Evan Erickson, KYUK - Bethel

Evan Erickson, KYUK - Bethel
65 POSTS 0 COMMENTS
a girl holds a fileted salmon near a tote, outside

Yupiit School District aligns itself with traditional knowledge during its first year on a subsistence calendar

This year was the district’s first under a new academic calendar that takes into account seasonal subsistence harvests.
a sockeye salmon

With thousands of sockeyes passing Bethel each day, dipnets are catching on

Amid severely restricted fishing on the Kuskokwim River, one bright spot has been abundant sockeye salmon runs at 30,000 fish daily near Bethel.
the Bethel courthouse

Bethel’s courthouse goes to ‘analog methods’ after internet cable cut

Staff at the Nora Guinn Justice Complex have been trying to find workarounds amid rural Alaska internet service slowed by a damaged subsea cable.
Crooked Creek flooding

Crooked Creek struggles to rebuild after historic breakup flooding

Last month's 15-mile-long ice jam inundated homes, led to a significant loss of stored food and washed away critical fishing gear.
Robert Sundown funeral

Bethel remembers the life of renowned aviator Robert Sundown

Sundown, who died unexpectedly at age 53 during an April moose hunt, was with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for more than 22 years.