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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A program that monitors Alaska beaches for fecal bacteria is back in Haines for the first time since 2013. -
The National Weather Service says Delta Junction and Tok will see the worst smoke over the next week. -
Samples taken in Haines and Skagway this spring came back positive for toxins from harmful algal blooms that can cause paralytic shellfish poisoning. -
A single dead wolf near Gustavus kicked off a sweeping research project that examined different packs’ reliance on marine prey, and how that diet might affect their health. -
The issue has grown so urgent that lawmakers are hoping to do something about it. -
Much of the U.S. side of the trail has seen long closures due to the pandemic and flood damage. -
On the eve of Beerfest in Haines, Murkowski sat down with local reporters to talk about everything from Medicaid and federal funding to the borough’s troubled Lutak Dock project. -
The lawsuit is rooted in Skagway’s attempt to tax the industry’s commission fees on excursions. -
The Chilkoot Indian Association’s new restaurant and other businesses aim to bring in more revenue – and remind visitors of the area’s Native traditions. -
State officials say the original funding has played a major role in fueling Alaska’s efforts to respond to landslide risk, which is intensifying with climate change.
