Southeast fishermen harvested more than 80% of the king salmon statewide this year.
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There’s another bear contest in Alaska, and the awards range from cutest bear to most chill
A smaller bear-viewing site in Southeast Alaska has kicked off its own bear awards inspired by Katmai’s Fat Bear Week this year, but the focus isn’t just on the rotundity of the area’s resident bruins.
Polls are open for early and in-person absentee voting for Alaska’s primary and special general elections
Voting for both the regular primary election and the special general election will be on the same ballot.
New study details mining’s impacts on salmon habitat, even hundreds of miles downstream
The paper’s authors say their analysis points to a need for more comprehensive risk consideration for mines to protect salmon watersheds throughout the Northwest.
Smoke from Alaska wildfires reaches Southeast
Aside from the haze, sunny weather is in the cards for Southeast for the rest of the week.
Last wooden ranger boat in Alaska to be unwrapped for Wrangell’s Fourth of July
The 62-foot vessel was built in 1925 and spent decades patrolling the waters of what’s now known as the Tongass National Forest.
Amid poor chum runs, Trident’s Wrangell plant will stay shuttered for a third year
That leaves one fish processor operating on Wrangell Island.
How do you find a century-old shipwreck in Southeast Alaska?
A crew of researchers isn’t just relying on high-tech gadgets to locate the lost ship. They’re also turning to the historical record.
Wrangell students’ shoe designs win $15K for their school, with a chance to win more
“It’s really easy to be like, ‘Oh, no one cares about art,’” junior Paige Baggen said. “But no, so many other people feel exactly the same way I do. So many people think it’s so important.”
Near Wrangell, the search for a shipwreck that took the lives of Asian cannery workers a hundred years ago
An eight-person crew of scientists, artists and divers are trying to locate the site of one of the deadliest shipwrecks in Alaska history.