Southeast Alaska Land Trust



	Our Mission: The Southeast Alaska Land Trust cooperates with communities and land owners to ensure vital natural areas remain in place for each generation.

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Thomas B. Stewart Memorial Fund Online:

Thomas B. Stewart Memorial Fund

Judge Stewart was a life-long conservationist who, as a member of the Southeast Alaska Land Trust Board, made immeasurable contributions to ensuring that vital areas remain in-place for the well-being of each generation. He shared a keen knowledge of the history and a clear vision for the future of this place.

Tom inspired our work, amazed us with his personal knowledge of this region, its people and history, guided our actions with his standards of excellence and integrity, and delighted us with his stories. In a decade of service on the SEALTrust Board, he selflessly opened his home for our meetings, Board retreats, and even public outreach events; if a dinner was involved, Tom was likely to prepare the main dish.

Judge Stewart was an enthusiastic ambassador for the SEALTrust. He was willing to sit, one-on-one, with people when he thought he could help them envision their land legacy. Tom would guide them through their conservation options and help them draft agreements unique to their land and personal needs for its continued use. Most notably, Tom assisted Caroline Jensen as she shaped her vision for the Jensen-Olsen Arboretum, Juneau’s spectacular horticultural gardens at Pearl Harbor. Now, after Caroline’s passing, it is owned and managed by the City, while SEALTrust holds a conservation agreement which binds the City to her vision.

From our fragile beginning in 1996 through 2006, when he withdrew to turn his full attention to the completion of his book on the drafting of Alaska’s constitution, Tom’s commitment to the conservation of those places which capture the vital character of this region, has significantly and forever shaped the Southeast Alaska Land Trust.

We have been honored by his service and are obliged to continue his work.
You can help make this possible - to make a donation in Tom's name, go to the box to the right of his photo, above.

Thank you for your generous contribution to the Thomas B. Stewart Memorial Fund.

Melissa Goldstein - Conservation Specialist

Melissa joined us as our Conservation Specialist in September 2007. Originally from upstate New York, she has made a circuit around the country (via South Carolina, Texas, northern California, southcentral Alaska) to arrive here in Southeast. She has been a Juneau resident for nearly four years. Melissa has a background in environmental toxicology and wildlife biology, and enjoys many outdoor activities, including hiking, mountain biking, canoeing, and bird watching. She is an active member of the Juneau community and has three children under the age of six who help keep her that way.

Strawberry Acres, Lot #4

In the spring of 2006, Dave and Mary Albert came to the Southeast Alaska Land Trust with a conservation project proposal for the upper Strawberry Creek valley. They envisioned their 3.62-acre property known as Strawberry Acres (Lot #4), becoming part of the Amalga Meadows Natural Area Park. With such a clear vision in mind, the Trust was able to work successfully with the Alberts and the CBJ, and the Strawberry Acres conservation easement, located at mile 25 in Juneau’s “Green Zone,” was completed and signed in December of 2006. The property is now a part of the Park, and forms a continuum with the adjacent Herbert River conservation easement, also held by SEAL Trust.

Moraine Edge

During the construction of the Moraine Edge Subdivision in 2005, CEO and President of Lowpete Construction, Inc. Richard Petersen sent a letter of intent to SEAL Trust indicating his firm’s desire to donate certain portions of the surrounding land for conservation purposes, that these portions become the property of Juneau’s Department of Parks and Recreation, and that they be part of “the preserved lands dedicated for conservation and for public outdoor recreation or education purposes.” The resulting conservation easement on Moraine Edge Parcels A&B, a total of 7.12 acres, serves as a public “green space” in the midst of residential development.

Mail: Southeast Alaska Land Trust, 119 Seward Street, Suite 15, Juneau, AK 99801, USA
Office Location: Downtown Juneau on the 2nd Floor of the Valentine Building at 119 Seward Street in Suite 15.
Email: setrust@ptialaska.net — Phone: (907) 586-3100 — Fax: (907) 586-3125