Less snowfall coupled with dry weather has left Kodiak’s water supply low than usual.
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Aleutian Islands’ ancient villages, volcanoes slowly reveal their secrets
For the past two summers, an interdisciplinary team has visited the Islands of the Four Mountains, in the central Aleutians, to study how resilient the earliest settlers had to be to live there thousands of years ago.
Wildfire near Kodiak claims small community library, forces evacuation
The small community of Chiniak, which is down the road from Kodiak, has been evacuated. The community library reportedly was burned up in the fire.
Cleaning Alaska’s remote beaches, one piece of debris at a time
The marine debris that ends up in the beaches of Montague comes from remote places such as Japan, but also from Russia, China, Korea, Vietnam and Malaysia.
Alutiiq Museum named state’s first natural and cultural history repository
The recognition is especially significant because they’re the second nationally accredited tribal museum in the United States.
Navy holds Kodiak community forum on Gulf of Alaska training exercises
The Navy says many people believe this month’s training will include bombs, sonar, and exercises that will disturb commercial fishing, but say much of that is misinformation.
With Matson acquisition final, Horizon Lines no longer exists
Matson Navigation Company says it isn’t planning any major changes to shipping service in the state with the finalization of a deal to acquire Horizon Lines’ Alaska operations
AK: A Forgotten Boat
A group in Kodiak recently completed an Alutiiq boat last seen in the mid-1800s. Alutiiq people used the angyaq to travel long distances in rough seas.
Southwest’s healthy sea stars could shed light on wasting disease
A mysterious virus that’s been wiping out sea stars on the West Coast since 2013 has spread all the way to Southeast Alaska — but it hasn’t made it to Southwest.
Division of Forestry stresses being ‘Firewise’ this season
2015 will likely be a year with higher than usual fire risk on the peninsula.