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@GroundTruthTrek:"Life on Ice" - a lone tuft of moss in an otherwise barren part of Malaspina Glacier. http://t.co/pfNNiK05
