At approximately 3:16 pm on July 4th, troopers received a report that Stephen Craig, age 67 of Wasilla had capsized in his canoe while canoeing down the Little Susitna River. According to his friend who called in the report, they saw, Craig run into overhanging branches on the river and got knocked into the water. […]
Removed from the Endangered Species List in 2013, the eastern distinct population segment of the Steller sea lion is still recovered a decade later. Steller sea lions were named for Georg Wilhelm Steller, a German surgeon and naturalist who first documented the species in 1742. They were once so abundant throughout the North Pacific that […]
Ongoing efforts by state, federal, non-governmental agencies, and native organizations seek to address storm-related damages and needs JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Governor Mike Dunleavy’s Sept.17, 2023 disaster declaration activated the state’s individual assistance program to address damages from the 2022 West Coast Storm, also known as Typhoon Merbok. To date more than $1.58 million […]
Individuals and families can apply for state disaster recovery grants beginning September 26 JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Governor Mike Dunleavy declared the 2022 September West Coast Storm a disaster on September 17, 2022, in response to the remnants of Typhoon Merbok hitting over 1000 miles of coastline in Western Alaska. The Governor’s declaration activates […]