A preliminary investigation revealed the female had been walking her dog next to a salmon stream when she encountered a bear with cubs. The bear bit the victim several times on the legs, but the dog’s barking diverted the bear’s attention....
River otter attacks in Anchorage, while rare, have been reported over the last decade. The most recent incident occurred on August 18 along Campbell Creek near Taku Park where an adult was injured by an otter when it approached the victim...
“This is a classic example of a solution in search of a problem. Rescinding the Roadless Rule will compromise the social license the Forest Service needs to conduct more forest health treatments adjacent to communities of people—in other words, in places that are not roadless areas,” continued Wood. “The Roadless...
“This is a huge victory for Izembek’s wetlands and for all federally protected lands in Alaska,” said Rebecca Noblin, Alaska legal director at the Center for Biological Diversity. “The judge made it clear that the Trump administration can’t just come in...
“We’ll fight Trump’s monstrous proposal to gut the Roadless Rule, which would be disastrous for the Tongass,” said Cooper Freeman, Alaska program director. “Punching roads through 9 million acres of intact temperate rainforest would destroy world-class salmon streams. It would open...
The Little Susitna coho salmon sustainable escapement goal (SEG) is 9,200–17,700 fish. As of August 17, 1,385 coho salmon have passed the weir with a projected escapement of 2,104 fish. Given the poor performance of coho salmon escapement in the Susitna River drainage...
"If Edstrom’s fish wins the $10,000 prize, he said he would pay the taxes on it and donate the rest to “The Door” in Fairbanks, an emergency shelter for homeless and at-risk youth. Edstrom has been fishing Valdez for 12 years...
Project activities will include sustainable rerouting to minimize erosion, closing and rehabilitating old trail sections to reduce runoff and restore natural vegetation, filling muckholes to prevent further braiding of the trail, installing bridges, and realigning the trail onto public land where...
