GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — The U.S. Department of Energy today announced the availability of the Amchitka Island, Alaska, Biological Monitoring Report 2011 Sampling Results for the Amchitka, Alaska, site. The report provides the results of terrestrial and marine sampling in the areas surrounding Amchitka and Adak Islands in 2011 to determine whether local subsistence- and […]
(Sitka) – A young black bear cub orphaned near Seward has found a home in Sitka. The cub’s story, first reported in a Seward newspaper, became a social media sensation as people around the world monitored the animal’s capture and eventual placement in a wildlife facility, naming the cub “Little Smokey,†along the way.
While speaking at the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention in Fairbanks on Thursday, Alaska's Governor Sean Parnell announced a statewide education initiative that would would digitally link teachers, courses and students across the state. The governor also awarded the Shirley Demientieff Award, and announced the state's a proposal to enter into agreements with tribal courts.
The National Park Service is asking hikers and bikers to stay away from the work-zone on the Denali Park Road at mile 37 where a massive landslide has covered the road to depths of approximately 35 feet deep due to the instability of the slope.