This year’s contributions include stories from mail carriers in Appalachia and healthcare workers in the Hudson River Valley. Wisniewski’s recordings will be the first from Alaska.
"Kodiak"
Unalaska and Kodiak set winter warm weather records
There was no record of a warmer Christmas in Alaska than 56 degrees, and there’s been climate stations keeping track for at least a century.
Document paints bleak picture of plan to bring Sitka black-tailed deer to Mat-Su
A Fish and Game scoping document addresses Governor Mike Dunleavy’s proposal to provide hunting opportunities by transplanting deer to the Palmer and Wasilla area.
A shortage of troopers in Western Alaska comes with serious consequences, study says
A study published in 2020 found trooper posts around Kotzebue, Nome, Bethel, Dillingham and Kodiak were, together, understaffed by about 22%.
Puppy found alive on beach after fishing boat capsizes off Sitkalidak Island
More than a day after a fishing boat capsized in frigid water, the crew’s puppy was found unharmed, washed up on a beach.
Master-apprentice program aims to create new generation of Alutiiq teachers
The program includes a stipend so that language learners can focus on Alutiiq.
A redistricting proposal has left Homer neighbors feeling stranded, highlighting a complex process
It’s a challenge for Alaska’s Redistricting Board to keep one area together without affecting others.
Massive algae bloom in the Gulf of Alaska could be good for marine life
This year, researchers recorded the biggest bloom they’ve ever seen.
Mass testing can keep COVID out of schools. None of Alaska’s largest districts are doing it.
One model found that mass testing of students could cut cases by more than half in schools where masks are required and vaccination and prior infection rates are low.
Kodiak’s ‘ghost ship’ Saint Patrick remains pollution hazard decades later
The wreckage of the Saint Patrick is a testament to one of Alaska’s deadliest fishing disasters, and it remains an environmental hazard today.