Proposed Klutina Lake settlement terms preserve public access Glennallen, Alaska – Ahtna, Incorporated (Ahtna) and the State of Alaska are currently involved in productive settlement negotiations that involve lands in the Klutina Lake area off the Richardson Highway. This settlement would resolve a longstanding legal dispute that dates back to 2009. No party has agreed… Read more »
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Ahtna, Inc. Announces Conclusion of Tolsona No. 1 Field Operations and Successful Demobilization
Glennallen, Alaska – Ahtna, Inc. announced today that it has concluded operations on the Tolsona No. 1 gas exploration well after completion of the initial flow testing. All personnel, equipment and materials have been successfully demobilized from the drilling site, the well has been suspended and all that remains is the well head. The well… Read more »
Governor Walker Forms Working Group to Resolve a Decades Long Battle and Right a Wrong in Gulkana
The State of Alaska, Ahtna, Inc. and Gulkana Village Council work to return villagers’ sacred burial grounds Glennallen, Alaska – Representatives from Governor Bill Walker’s administration are meeting with Ahtna, Inc. and the Gulkana Village Council to explore a path forward to return the villagers’ sacred lands that are currently in state possession. The working… Read more »
Ahtna’s Tolsona Gas Exploration Well Reaches Drilling Milestone
Drilling phase complete with well testing to begin later this month Glennallen, Alaska – Ahtna, Inc. is pleased to announce that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Tolsona Oil & Gas Exploration LLC, successfully completed the drilling of gas exploration well Tolsona No. 1 on December 5, 2016. The drilling rig has been released and demobilization will take… Read more »
Ahtna Intertribal Resource Commission and U.S. Department of the Interior Sign First Cooperative Management Agreement Under New Secretarial Order
Agreement provides for a greater tribal role in managing subsistence wildlife resources Glennallen, Alaska – U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Deputy Secretary Michael Connor signed a historical agreement today to create a cooperative management demonstration project with the Ahtna Intertribal Resource Commission (AITRC). The agreement formalizes the subsistence wildlife management partnership between the DOI… Read more »
Ahtna Declares Largest Shareholder Dividend in 10 Years
Anchorage, Alaska – On November 19, 2016, in accordance with the Earnings Distribution Policy, the Ahtna, Inc. Board of Directors formally declared a shareholder dividend for 2016 of $5.75, or $575 per 100 shares. This is an increase of $1.32 per share from last year’s dividend and the highest dividend per share declared… Read more »
Commercial Firewood Moratorium
Recently members of the Ahtna Successor Village Organizations voted to place a moratorium on all Commercial Firewood harvesting on former Ahtna Village Corporation lands. Shareholder Personal Use Firewood is still allowed under the following pre-approved conditions. Shareholders who harvest Personal Use firewood from former Village Corporation land are required to be an original Village Corporation… Read more »
Ahtna, Inc. Board Member Karen Linnell Appointed by Governor Walker to the Alaska Board of Game
Congratulations to Ahtna Board Member Karen Linnell on being appointed by the Governor to the Alaska Board of Game! A lifelong subsistence hunter and fisher, Karen Linnell has over a decade of experience working on fish and game management issues in our region. She has also served on the Copper River Basin Fish and Game… Read more »
Historic Announcement Requires Inclusion of Tribes in Management of Lands and Resources
Glennallen, Alaska – U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Jewell made a historic announcement at her presentation at the 50th Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) Conference on Friday, October 21, 2016, at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks, Alaska. She announced the release of Secretarial Order No. 3342 requiring the Interior Department’s agencies to, where… Read more »
Ahtna Spuds Exploration Well on the Tolsona Prospect
Glennallen, Alaska – Tolsona Oil & Gas Exploration LLC, an Ahtna, Inc. subsidiary, is pleased to announce it has commenced drilling of exploration well Tolsona No. 1. The well is located just north of Milepost 175 of the Glenn Highway and about 11.5 miles west of Glennallen, Alaska. The main drill bit began drilling today… Read more »