ANCHORAGE, Alaska – As part of an Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act land conveyance to Eklutna Inc., the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has issued an updated navigability determination for the upper Knik River, finding that the river is navigable from Friday Creek to the Knik Glacier (the portion of the river commonly considered 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 […]
(JUNEAU, Alaska) – The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) announced Monday that more wasted steel was discovered in the engine room of the M/V Tustumena and repairs will require additional time at the Vigor Ketchikan Shipyard. The Tustumena went in for its scheduled annual overhaul on March 13 and was originally scheduled to return to […]
JUNEAU – In an effort to resolve the current legislative stalemate that threatens to shut down government services, Governor Bill Walker Monday introduced to members of all four caucuses a compromise fiscal package. The proposed package stabilizes the economy using bills that have already been introduced and considered: Oil and gas tax credit reform (House […]