Alaska Department of Transportation spokesman Andy Mills said its contractor is waiting for special use permits to mark wetlands and identify cultural resources with the aid of a helicopter.
Wildlife
Harmful algal blooms can be lethal for humans. Scientists wonder if they cause seabird die-offs, too
USGS biologist Sarah Schoen said the project started about five years ago when a major heat wave, known as “the blob,” hit the ocean. Around the same time, there was a die-off of an estimated million common murres — a northern seabird — from Alaska down to California.
Feds to consider protections for Southeast Alaska’s wolves
The agency in 2016 declined to list the species as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act.
Man says bear attacked him, harassed him for a week at mining camp outside Nome
Officials say the Kodiak-based helicopter crew was flying from Kotzebue to Nome when they saw an SOS sign on top of a shack near a remote mining camp.
River otter in Dillingham tests positive for rabies
Three cases of rabies have been reported in Dillingham foxes this spring.
Volunteers on watch for invasive crab that could threaten Southeast Alaska fisheries
Green crab could be a serious threat to juvenile salmon, Dungeness crab and other wildlife vital to Southeast ecosystems and industries.
Are non-native mule deer a threat? Fish and Game wants to find out.
Studies in the Yukon have shown that mule deer can harbor a variety of diseases that Fish and Game want to monitor closely.
LISTEN: What I learned from an unusual brown bear encounter near Anchorage
That afternoon we overlooked bear scat and moved quietly through brushy terrain. We carried one bear spray between the two of us, and I secured it to my pack in a way that made it hard to get to.
High water in Brooks River prompts partial closure in Katmai so bears can fish
The closure will give bears unhindered access to shallower waters.
Beaver dams burst, blocking Richardson Highway with debris. Twice.
No vehicles were caught in either slide.