Avery Ellfeldt
Alaska Desk Reporter, HainesAvery Ellfeldt covers Haines, Klukwan and Skagway for the Alaska Desk from partner station KHNS in Haines. Her coverage touches on issues ranging from mining and conservation to climate change and tourism in the Lynn Canal. Avery joined the Alaska Desk in early 2025 after moving to Haines sight unseen.
Avery has covered climate change for Politico’s E&E News in Washington, D.C. and Denver, Colorado, her hometown. When Avery isn’t at work, you can find her hiking, backpacking and learning new outdoor sports. She also enjoys photography, cooking with friends and occasionally using her bachelor’s degree in Spanish, which she earned from St. Olaf College in 2019.
Reach Avery at avery@khns.org.
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Last weekend’s Live Art on the Trails event is part of a two-week art festival put on by a local nonprofit. -
The U.S. and Canada have decided hikers will not be able to complete the full trail because its international boundary – which sits atop a rugged mountain pass – is not an official port of entry. -
Chilkat Valley rivers also made the list in 2019 and 2023, according to American Rivers, a national environmental group. -
About 40 employees of Skagway’s White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad are set to join a local union after a vote earlier this month. -
The companies said they’ll skip Tracy Arm based on the state of the waterway and current geologic conditions. -
The owner cited ongoing financial struggles along with a failed negotiation over the restaurant’s lease. -
Alaska Marine Lines, Matson and Tote are all increasing their fuel- related surcharges, starting this month. -
The dispute centers around a technology used on some Carnival ships called open-loop scrubbers. They’re known for reducing air pollution by converting it into water pollution. -
Unstable conditions have been reported in other parts of Alaska, too, including near Girdwood and Turnagain Pass. -
Work on the first phase of the controversial ferry terminal project was planned for late summer, but it’s being delayed due to a permitting issue.
