From the traumatic loss of her grandparents in Juneau’s 1936 landslide, to her long career studying salmon across the state, Malin Babcock reflects on her life in Southeast Alaska.
"Territorial Sportsmen"
Board of Fish approves compromise for Southeast king salmon management
The compromise would leave sport fishing bag limits unchanged throughout the season.
Board of Fish Southeast meeting moved to Anchorage in March
The decision is a loss for Ketchikan’s winter economy and is leaving some feeling cut out of the decision-making process.
Subsistence council calls for tighter hunting rules in rural Southeast Alaska
The regional subsistence advisory council says its proposals are responding to food security concerns from villages.
Was there really a gun range in the basement of Harborview Elementary School?
The short answer is yes. It was there for decades, and there are plenty of people still around in Juneau who remember it.
Hecla Greens Creek wants to close mine to hunters
“They are putting our employees at risk by shooting in blind areas,” mine spokesman Mike Satre said. The Alaska Board of Game will weigh the proposal at its January meeting in Petersburg.
Despite king salmon ban, Golden North derby officials report good numbers
Historically the derby’s heaviest fish have been kings. This year, first place will go to a silver. Derby officials plan to finalize results for the 2017 derby and announce winners on Tuesday.
Low salmon projections cancel popular Southeast spring king derby
Juneau’s Spring King Salmon Derby won’t happen this year, because there aren’t enough fish. State biologists predict chinook returns will be low this year.
Amid budget gloom, federal gun tax makes Alaska wildlife programs flush with cash
Guns and ammo sales fund state wildlife conservation through a federal tax. Those sales have been so robust for so long that, for the first time this year, the state is likely to give millions back to the feds.