JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska —Alaska National Guardsmen from the Counterdrug Support Program traveled to Galena, Alaska, May 31, to disseminate Narcan kits and other drug and alcohol education and prevention materials to local residents. The AKNG CDSP partnered with the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Division of Public Health under Project Hope to […]
(FAIRBANKS, Alaska) – The Bureau of Land Management Alaska Fire Service (BLM AFS) in cooperation with local, state, federal and military partners implemented several successful prescribed fire projects the past fall and this spring to reduce the risk of wildfires on military training areas. There were 29,379 acres burned between April 15 and May 21 […]
[wds id=”8″]Who is this girl, hair in braids, emerging from the tent with a full backpack? She is 10 years old, a recent fourth grade graduate, out here with a friend from her class. Within the 20-year-old tent they share, they stay up for hours, chatting and giggling. It is mountain music. The girl, my […]
(Fairbanks) — A mule deer carcass found last week near the highway bridge over the Chena River Flood Control area is getting a close look by the Division of Wildlife Conservation. “The deer was definitely killed in a vehicle collision and died very quickly,” said Wildlife Veterinarian Dr. Kimberlee Beckmen. “When it happened is difficult […]