From the council executive director:
Waiting for the next shoe to drop from cost-cutting

Alyeska Viewpoint:
Terminal and pipeline maintenance held to a high standard

Community Corner:
Interest in citizen oversight grows


Patience Andersen Faulkner plays a traditional healing drum for the Gulf of Mexico visitorsGulf of Mexico representatives explore the lasting effects from the Exxon Valdez oil spill

“They have been so worried, but then are pleased and overwhelmed by the amount of information that is available, and that there are tools here, like the council, that work.”

-Patience Andersen Faulkner

Students study oceanography and oil spills in Sound

“I really wanted to learn as much as I could about oil spills and how to properly respond,”

- Danielle Wall, a high school senior from Sarasota, Florida.

Council volunteer observes spill response test runs

“You can look at it on charts, but it takes actually going out and doing it to see if it really works.”

- Jerry Brookman

Dan GilsonCouncil project manager to use council experiences in new position at SERVS

Alan SorumLong-time Valdez resident a welcome addition to council staff