Welcome to Alaska’s Lost Coast Restoration Project, a collaborative experiment in art and restoration.

The Lost Coast is a long, narrow swath of old-growth rainforests in south central Alaska. These majestic forests of spruce, hemlock, and cedar are home to bear, mountain goat, salmon, and a few rugged artists, trappers, loggers and prospectors. It is truly a wild frontier.

Over the past few years, 20,000 acres of pristine public lands were clearcut and the logs were shipped overseas. The loggers have now gone home, leaving a 40-mile clearcut that is devastating local mountain goat, bear, and salmon populations. (Download a factsheet about the clearcuts and their impacts.)

Alaska artist Jen-Ann Kirchmeier has spent 15 years in a rustic cabin on the Lost Coast. Much of her work is inspired by the beauty and wildness of the surrounding landscape. Through her art, Jen-Ann has become a voice for these lands.

Jen-Ann has joined with other community groups to create a plan to heal and restore the Lost Coast's forests, rivers, and wildlife. Together with the Cascadia Wildlands Project, Eyak Preservation Council, and passionate individuals, she will witness the land's rebirth.