This Day in Alaska History-August 27th, 1915
Pondering the mystery of the Mesa people
Now as quiet as wind whispering through grass, a plateau rising from the flats of northern Alaska was for thousands of years a lookout for ancient Alaskans. Those people later vanished, perhaps moving on to populate the Americas. A scientist is using what little they left behind to find out more about those hunters of […]
USACE celebrates start of Kenai coastal erosion project
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON – Monday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – Alaska District participated in a ceremony to recognize the start of construction for the Kenai River Bluffs Erosion Project. Col. Jeffrey Palazzini, district commander, gathered alongside several stakeholders and political officials at the Kenai Senior Citizens Center and delivered remarks about the project’s […]
EPA Recognizes City of Homer for Excellence and Innovation in Drinking Water Infrastructure
SEATTLE – Wednesday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognized the City of Homer for Excellence in ‘Climate Change Mitigation and Resiliency’ as part of the AQUARIUS national recognition program which highlights exemplary water infrastructure projects. The project was funded in part by the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund program. With funding from the historic Bipartisan […]