I still remember feeling a great sense of exhilaration as I gazed at sights few people had ever seen. It almost seemed sacrilegious to leave even a single footprint in the sands along the river, where the only marks were...
As Alaska’s fishing industry grapples with concerns over commercial fishing bycatch issues and new guidelines over the Magnuson-Stevens Act and its potential to enact much-needed changes to the system, Alaska Rep. Mary Peltola (D) has some ideas of her own. Here’s...
In March 2022, the Alaska Board of Fisheries adopted a management plan for east Cook Inlet razor clams that requires the adult clam abundance to meet or exceed 50% of the historical average abundance to open a limited harvest opportunity. The...
The National Park Service high-altitude helicopter launched at 9:15 am on Sunday morning with two mountaineering rangers to assess the site and rescue operations. The rangers were able to complete a successful short-haul rescue operation using 250-foot line suspended from the...
“I’m proud to be on the ground in Alaska – hearing the stories and seeing first-hand both the differences USDA has made in people’s lives and the infrastructure gaps that still exist in rural communities,” USDA Rural Utilities Service Administrator Andy...
The harder you fight the fish, the harder they’ll fight you, so you’ll just want to grind on the reel smoothly and keep the rod tip loaded against the fish. If slack develops, the halibut will execute some ribbon-like full-body gyrations...
Two mountaineering rangers conducted a ground search from the 14,200 Foot Camp and could get visuals on Hatanaka’s location at approximately 15,100 feet on the upper Peters Glacier. Four more mountaineering rangers were on their way from the 14,200 Camp to assist in...
At around 2 am on Saturday morning, rangers were notified of the fall by the climber’s partner. At approximately 11 pm, Friday night the two were on the West Buttress just above the fixed line at around 16,000 feet. The partner...
