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Second wolf confirmed rabid in interior Alaska

Second wolf confirmed rabid in interior Alaska

A second wolf killed in interior Alaska has tested positive for rabies.

Gardentalk

Gardentalk

Master Gardener Ed Buyarski gets us started on our garden, greenhouse, and lawn

Eagle residents prepare as breakup draws near

Eagle residents prepare as breakup draws near

Eagle residents remember the damage of the flood in 2009 and prepare for the worst as breakup looms.

Kuskokwim subsistence fishermen should get more kings this summer

Kuskokwim subsistence fishermen should get more kings this summer

Last year, an unprecedented 12-day King salmon fishing closure on the Kuskokwim River devastated the subsistence harvest of the fish.

Federal, state agencies prepare for 2013 wildfires

Federal, state agencies prepare for 2013 wildfires

Federal land managers are gearing up for the 2013 wildfire season and will have the same resources as last year.

Bear shot on peninsula older than first thought

A bear that attacked a well-known biologist is much older than authorities thought.

Search underway for lost Sealaska canoe

Search underway for lost Sealaska canoe

Two canoes traveling from Juneau hit bad weather and rough water on Saturday. One canoe was lost.

Petersburg’s Litster named AK Wildlife Trooper of the Year

The Alaska Department of Public safety named Cody Litster as Wildlife Trooper of the Year for the entire division as well as for his regional detachment.

EPA: Alaska mine project could hurt salmon streams

EPA: Alaska mine project could hurt salmon streams

A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency report says build-out of the large-scale Pebble mine near the headwaters of a world-class salmon fishery could wipe out as many as 90 miles of streams and alter stream flows.

Spring whaling begins in Arctic

Spring whaling begins in Arctic

Despite the lingering effects of winter, spring whaling has begun in Arctic Alaska and seal hunters are also heading to the coast from Chevak in the Southwest part of the state.