Pullen Creek Streamwalk: Protecting Salmon Habitat in Skagway
Known to many as the Gateway to the Klondike Goldrush, Skagway is home to roughly 900 residents and a popular travel destination for hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.
The Pullen Creek Corridor has long been an area of interest to visitors and residents of Skagway. The creek’s proximity to the cruise ship docks and downtown area as well as its’ annual runs of king, pink, and coho salmon make the creek an attractive and accessible nature retreat.
Read more. Alaska News Nightly: November 4, 2013
How Long Will The Trans-Alaska Pipeline Be Viable?; Tesoro To Begin Construction Of Cook Inlet Pipeline Next Year; Crews Remove Fuel From Grounded F/V Arctic Hunter; State Wrestles With $12 Billion Pension Shortfall; Judge Dismisses Complaints Challenging NPS Authority; Book Makes Case For US, Canada Merger; Tree Buried By Volcanic Eruption Could Reveal Seismic Secrets
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Protecting Palmer Farmland in Perpetuity
Today we’re exploring farmland in Palmer. The Alaska Farmland Trust was formed about eight years ago in an effort to preserve agricultural land across the state.
Their work is creating conservation easements on Alaska farms, which will provide benefits to the land owner, but more importantly will guarantee the land won’t ever be developed.
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I Am A Metalhead
An Alaska metal veteran and an up-and-coming young band assess the Alaska metal scene, and the misconceptions about most metalheads.
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Alaska News Nightly: November 1, 2013
F/V Arctic Hunter Runs Aground Near Unalaska; Murkowski, Young Criticize Shared Beringian Heritage Program Plan’s Transparency; Murkowski Meets With FEMA About Galena Flooding Response; Crews Clear Huge Alaska Landslide From Road; Anchorage Has Warmest October In Nearly A Century; Calista Board Sanctions 6 Board Members For Ethics Violations; Milken Family Foundation Surprises Juneau Principal With $25,000 Award; Can Logging Switch To Second-Growth Sooner?; AK: Road Trip; 300 Villages: Tyonek
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I Can See Russia From Here
"I Can See Russia From Here: A Celebration of the Friendship Flight & 25 Years of an Open Border Between Two World Superpowers" a panel discussion with Steve Cowper, Willie Hensley and Med Treadwell was recorded at the Alaska World Affairs Council on November 1, 2013.
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Crow Pass History
The Crow Pass trail leads from the Girdwood Valley to Eagle River. It’s a great backpacking route, and also a historic portion of the Iditarod Trail that led from Seward to mines in the Interior. What you might not know is that the trail was rebuilt in the 1970s with girl scout labor.We’ll learn about the Crow Pass trail in history and meet a former girl scout who helped remake the trail 40 years ago.
KSKA: Thursday 11/7 at 2:00 and 9:00 pm
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Seismic Activity And Tsunamis In Alaska
Alaska is the most seismically active place in America and one of the most earthquake prone areas on the planet. There were numerous large earthquakes in the 1960s followed by a few decades of relative calm, but that's changed in recent years. It's not a matter of if, but when for the next big earthquake in Alaska.
APRN: Tuesday, 11/5 at 10:00am
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AK: Road Trip
There aren’t many highways suitable for road-tripping in Alaska, but the ones we do have are dotted with plenty of interesting road-side attractions.
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Substance Abuse, Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault Top AFN Conversations
The issues of substance abuse, domestic violence and sexual assault garner a lot of attention at the Alaska Federation of Native Conference in Fairbanks. Calls to strengthen tribal control over subsistence matters were highlighted by a round-table discussion with Senator Mark Begich and an address by Senator Lisa Murkowski where she deemed certain Federal Subsistence Board rules “ridiculous.”
KSKA: Friday, 11/1 at 2:00pm & Saturday, 11/2 at 6:00pm
TV: Friday, 11/1 at 7:30pm & Saturday, 11/2 at 5:00pm
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Traveling Music 11-10-13
Traveling Music
11-10-13
Shonti Elder
Format:
Song Title
Artist / Composer
CD Title
Label
Duration
Brother Wind
Tim O'Brien and Darrell Scott / Tim O'Brien
Memories and Moments
Full Skies Records
5:00
Here I Am
Mary Chapin Carpenter...
Alaska News Nightly: October 31, 2013
Shell Weighs Options For 2014 Arctic Drilling; Residents Concerned About How Susitna-Watana Dam May Affect Lifestyle, Habitat; Miller Allowed To Use Campaign Funds To Appeal $84,000 Judgment; Panel Proposes Salary Increases For Gov, Lt. Gov; More Legislative Workers Allowed Facebook Access; FCC Approves GCI’s Purchase Of Television Stations; For Homeless Teens, It’s About More Than Right And Wrong; Longtime Pen Pals Meet In Eek
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Marian Call: Good Morning Moon
The production of Marian Call's Good Morning Moon music video spanned the world and then left it behind completely.
The space footage came from NASA archives and the time-lapse photography of Earth came from the International Space Station.
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Alaska News Nightly: October 30, 2013
FCC Approves GCI’s Purchase Of 3 TV Stations; International Delta Flight Diverts To Cold Bay; ASD Graduates More Students, Bartlett High Leads Way; Alaska National Guard Responds To Sexual Assault Allegations; Begich Pushes For Extension For Health Care Sign Up Period; Unseasonably Warm, Dry Weather Rekindles Delta Junction-Area Fire; K-Beach Flooding Declared A Disaster; Alaska Robotics Hopes To Satirize 2014 Legislative Season; Longtime Pen Pals Meet In Eek
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The Last Leg of the 2013 Garden
With all of the leaves gone, the weather is starting to feel less like fall and more like winter, and I'm somewhat surprised that there is no snow on the ground yet.
I've been taking full advantage of the un-frozen earth, however, and am still enjoying the harvests from the garden.
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Veteran Spotlight: Tina Trosper
Tina Trosper served in the Army from 2005 to 2010 and was deployed to Baghdad, Iraq as an Aviation Specialist and radio transmit operator.
Since serving, Trosper has devoted herself to helping Alaskan soldiers transition back into the civilian workforce.
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Alaska News Nightly: October 29, 2013
Disaster Declared For Area South Of Kenai; Flood Insurance Reform Act Could Mean Higher Premiums; Denali Park Landslide Mostly Cleared; Denali Park Rangers Discover Remains Of Small Pets Cooked In Campfire; AFN Youth Speak Out On Abuse; Eielson Biplane Takes Flight Once More; Warm Weather Sets Records In Fairbanks, Eielson; Providence Cuts Nighttime Sexual Assault Exams; Alaska Insurers Report Marketplace Enrollment Numbers; New Book Chronicles History Of Alaska’s Salmon Traps
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Algo Nuevo: October 27, 2013
Here’s the Sunday, October 27, 2013 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments...
Algo Nuevo: October 20, 2013
Here’s the Sunday, October 20, 2013 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments...
Algo Nuevo: October 13, 2013
Here’s the Sunday, October 13, 2013 edition of Algo Nuevo con Dave Luera — Something New with Dave Luera. If you have questions, comments...