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Raccoons, Wild Pigs and Other Bad Ideas

By Ned Rozell | Geophysical Institute on Sep 29, 2019   Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science  

Raccoons, Wild Pigs and Other Bad Ideas

After reading my column about biologists who once stocked a Southeast Alaska island with wolves, a reader mailed me a book. In it, the author detailed people’s attempts to import raccoons, wild pigs and other creatures to Alaska. In addition to well-known events like the recent introduction of wood bison to the Innoko River country, […]

Congressman Don Young Introduces Legislation to Protect Wild Fish Populations

By Zack Brown | Office of Representative Young on May 2, 2019   At Sea, Featured, State  

Congressman Don Young Introduces Legislation to Protect Wild Fish Populations

  Washington, D.C. – Thursday, Alaska Congressman Don Young introduced H.R. 2467 – the Keep Fin Fish Free Act. This legislation prohibits the Secretary of Interior and the Secretary of Commerce from authorizing commercial finfish aquaculture operations in the Federal Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) unless specifically authorized by Congress. This important environmental legislation has the […]

Rural USDA process stations

By Elizabeth Moe on Apr 22, 2019   Op/Ed and the Editor  

Rural USDA process stations

Hello. I am watching 360North and watching media and Alaska Natives and how they are portrayed in the media. Guest speakers. It got me thinking about what is wrong and what is lacking? They are looking to rid the USDA inspector for Alaska. I wonder why they are not putting ‘USDA process stations’ in the […]

As Session Draws to a Close, Legislature Fails to Pass Salmon Habitat Protection Bill

By Stand for Salmon on May 11, 2018   Featured, Politics, State  

As Session Draws to a Close, Legislature Fails to Pass Salmon Habitat Protection Bill

JUNEAU – The Alaska Legislature will gavel out in the coming days, leaving the widely supported House Bill 199, the “Wild Salmon Legacy Act,” stalled in the House Fisheries Committee where the bill will die with the end of the second session. The bill, which updates one of the state’s oldest laws, would have strengthened […]

Overwhelming Public Support for Stronger Salmon Habitat Protections Sweeps House Bill 199 Hearings

By Stand for Salmon on Apr 11, 2018   Featured, Politics, State  

Overwhelming Public Support for Stronger Salmon Habitat Protections Sweeps House Bill 199 Hearings

JUNEAU – Three legislative hearings over the past days for House Bill 199, “The Wild Salmon Legacy Act,” sponsored by House Fisheries Committee Chair Rep. Louise Stutes (R-Kodiak), have brought in overwhelming public support from Alaskans seeking to update an ineffective and outdated state law governing development in salmon habitat. Ninety percent of Alaskans that […]

At Least 15 Communities Statewide Urge Legislators to Strengthen Salmon Habitat Protections

By Stand for Salmon on Apr 9, 2018   Featured, State  

At Least 15 Communities Statewide Urge Legislators to Strengthen Salmon Habitat Protections

JUNEAU – House Fisheries Committee Chair Rep. Louise Stutes (R-Kodiak) held public testimony Sunday for the latest version of House Bill 199, “The Wild Salmon Legacy Act.” The bill, sponsored by Rep. Stutes, aims to update an ineffective and outdated state law governing development in salmon habitat. More than 70 Alaskans provided public testimony at […]

Alaska Wild Salmon Day unites all Alaskans over love for salmon

By Emily Kurn on Aug 10, 2017   Featured, State  

Alaska Wild Salmon Day unites all Alaskans over love for salmon

Communities statewide will observe the second annual Alaska Wild Salmon Day today. The holiday was established last year when Gov. Walker signed House Bill 128, designating every Aug. 10 as Alaska Wild Salmon Day. This day gives residents an opportunity to celebrate their love of salmon with their communities and calls attention to an energized […]

The Alaska Center hosts Wild Salmon Day Anchorage: Free Salmon BBQ

By Leah Moss | Alaska Center on Aug 7, 2017   Events/Notices  

The Alaska Center hosts Wild Salmon Day Anchorage: Free Salmon BBQ

What:  The Alaska Center and friends have come together to celebrate the second annual Wild Salmon Day this Thursday. The holiday was established last year when Gov. Walker signed House Bill 128, designating every Aug. 10 as Alaska Wild Salmon Day. Festivities include live music by The Hannah Yoter Band, a community ride with Off […]

Study: Alaskan Boreal Forest Fires Release More Carbon than the Trees can Absorb

By Diana Yates | Illinois News Bureau on Nov 20, 2015   Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science  

Study: Alaskan Boreal Forest Fires Release More Carbon than the Trees can Absorb

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new analysis of fire activity in Alaska’s Yukon Flats finds that so many forest fires are occurring there that the area has become a net exporter of carbon to the atmosphere. This is worrisome, the researchers say, because arctic and subarctic boreal forests like those of the Yukon Flats contain roughly […]

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