State to hold meetings on evaluation process for controversial water protections

The Chilkat River. (Abbey Collins)Four Alaska communities from Haines to Bristol Bay have applied for high-level water body protections. The Outstanding National Resource Water, also known as Tier 3, nominations have been in limbo for a few years. That’s because the state is still figuring out what evaluation process to use. A series of public meetings in March aim to gather input on that question.
Last year, Outstanding Resource protection was one of the most hotly-debated topics in Haine