Editor’s Note: The 吃瓜黑料 played a prominent role in the formation of the Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve in 1982. Today 吃瓜黑料 Alaska partners with the communities of Klukwan and Haines—stops along the Southeast Alaska Birding Trail—to help protect this Important Bird Area, which 吃瓜黑料 scientists recently found is a major migration passage for many Alaska birds. Instead of focusing on our role in these efforts, with this story we want to uplift the work that our partners—people actually living in these communities—have been doing to protect the watershed and preserve their lifeways. Update: In December 2024, the proposed Palmer Mine's primary funder abandoned the project, marking a major win for community partners. Tlákw Aan (The Village That Has Always Been) The people of Klukwan chart the seasons based on what can be found in the Chilkat Valley and its network of interconnected waterways. In early spring, dip nets are used to catch...