Alaska’s Fish Should Be Treated As Our Other Permanent Fund Anchorage — This week, Alaska fisheries managers announced grim fish runs and severely limited fishing opportunities on the Yukon and Kuskokwim river drainages. Alaska Gubernatorial Candidate Les Gara is calling on Alaska to take action and adopt a fish-first policy. Gara states: “Last year outside-owned factory trawlers dumped over 1,000 […]
(Rampart, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy Monday signed into law a bill allowing the Rampart School to become part of the Yukon Koyukuk School District (YKSD). The bill, SB 198, was introduced by Governor Dunleavy in February and allows for maximum local participation with the YKSD School Board. “This is a simple fix that […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy announced the first salmon donation of 2022 on June 10, 2022, for communities adversely impacted by poor salmon returns to the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers. The partnership between the State of Alaska, Kwik’Pak Fisheries, Alaska Interior Fish Processors, and Tanana Chiefs Conference, Copper River Seafoods, and Lynden Air […]
Ice roads are unique transportation links moving goods & services in rural Alaska (Anchorage, Alaska) – Maintenance for a vital transportation link along the Kuskokwim River will be fully funded under Governor Michael Dunleavy’s FY23 budget. Funds for the Dick Nash Memorial ice road will help tribal transportation departments maintain the frozen Kuskokwim for travel in the […]