This Day in Alaska History-November 25th, 1912
The quietly essential salmon stream
UPPER CHENA RIVER — On this rainy September afternoon, Erik Schoen vacuums water from a backwater slough. The clear flow runs through a plastic tube and into a jar. The liquid will tell him if toothy finned predators swim in this body of water. Earlier this summer, more than 50 juvenile Chinook (king) salmon hovered […]
This Day in Alaska History-January 21st, 1905
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Journey through a sub-Arctic summer night
“You guys are the result of thousands of years of selection,” Fran Kohl said. “You haven’t scratched the surface of what you can do with those bodies and brains.” Our biologist friend gave that much-needed pep talk as she shuttled me, Bruno Grunau and Forest Wagner to Eagle Summit, an alpine high point rising above […]