This Day in Alaska History-October 11th, 1915
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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 […]
Alaska Air National Guard conducts multiple hoist rescue of stranded rafters on Kichatna River
OINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Alaska Air National Guardsmen with the 176th Wing rescued three rafters Aug. 28, after their raft flipped over on the Kichatna River. The Alaska Rescue Coordination Center opened the mission in response to a request for assistance from the Alaska State Troopers. The 176th Wing accepted the mission […]
This Day in Alaska History-August 23rd, 1914
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