The volunteers don’t want credit or attention. They do want to see this job done and maybe set a small example on how to tackle the next ones.
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Fish waste-to-compost project starting in Dillingham this month
Around this time next year, Dillingham gardeners should have access to compost made from the waste of locally caught salmon. A grant-funded project is taking off at the local landfill in August, and it will need some good fish waste to get going.
Ekuk direct marketer cuts up a ‘butterfly fillet’
The Friedman Family Fishery is one of the few, if not the only, processor bringing a butterfly fillet to market.
President Obama to visit Alaska next month
On Aug. 31 Obama will address a State Department climate change conference in Anchorage.
President Obama may visit rural Alaska this year, Dillingham on the shortlist
A team from the White House will be in Dillingham this Thursday and Friday to check out the town ahead of a possible visit by President Obama later this year.
Canned salmon: New marketing, old product
In 2013, 38 percent of the salmon coming out of the bay was put into cans. But they aren’t flying off the shelves.
Guide academy helps Dillingham locals land jobs at sport lodges
For the past seven years, a mosaic of organizations including Bristol Bay Land Trust, Trout Unlimited, and BBEDC have run the Bristol Bay River and Guide Academy to train local kids in the art of fly fishing.
Low oil prices haven’t reached Dillingham
Even with low oil prices causing problems for Alaska’s budget, the cost of gas has been slow to drop in some Bristol Bay communities, especially Dillingham.
Bobby Andrew, leading voice in anti-Pebble fight, dies at 73
For a decade or more, Bobby Andrew has been outspoken on protecting Bristol Bay. He has been featured in films, written articles, spoken at public meetings, and taken his message around the country and overseas.
Sitka parks feel the strain of fiscal belt tightening
State officials have rolled out their plan to terminate direct management of state parks in Sitka, including two of the most historic sites in Alaska.