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Mar 20 2019

A group of researchers from the Prince William Sound Science Center sample pink salmon carcasses near Cordova as part of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s Alaska Hatchery Research Project.

What happens when wild salmon interbreed with hatchery fish?

By Aaron Bolton, KBBI-Homer | Environment, Fisheries, Oceans, Science & Tech, Southcentral, Southeast, State Government, Subsistence, Wildlife

A research project by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game seeks to understand the genetic differences between wild and farmed pink salmon populations.

By Aaron Bolton, KBBI-Homer | March 20, 2019 4:34 pm

Mar 19 2019

Guardian Flight recovers crashed plane’s voice recorder

By Joe Viechnicki, KFSK-Petersburg | Community, Juneau, Search & Rescue, Southeast

Air ambulance company Guardian Flight says it has recovered the cockpit voice recorder for its plane that crashed in Southeast Alaska’s Frederick Sound in late January.

By Joe Viechnicki, KFSK-Petersburg | March 19, 2019 1:23 pm

Mar 18 2019

Republicans leave school budget subcommittee in protest over process

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | Economy, Education, Politics, Southcentral, Southeast, State Government

Chairman Rep. Dan Ortiz claims minority-caucus Republicans had more of a say on the governor’s ideas than they had in the past.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | March 18, 2019 6:06 pm

Mar 18 2019

Liz Cornejo explains the Palmer Project at a public forum focused on mining and water on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. Cornejo is vice president of community and external affairs for Canadian company Constantine Metal Resources Limited. (Photo by Daysha Eaton, KHNS)

Court rules against Klukwan, conservation groups in mine exploration lawsuit

By Henry Leasia, KHNS-Haines | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Crime & Courts, Energy & Mining, Environment, Federal Government, Local Government, Southeast, State Government

A federal court ruled Friday that the Bureau of Land Management does not have to consider future impacts of mine development before approving activities for mineral exploration in the Chilkat Valley.

By Henry Leasia, KHNS-Haines | March 18, 2019 2:43 pm

Mar 18 2019

New House Tribal Affairs Committee aims to advance state relationships

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Alaska Native Corporations, Alaska Native Government & Policy, Southeast, Southwest, State Government

Because the Alaska state government’s relationship with tribes cuts across many different state departments, House lawmakers decided to have one committee that would attend to the full range of tribal affairs.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | March 18, 2019 12:16 pm

Mar 16 2019

Ketchikan High School Tsunami Bowl team, the Saber-Toothed Salmon, won the 2019 Alaska Tsunami Bowl. (Photo courtesy of Tsunami Bowl)

Ketchikan High School’s Saber-Toothed Salmon take state ocean science bowl

By Leila Kheiry, KRBD | Education, Environment, Oceans, Southeast

Ketchikan High School’s team, Saber-Toothed Salmon, won the state ocean science bowl in Feb. and is headed to the national championship in D.C. next month.

By Leila Kheiry, KRBD | March 16, 2019 4:57 am

Mar 16 2019

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue and Sen. Lisa Murkowski look at some old-growth logs in the yard at Viking Lumber in Klawock. The two toured Prince of Wales Island on July 5, 2018. (Photo by Leila Kheiry/KRBD)

Tongass old growth timber sale gets go-ahead despite habitat concerns

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | Economy, Environment, Federal Government, Southeast, Timber, Wildlife

The U.S. Forest Service is moving ahead with one of the largest old growth timber sales Southeast Alaska has seen in years. The project projects harvesting as much as 225 million board feet of old growth lumber.

By Jacob Resneck, CoastAlaska | March 16, 2019 4:28 am

Mar 15 2019

Raw wastewater enters the treatment facility. The water is strained through a rack first, to catch any “non-flushables.”

Sludge, scum and grit take toll on Sitka’s aging wastewater facility

By Katherine Rose, KCAW-Sitka | Environment, Local Government, Oceans, Science & Tech, Southeast

What happens when we flush? Here’s why Sitka officials are pitching a multimillion-dollar revitalization project for the city’s nearly 40-year-old wastewater facility.

By Katherine Rose, KCAW-Sitka | March 15, 2019 12:50 pm

Mar 14 2019

A pair of Panamax cruise ships docked in downtown Juneau on Aug. 30, 2017. The floating berths have eliminated the need for yellow security fencing and opened up a wide promenade for pedestrians. (Photo by Jacob Resneck/KTOO)

Juneau, cruise industry reach tentative agreement on passenger fees

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | Business, Economy, Juneau, Local Government, Southeast, Tourism

The tentative agreement brings an end to almost three years of litigation between Cruise Lines International Association Alaska and the City and Borough of Juneau over how the city spends passenger fees.

By Adelyn Baxter, KTOO | March 14, 2019 6:22 pm

Mar 14 2019

View of the Chilkat River from the Takshanuk Mountains.

Snowboarder dies in avalanche near Haines

By Ryan Cunningham, KTOO | Outdoors, Public Safety, Southeast

Two skiers in the area dug the Haines resident out of the snow within a matter of minutes and tried to resuscitate him.

By Ryan Cunningham, KTOO | March 14, 2019 2:43 pm

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What happens when wild salmon interbreed with hatchery fish?

Guardian Flight recovers crashed plane’s voice recorder

Republicans leave school budget subcommittee in protest over process

Court rules against Klukwan, conservation groups in mine exploration lawsuit

New House Tribal Affairs Committee aims to advance state relationships

Ketchikan High School’s Saber-Toothed Salmon take state ocean science bowl

Tongass old growth timber sale gets go-ahead despite habitat concerns

Sludge, scum and grit take toll on Sitka’s aging wastewater facility

Juneau, cruise industry reach tentative agreement on passenger fees

Snowboarder dies in avalanche near Haines

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