Searching for Sheep in Denali
Dall Sheep played and important role in the creation of Denali National Park. That doesn't necessarily mean they're always easy to find. Each year, the National Park Service conducts ground-based and aerial surveys to identify sheep population trends in an effort to ensure effective management within the national park.
Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Sen. Sullivan Says VA Must Own Up to 'Alaska Crisis'; Rep. Young - A Lonely GOP Voice for Puerto Rico Statehood; Surveyors Climb Denali To Settle Dispute Over Its Height; 5.8-Magnitude Quake Rattles Mainland Alaska; Juneau Police Chief Calls Secondhand Goods Ordinance 'Extremely Successful'; HIV Testing Events Open Access For Those Unsure; Wildfire Hinders Salmon Harvest on the Yukon; KSM Mine Targets Richer Ore While Seeking Investors; Bloom Boom: Juneau Farmer Joins Alaska Peony Rush
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Alaska News Nightly: Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Conservation Groups Say Shell's Drilling Plan Violate Walrus Rule; Interior Alaska Ablaze With Lightning-Ignited Fires; Crews Stage in Kalskag to Quell An Upshot in Wildfires; 55 Homes Destroyed by Sockeye Fire, According to New Estimate; Two Volcanoes Under Watch in the Aleutians; A Collaborative Classroom Drives Team Learning; Guide Academy Helps Locals Land Jobs At Sportfishing Lodges; French Company Courts Petersburg As A Cruise Destination
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Alaska News Nightly: Monday, June 22, 2015
'Fairbanks Four' Suspect Paroled; Economic Report Assesses Potential for A Recession in Alaska; GOP Presidential Candidate Announces Alaska Team; Wildfire Threatens Nulato; Village Evacuates Upriver; Conflicting Water Rights at the Heart of Chuitna Mining Debate; Breaking the Link Between Childhood Trauma And Suicide; Online Map Keeps Tabs on the Lay of Juneau's Cemetery
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49 Voices: Adine Fullerton of Willow
This week, we're hearing from (A- dean) Adine Fullerton, a Willow resident who evacuated her home on Monday because of the Sockeye fire. Adine left with three kids, five dogs, two cats, a hamster. She had to leave three tarantulas behind. When we talked to her she had just discovered her home was spared, along with the spiders. Adine Fullerton evacuated from her home in Willow because of the Sockeye fire.
Alaska News Nightly: June 19, 2015
Progress Being Made To Contain Sockeye Fire; Anatomy of the Wildland Firefight in Willow; Evacuation Notices Lifted Near Card Street Fire; Vets, Lawmakers Irate Over New VA ‘Choice’ Program; Dead Whales Near Kodiak Island Pose Mystery; AK: Citizen Scientists Deploy ‘Bat Mobiles’ In Southeast
Raising an Outdoorsy Family
On the next Outdoor Explorer we explore a different kind of lifestyle - one in which families orient their lives to their outdoor interests rather than to school and community. We’ll talk to folks who have made that leap, and weigh the pros and cons of a radical family investment in your outdoor passions.
KSKA: Thursday, June 25, at 2:00 and 9:00 p.m.
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Mayor-elect Ethan Berkowitz
Mayor-elect Ethan Berkowitz talks about his plans for the city, and takes your questions. Berkowitz is one week away from inauguration to his three-year term. The campaign focused on public safety and character, but not much else. What are his plans for transportation, quality of life, economic development, taxes? And what do you want to know, as Anchorage begins a new era of leadership?
KSKA: Wednesday, June 24, at 2:00 and 9:00 p.m.
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Arctic Entries: Wisdom of Our Elders
Every community has a place, where people gather and stories are told. In Alaska we have Arctic Entries. This week: the wisdom of our elders.
KSKA: Tuesday, June 23, at 2:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
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Running Alaska’s Mount Marathon Race
The Mount Marathon race in Seward is the Super Bowl of Alaskan sports. Each July 4th, racers charge up Mount Marathon - a climb of more than 3,000 feet, and then descend in a matter of minutes in a burst of speed that can look like a controlled fall. A new documentary tells the story of the race through the perspective of several Mount Marathon legends.
