The 29th Alaska Bald Eagle Festival will draw raptor enthusiasts to Haines in early November, though it’s not clear how many people will show up as organizers say event registrations are slow. The Chilkat Valley is known as being home to one of North America’s largest congregations of bald eagles due to a late chum […]
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Posted inLetters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Community should heed CIV on dock
We have failed to listen. Will the current borough manager and the entire assembly finally take Chilkat Indian Village’s opinion seriously and immediately collaborate to agree on a dock design (as requested two years ago)? We can’t continue to ignore chilkatforever.org. Assemblymembers can shout from the rooftops that this isn’t about a mine, however it’s […]
Posted inArts & Culture, Local News
Nonprofit groups get funding boost from Chilkat Valley Community Foundation
Community gardens, a triathlon, a spay and neutering fund, and new museum displays were all among the 25 beneficiaries of grants from the Chilkat Valley Community Foundation this year. The foundation awarded $93,889 in grants to 25 organizations in 2025. About 100 people gathered in the lobby of the Chilkat Center on Thursday to hear […]
Posted inDuly Noted
Duly Noted: Reunions, renovations, lit times at the fire department, and more
When Christie Willis and family loaded onto the LeConte ferry in Haines last week, her son Eli had Robbie, his emotional support stuffed bunny, in hand. Eli, a 13-year-old with autism, uses Robbie to communicate when he is over-stimulated.. But after they landed in Skagway, Robbie was nowhere to be found. Christie Willis said she […]
Posted inWildlife, Local News
Moose season closes; 24 reported taken by Wednesday
Twenty-four bull moose, including two illegal animals, were harvested by the end of the fall moose hunting season that started on Sept. 15. The hunt was open for the full season, through Oct. 7, and so far it looks as though the season met the guideline harvest limit of 20-25 animals. By Tuesday afternoon, 24 […]
Posted inLocal News
For the first time in 3 years, bald eagle preserve advisory council to meet
There are still two vacant seats, but the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council is scheduled to convene in mid-October. At minimum, the 12-member council is supposed to meet quarterly, but it hasn’t had a meeting since 2022 according to a state meetings database. The governor appoints people to the council, which is made […]
Posted inGovernment & Elections
Planning commission candidate Dan Schultz answers your questions
Editor’s Note: The Chilkat Valley News called each of the candidates to ask about their AI use in responding to these questions. Two candidates, Kimberly Rosado and Nathanael Reams, disclosed the use of AI in assisting with answering these questions. In Reams’ case, he used it for grammar and proofreading. Rosado used it to proofread […]
Posted inLocal News
Forecasters calling for rain, high-water after stretch of dry weather
The National Weather Service predicts a period of moderate to heavy rain for Klukwan and the Haines Borough beginning mid-week. Two weather systems will be affect the region over the next few days, including one that is a remnant of a tropical storm system in the northern Pacific. Yakutat is expected to bear the brunt […]
Posted inLocal News, Environment & Natural Resources
DNR proposes expanding areas available for logging in the Haines State Forest
Revisions to the management plan for the Haines State Forest could be available for public review as early as this winter and could lead to significant changes in land use and management. Instead of discussing the particulars of the state’s new carbon offset push that prompted the amendment, residents who attended forestry meetings in Klukwan, […]
Posted inMining, Local News
American Pacific Mining tears down work camp but plans to continue exploration at Palmer Project
For weeks, truck traffic has been moving equipment and building materials from American Pacific Mining’s Klehini River modular camp on the Porcupine Spur Road in the upper Chilkat Valley. The company’s media contacts did not respond to a request for more information about its plans, but in an August 7 information release clarified that it […]