Of the 11 chinook stocks in the region, only the Chilkat River is expected to have an adequate number of chinook returning to spawn.
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Looming mine development puts Southeast’s Chilkat-Klehini system on list of endangered rivers
Even in exploration, a proposed mine project threatens the rivers, the report said.
Spring is time to celebrate, and study, eulachon in Southeast Alaska
A long-term research study is tracking the eulachon populations across Southeast Alaska to better understand and protect the species.
With border still closed to inessential travel, Haines tourism businesses adapt and make do
Haines Tourism Director Steven Auch estimates the activity is at about a quarter of a typical year.
Haines and Skagway welcome first cruise ship since 2019
The 80 passengers aboard the relatively small American Constellation spent Friday in Skagway, then Saturday touring Haines.
Progress slows on mine project near Haines
Last summer, the Canadian metals company employed about 60 people, roughly half of them locals. This year, it has just one full-time and three part-time employees.
How a legal fight in Maui could shape a mine project in Southeast Alaska
A state agency asked Constantine to complete a study to see if water from its discharge sites will move to nearby surface waters.
The Palmer Project, a mining prospect outside Haines, could transform into a large-scale operation
There’s no mine yet at the Palmer Project site. But a small cadre of scientists live there for half the year, looking for minerals.
Alaska DEC approves waste management permit for Palmer Project
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation has approved a waste management permit for a controversial mineral exploration project near the communities of Klukwan and Haines.
Chilkat Indian Village of Klukwan and environmental groups appeal decision in mining case
A federal judge ruled in March that the Bureau of Land Management doesn’t have to consider future mine impacts when permitting for exploration.