Regional conference to examine environmental challenges

For the first time, Wrangell will host the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska’s (CCTHITA) annual environmental conference.

Hosted at the Nolan Center, the Southeast Environmental Conference will begin the afternoon of September 5, continuing through the middle of the 8th. Since its inception, the conference’s focus has been on building collaboration between the region’s tribes, corporations and other agencies.

“This is something we have been doing since the early, mid-2000s,” said Ray Paddock, environmental coordinator for CCTHITA. Before its start, he explained group...