Mosquito — Mengquiluq Mengquilum kegkiinga.—The mosquito bit me. Mosquitoes are small flies of the Culicidae family. There are thirty-five species of these annoying insects found in impressive numbers across Alaska. Mosquitoes breed in slow moving or still water, from swamps and ponds to sloughs, creeks, and even a bucket of water. For this reason, […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guard personnel conducted a rescue mission Saturday, Feb. 21, after receiving a request for assistance from the Alaska State Troopers through the Alaska Rescue Coordination Center. The mission was initiated to recover an injured snowmachiner in the Cooper Landing area, approximately 60 air miles south of Joint Base […]
Company signs LOI for 2 MTPA of LNG WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan and Congressman Nick Begich (both R-Alaska) Thursday welcomed an announcement from Glenfarne, the majority owner and developer of the Alaska LNG project, that it has signed a letter of intent with TotalEnergies, one of the world’s largest energy companies, for the offtake […]
A trapper fresh out of the Cosna River country in Interior Alaska said he can’t believe how many martens he had caught in a small area so far this winter. Friends are talking about the house-cat size creatures visiting their wood piles and porches. Could this be a boom in the number of these […]