Designation of critical habitat is required for species listed under the Endangered Species Act. NOAA Fisheries is designating critical habitat in U.S. waters off the coast of Alaska for Arctic ringed seals and the Beringia distinct population segment (DPS) of bearded seals. Both species are listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The ESA requires that […]
University of Alaska Fairbanks students will return to several Bristol Bay communities this year to continue quantifying and mapping widespread coastal erosion. Students in the Arctic Coastal Geoscience Lab of the UAF Geophysical Institute have been trudging through mud and scrambling over the debris of slumped-off bluffs in the region since 2016. Their research is […]
Reporting data for Mar. 25 – Mar. 29, 2022 OVERVIEW – 821 new cases | 6 deaths* | 34 hospitalizations | Statewide alert level: high | 59.6% of Alaskans 5+ vaccinated * – As of the week starting on Feb. 6, newly accounted COVID-19 deaths will be reported weekly on Wednesdays. Please see this webpage for more information […]
A Soldotna man has been remanded to the Wildwood Pretrial Facility on Murder I and Assault Charges after a Tuesday morning shooting at a Soldotna residence, troopers report. Troopers were notified of a shooting at 8:19 am on Tuesday morning and immediately responded to the scene, they discovered an adult man dead from several gunshot […]