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$5,000 awarded for environmental sciences and maritime studies April 24, 2017—Kenai—The Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council (CIRCAC) is pleased to announce this year’s CIRCAC Memorial Scholarship recipients to students focused on pursuing coursework in environmental sciences or maritime studies. Receiving the $2,500 James Carter Memorial Scholarship in Environmental Sciences is Michaela Zurflueh from Kodiak » Learn More

CIRCAC is happy to welcome a new certified Tourism Group member to the organization–the Kenai Peninsula Tourism Marketing Council. The KPTMC promotes the Kenai Peninsula as Alaska’s playground and provides travel information, activities, places to stay, calendar of events and other useful tools through its robust website. You can learn more about our newest certified » Learn More

Cook Inlet Beluga Whales Recovery Plan  

In this month’s issue, Update from the Board of Directors, Harbor Safety Committee seeks applicants to fill stakeholder seats, CIRCAC accepting 2017 scholarships applications.

It’s taken some time, but this report was too important to rush. In 2015, CIRCAC celebrated 25 years of citizen representation in Cook Inlet. Justifiably proud of our accomplishments, we have created a special online report to put 25 years of work into perspective. We look forward to providing updates of our significant milestones online. » Learn More

CIRCAC is inviting graduating high school students and students heading to college, vocational schools or maritime academies who claim residency in the Cook Inlet region to apply for a $2500 CIRCAC Memorial Scholarship. For the third year, Cook Inlet Regional Citizens Advisory Council (CIRCAC) is offering two scholarships to qualifying students who are pursuing careers » Learn More

Capital City Weekly 92 percent of Alaska’s coastline — including all of Southeast — has been mapped and imaged on shorezone.org. The ShoreZone Partnership includes scientists, GIS specialists, web specialists, nonprofit organizations, and provincial, state, and federal government agencies and their website is hosted by the Nature Conservancy. In 2016, the ShoreZone program contracted Coastal » Learn More

Among the many lessons learned from the Exxon Valdez oil spill was that it was almost inevitable. “Success bred complacency; complacency bred neglect; neglect increased the risk—until the right combination of errors finally led to an accident of disastrous proportions.” (Alaska Oil Spill Commission 1990.) To combat that complacency, Congress created Regional Citizens Advisory Councils. » Learn More