Alaska Conservation Society

Alaska Conservation Society
Formation1960
FounderGinny Wood[1]
Morton Wood[1]
PurposeConservation
HeadquartersCollege, Alaska; United States

The Alaska Conservation Society was the first grassroots environmental conservation group in the U.S. state of Alaska.[2] It was founded in 1960 to coordinate opposition to Project Chariot, a plan to blast a harbor at Point Hope, Alaska, using nuclear explosions. The group subscribed to environmental preservation and the principles of conservation. After the defeat of Project Chariot, the group decided to fight the proposed Rampart Dam project on the Yukon River. After succeeding, the society took a stance on the development of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, encouraging environmental mitigation during and after its construction. This led to the society becoming a major factor in environmental policy within the state.[3] The group operated between 1960 and 1993 and was superseded by the Alaska Conservation Foundation, which was founded in 1980 and still operates today.

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference latimes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry. "1988 Feinstone Environmental Awards", ESF.edu. Accessed February 18, 2009.
  3. ^ Haycox, pp. 267-268