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In the News
9/30/22 Alaska economic development agency to pay for independent review after critical report​
7/27/22 Group Forms to Support West Susitna Access Project
6/15/22 Alaska road project pits conservative lodge owners against conservative state administration
6/5/22 Proposed road to mining district draws more opposition
5/27/22 AIDEA applies for West Susitna Road permit
5/25/22 State-owned Alaska corporation advances plans for road through the Mat-Su
5/24/22 West Susitna Access Project Moves Forward in the Public Process
5/3/22 West Susitna Access Road
2/24/22 Public meeting held for proposed West Susitna Access Road
2/14/22 Plans for a disputed mega-road through the Susitna Valley backcountry are moving forward again
2/10/21 Dunleavy releases package of bond spending projects
12/23/21 Borough Assembly votes to move forward with West Susitna Access Road
12/9/21 Mat-Su Assembly delays vote on West Susitna Access Road
11/5/21 AIDEA receives West Susitna Road funding​
11/1/21 AIDEA Accepts $8.5 Million for West Susitna Access Road​
3/17/21 AIDEA updates Assembly on West Susitna Access, meets mayoral skepticism
4/17/20 AIDEA has second resource road initiative underway, this one west of Susitna​
4/11/20 The West Susitna Road Project is proceeding full steam ahead​
12/7/20 AIDEA holds virtual public meeting for West Susitna Access project
10/29/19 Mat-Su Borough, AIDEA sign West Susitna access project agreement
10/28/19 Mat-Su Borough signs memo with AIDEA for West Susitna access project​
10/24/19 Mat-Su, state corporation envision road to mining and timber areas west of Susitna River
2/13/14 Roads to Resources adds West Susitna, stalls other projects
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Opinions and Blogs
4/14/23 Protect the Western Susitna River area from unnecessary development, Trustees for Alaska
3/30/23 Letter: What’s the real West Susitna access proposal? by Becky Long
9/15/22 Keeping the West Su Wild by Ramona DeNies, Wild Salmon Center
9/9/2022 OPINION: West Susitna Access Road is a waste of money and a dead end by Lee McKnight
8/9/22 Opinion: Wake up, Alaska: The West Susitna Access Project will cost half a billion dollars and benefit foreign mining companies, not everyday Alaskans by Todd Rust and Kevin Dana
5/14/22 OPINION: New report shows even more reasons why the West Su Access Road is a bad idea by Kirston Dixon
4/13/22 OPINION: Alaskans deserve a better AIDEA by Andrea Feniger
3/2/22 WEST SUSITNA ACCESS ROAD, by Jacob Mannix, Backcountry Hunters and Anglers
2/17/22 Sustaining the Susitna River in Alaska by Eric Booton, Trout Unlimited Alaska
12/16/21 Letter: West Susitna road boondoggle by Michael Mason
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Reports
5/15/2022 West Susitna Access Public Engagement Project: Comment and Outreach Summary
4/2022 Alaska Megaproject Update
6/2014 A History of Alaska's MegaProjects
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Press Releases
9/15/22 More local businesses join the Alaska Range Alliance
5/31/22 Alaskan Business Owners Launch Six-Figure Media Buy to Stop AIDEA Dumpster Fire
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Recorded Public Meetings
3/31/23 West Susitna Access Road Wasilla Public Meeting at Evangelo's
3/23/22 West Susitna Access Mat-Su Borough Public Meeting #2
2/23/22 West Susitna Access Mat-Su Borough Public Meeting #1
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Video and Podcast
4/12/2023 Human Powered Travel in the West Susitna Drainage with Luc Mehl
5/15/2023 Ecology and Habitat of Salmon and Trout in the Susitna Basin Recreation Rivers
12/15/2022 The Oldest Hunting Lodge in Alaska with Steve Perrins
10/25/2022 WetFlySwing: Susitna River Coalition with Margaret Stern- Alaska Wild Salmon Conservation
01/20/2022 Archaeological Studies in the Susitna Watershed with Dr. Kathryn Krasinski
11/2021 Susitna River Coalition: Three Things to Watch
2/3/2021 Living and Farming in the Remote Susitna Watershed with Mike and Paula Williams