Fish and Game biologist Patrick Jones says the animal most likely floated over from the herd on Nunivak Island.
Outdoors
Gardentalk – Planting potatoes
Master Gardener Ed Buyarski suggests using a plot of nice, loose, well-drained soil that was not used for potatoes last year.
Early morning Earthquake shakes up Southeast Alaska, Yukon
A major earthquake rocked Southeast Alaska and an area of the Yukon on Monday morning. The magnitude 6.2 shaker hit at 4:30 a.m. and was centered near the Haines Highway about 55 miles northwest of Skagway.
Kake hatchery to re-open with new owner
The Gunnuk Creek hatchery closed in 2014 owing around 22 million dollars to the state of Alaska. The state foreclosed on that debt and put the facility up for sale.
Southeast Alaskans predict tariff’s effects on timber market
According to a U.S. Commerce Department report, Canadian exports of softwood lumber to the United States in 2016 were valued at $5.6 billion.
Ancient speartip leads to recognition for Round Island
Prior to the discovery of the spear-tip, it was thought that human habitation on the islands dated back only 2,500 years.
Gardentalk – Starting seeds indoors and hardening sprouts
Master Gardener Ed Buyarski encourages local gardeners to start their cucumber and zucchini plants in this week’s edition of Gardentalk. The popular gourd and squash should be started indoors now before they are planted outdoors in about two to three weeks. Buyarski advises waiting until the spouts develop one or two true leaves before hardening them,…
Juneau Assembly clarifies legal quirk of hunting in Mendenhall Wetlands
Because some land in the refuge is privately owned, different rules for shotgun use technically applies.
Juneau funnels March for Science energy into an Earth Day fair
About 30 different organizations and individuals put the fair together, including environmentalists and wildlife advocates.
‘I dreamed of Africa’ author and conservationist, shot in Kenya
Kuki Gallmann, the conservationist and author of the book that became a film starring Kim Basinger, was shot Sunday in Kenya. Tensions continue to boil between land owners and cattle herders there.