Instead of selling their trees directly, Chugach Alaska Corporation is selling the carbon stored in those trees. There’s a market for this in California, and it recently opened up to Alaskan landowners.
Jennifer Pemberton
Managing Editor, KTOO
I bring stories from the community into the KTOO newsroom so that all of our reporting matters. I want to hear my community’s struggles and its wins reflected in our coverage. Does our reporting reflect your experience in Juneau?
The lure of John McPhee’s “Coming into the Country,” 40 years later
To readers 40 years later, John McPhee’s 1977 book about Alaska “Coming into the Country” is still relevant and still popular.
40 years later, John McPhee’s book still brings fans to Eagle, Alaska
John Borg hosts literary tourists who come through Eagle, Alaska, in the summer looking for characters from John McPhee’s book Coming into the Country.
Alaska’s Energy Desk celebrates ‘Coming into the Country’
In January 2017, Alaska’s Energy Desk celebrates the 40th anniversary of Coming into the Country, John McPhee’s book that shared Alaska with the world.