Around 50 leaders — including U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski — will gather at the Chilkat Center next week for Alaska Outdoor Alliance’s (AOA) 7th annual statewide conference, which participants call “Confluence.”

The summit will be facilitated by representatives from Spruce Root — the community development arm of SeaAlaska — and the discussion will focus on “regenerative economies.” Murkowski is scheduled to address attendees on Wednesday.

AOA executive director Lee Hart said attendees will include federal,…