APRN: Tuesday, 6/23 at 10:00am
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What everyone needs to know today about HIV/AIDS
Many individuals treated for HIV infection are now living to a near normal life expectancy, an enormous change since this illness was first coming to awareness in the 1980’s. Who becomes infected, when, and how has changed as well. This program will discuss what we all need to know today about HIV/AIDS.
KSKA: Monday, June 22, at 2:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
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AK: Citizen Scientists Deploy ‘Bat Mobiles’ in Southeast
Alaska Fish and Game is stepping up its research on bats in Southeast. The nocturnal, bug-eating animal is being threatened in the Lower 48 by a disease called White-Nose Syndrome. That’s prompting Alaska researchers to find out which bats live here and where they roost. But they can’t do all the work by themselves, so they’re enlisting the public’s help.
Fighting Alaska’s wildfires
Fires ripped through Southcentral Alaska and the Kenai Peninsula this week, destroying structures and triggering evacuations. As the fires calm down, people are starting to head home. This week on Alaska Edition we’ll talk about fighting fires and taking the next steps toward recovery.
KSKA: Friday, 6/19, at 2:00 p.m. and Saturday, 6/20, at 6:00 p.m.
KAKM: Friday, 6/19, at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, 6/20, at 4:30 p.m.
Alaska News Nightly: June 18, 2015
Small Part of Card Street Fire Under Control; Sockeye Fire Starting to “Cooperate”; Healy Lake Fire Doubles In Size; Juneau Protesters Rally Against Shell’s Arctic Plans; Six Cruise Ships Release Treated Sewage into Harbors; Fishermen In the Dark About King Limits; Mat-Su Residents To Learn About Their Homes in Wake of Sockeye; Kids Gather in Tanana to Learn Some Basketball and Life Skills
Alaska News Nightly: June 17, 2015
Firefighters Report Good Progress on Sockeye Fire; Card Street Fire Grows to 3,000 Acres; Lightning Thought to Cause Cooper Landing Fires; New Fires Ignite Near Healy Lake; 2015 Alaskan Wildfire Tally is Below Normal; As Fires Burn, Agencies Coordinate Helicopters to Gift Cards for Relief; Groundwater Contamination Spreads off Eielson Air Force Base; Navy Reps Hear Complaints on Northern Edge Exercises
Alaska News Nightly: June 16, 2015
Sockeye Fire No. 1 Priority Fire in US; Card Street Fire Grows to 1,500 Acres; Wildfire Burns Near Dot Lake; Walker Signs Bill Repealing Film Credit; Murkowski Bill Would Impel Izembek Road; Industry Chafes at Regulations for Arctic Drilling; Shell Rig Departs for Dutch Harbor; Audio Postcard; Dozens Evacuate to Escape Card Street Fire; Capital of Mushing Evacuates Hundreds
Alaska News Nightly: June 15, 2015
Sockeye Fire Closes Highway Again; Governor Declares Disaster; Fires Reported on Kenai; Report on Guard Calls for More Accountability; Crowd-Sourcing AK's Future; Legislators Expensed $200k in Per Diem; Miners Say Goodbye to West Beach; Tradition Marks Catching the First Fish
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, June 12, 2015
Mixed Feelings On A New Company's Plans To Drill in Cook Inlet; Maritime Group Approves Aleutian Shipping 'Buffer Zones'; NOAA Investigates Steller Sea Lion Deaths Near Cordova; Advocacy Group Puts Setnet Restriction Measure on the Ballot; Cameras May Remedy Gripes With Alaska's Fisheries Observer Program; Feminist Icon Gloria Steinem Visits Fairbanks; 49 Voices: Matt Williams of Anchorage; AK: Ice Dance
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49 Voices: Matt Williams of Anchorage
This week, we hear from Matt Williams, who works as a special ed teacher in Anchorage most of the year. Every summer, he and his wife trade their frumpy teacher's clothes for Grundens and head out to Bristol Bay, where they work as commercial fishermen. Williams shares some thoughts on life at fish camp on Nushagak Bay.
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