Along the southern edge of the Bering Sea, fishermen in Alaska’s Bristol Bay are enjoying yet another banner year, but to the east there are hints of the disaster of 2018. The […]
Shades of ’18
Locals only
Most Alaska moose and caribou hunters headed for the Nelchina Basin next month best start honing their map reading skills, invest in a good GPS or maybe both given new federal hunting […]
Bounty Bay
The sockeye salmon came late to Alaska’s Bristol Bay this year, but now look on track to exceed an Alaska Department of Fish and Game forecast that called for a harvest of […]
Go carefully
A bridge too narrow, a creek too fast and a six-wheeled vehicle sold for its ability to “go anywhere” combined to claim the life of a 68-year-old Alaskan this week. Wasilla’s Barry […]
Where now?
News analysis Six months into the worst pandemic to sweep the globe since the Spanish Flu more than a century ago, it should now be clear to everyone that the SARS-CoV-2 virus […]
Troubled success
Once more, a salmon population that has established itself as the state’s most successful salmon rehabilitation effort is complicating fisheries management for Alaska Department of Fish and Game biologists charged with controlling […]
Who done it?
Fisher folk are being blamed for a Kenai Peninsula parking lot mess that created such a social-media firestorm that state Sen. Peter Micciche, a former Republican gubernatorial prospect, Tuesday decided to ride […]
Brain saver?
Once more science brings confusing news as to alcohol’s role in society. Vilified by some as “demon rum,” hailed by others as the explanation as to why the French stay slim and […]
The good news
In the overall scheme of life, Alaska came through the first wave of the global pandemic basically untouched, according to a June summary from the state Division of Public Health. The agency’s […]
Pay to play
To aid a state agency destined to be left badly strapped for cash because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the leader of the state’s largest outdoor organization is suggesting Alaska follow the lead […]
