The lawsuit asserts that the Alaska Department of Natural Resources violated the Alaska Constitution when approving the easement by failing to protect the public interest and take a hard look at all of the project’s R on land, water, wildlife and...
As of September 30, 2026, 6 billies and 1 nanny have been harvested in the Chugach Mountains drawing permit hunts DG890 and DG891. Based on survey information collected in July, this year’s harvest quota for mountain goats in Unit 14A is 12 goats of which...
President Gloria Ilsxilee Stáng Burns, Ketchikan Indian Community:?“We as Indigenous peoples have cared for these lands and waters since time immemorial. Our traditional and ecological knowledge comes from generations of living with, learning from, and caring for this place. It cannot continue to...
After a long summer of packing on the pounds, this quiet, older bear has made his name known. His win is not only a piece of his own story, but an addition to a pre-existing legacy. Backpack’s mother, 435 Holly, was...
The most recent aerial survey found a minimum count of 88 goats in registration permit area RG245. The department set the maximum allowable harvest at 6 goat points. The current reported harvest is two billies and two nannies; each billy counts...
To maintain the population objective of at least 500 goats in Unit 14C that will sustain an annual harvest of 25 goats, comprising at least 60 percent males, harvest from this area should not exceed three goat points. The Twentymile area...
This is a non-regulatory meeting where the board will consider Agenda Change Requests, consider tentative meeting dates and locations for the 2028/2029 meeting cycle, receive committee reports, and discuss other planning and organizational matters. Written comments for this meeting are being accepted...
“We have had deer sightings on the Kenai Peninsula for many years from the public and our biologists, but we haven’t had documentation that they have been able to establish a persistent population and reproduce,” said Regional Supervisor Cyndi Wardlow. “Part...
