Caribou management in Alaska | Talk of Alaska
What should be done to ensure caribou are healthy and plentiful for future generations, and who should have a say in management?
With Anchorage’s record-setting snow, officials say it’s not a bad idea to shovel roofs
There are several winter months still to come and the potential for more snow, as ice-damming on roofs is already a concern.
Alaska lawmakers eye bills on neighborhood solar, green bank and renewable energy benchmarks
There are at least three bills to watch this coming legislative session that are aimed at growing Alaska’s renewable energy production.
Feds seek public input on potentially opening millions of acres of Alaska wilderness lands
The protected “D-1 lands” were set aside after the 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. They have been off-limits to development ever since.
Anchorage Museum exhibit explores climate change through resilience and care
“How to Survive” uses works from Alaska and beyond to highlight how investing in community and caring can be forms of climate mitigation.
Feds award $9M to research carbon capture for proposed Southcentral Alaska coal power plant
Carbon capture storage is drawing attention at the state level, though critics say it’s expensive and may not have a large impact on emissions.
Roof of vacant, condemned Anchorage warehouse partially collapses under snow load
The owner of the warehouse on Gambell Street said the building had been condemned and was slated for demolition.
Southeast Alaska chinook stocks expected to be low again in 2024
Of the 11 chinook salmon stocks in the region, only the Chilkat River is expected to have an adequate number of chinook returning to spawn.
Anchorage used to have an active climate action plan. What happened to it?
Under Mayor Dave Bronson, the city missed its 2023 annual report, and a link to the plan has been removed from the city website.
Yes, most of Alaska will have a white Christmas, except for Southeast
Anchorage has already set a November snowfall record, and December has pushed the city to its snowiest 45-day period on record.
Anchorage Spenard Builders Supply facility suffers major snow-related roof collapse
Firefighters say the unoccupied former truss plant marks Anchorage's first major roof collapse this winter. No injuries have been reported.
Report details 37 known killer whale entanglements in Alaska over three decades
The report does not include this year’s unusually high tally of 10 killer whales that were found ensnared in fishing gear, with nine of them dead.
Appeals court says work at Alaska’s Willow oil project can proceed as larger case plays out
The move is another loss for conservation groups and an Inupiat organization that are seeking to stop the project.
Big changes are coming to Juneau’s Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area
The area's planned overhaul has provoked hundreds — if not thousands — of public comments from local residents over the years.
A known carcinogen is showing up in wildfire ash, and researchers are worried
Researchers found dangerous levels of hexavalent chromium in samples of ash left behind by California's Kincade and Hennessey fires in 2019 and 2020.
Western Arctic Caribou Herd population decline continues, with hunting expected to be affected
What was once the largest caribou herd in Alaska has shrunk nearly 70% in 20 years, but it is not the only herd experiencing dramatic drops.
A network of Arctic observers is centering Indigenous knowledge in climate research
Research from the Alaska Arctic Observatory and Knowledge Hub was recently featured in NOAA’s 2023 Arctic Report Card.
Bethel SAR urges caution for all Kuskokwim River travel
Ice on the river is only eight to nine inches thick, according to Bethel Search and Rescue. Travelers riding vehicles should not stop on the river.
‘We’re always going to be surprised’: Wrangell’s tragedy highlights Alaska’s lack of landslide monitoring
Scientists say Southeast Alaska mostly lacks the kinds of monitoring that could make people safer.
Despite safety concerns, downtown Juneau apartment project clears major hurdle
The city’s fire chief said the department would not support the project due to its location.