Residents in Hyder and Stewart are advocating for what they’re calling the Bear Bubble, which would create a shared space for residents in both communities and exempt them from the quarantine rules.
Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska
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Governor’s ferry task force says divesting from the fleet is off the table
The nine-member ferry work group has reached consensus that the ferry system is too important for the state to just walk away.
Board of Fish nominees get chilly reception from commercial, subsistence groups
The timing of two of the appointments — along with the COVID-19 emergency — makes it possible that the appointees could set policy for Alaska’s commercial, sport and subsistence fisheries without first being confirmed by lawmakers.
South Revilla old growth logging proposal moves forward in Tongass
Conservationists are sounding the alarm over the project near Ketchikan, and the timber industry has raised questions over whether it would be viable.
‘I cannot move this building’: Owner of historic boatworks digs in against Forest Service deadline
The U.S. Forest Service has given the owner of a boat shop on Prince of Wales Island until mid-December to tear down the historic complex and leave.
Native rights group backs Kake in lawsuit over emergency subsistence hunt
The Native American Rights Fund (NARF) is asking the court to intervene on behalf of the Organized Village of Kake which took advantage of the emergency hunt to take two moose and five deer.
Canadian developer asks for more time before starting open-pit mine upstream of Wrangell
The mine’s environmental assessment predates the Mount Polley disaster. If the extension is granted, the assessment would be 12 years old by the time the developer got started.
Residents to state work group: ferries are essential, not ‘discretionary’
More than a dozen people from across coastal Alaska testified Wednesday in support of the state’s ferry system or offered suggestions for improving it.
State seeks public input on future of Alaska’s ferry system
The first round of public comment will be from 3 to 6 p.m. Wednesday. A second session will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. September 2.
Alaska Supreme Court halts ‘No Name Bay’ land transfer to mental health trust
The case goes back to the 1990s, when a settlement directed the state to manage an approximately 3,400-acre tract on Kuiu Island for wilderness conservation and habitat.