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Juneau’s flood wall to be rebuilt to withstand glacial outburst floods, double the size of last yearThe City & Borough of Juneau and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are armoring the banks with more boulders, building the flood wall higher and wider and extending it along a greater stretch of the river.
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A University of Alaska Fairbanks study focusing on the Deshka River found that the predators have become even more voracious as the climate has warmed.
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The “golden orb” was discovered two miles deep by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration research ship while mapping the ocean floor in the summer of 2023.
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The lower numbers — the catch is predicted to drop by more than a third — are driven by off year for pink salmon
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At a recent science conference in Bethel, Elders and community members spoke about changes in weather patterns they've experienced on the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta.
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At the southern tip of the Panhandle on Annette Island, Metlakatlans want to expand their fishing reach, as a lawsuit makes its way through court.
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The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court of Alaska on Wednesday, centers on the fur seal population on St. Paul Island, home to nursing females that rely on pollock to feed their pups.
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The Aleutians East Borough, the Native Village of Unga and two Aleutian fishing groups are asking a state court to void fishing regulations adopted at a February state Board of Fisheries meeting.
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In the shift to spring, the melt is on across the state, but a bigger shift is coming, as forecasts indicate an El Niño climate pattern is on its way.
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Starting mid-April, outdoor enthusiasts will be able to check snow and ice conditions before heading out on the trail.
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The motion stems from a lawsuit filed by the groups in November after the Alaska Board of Game reauthorized a Mulchatna predator control program that had previously been overturned by state court rulings.
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Juneau will remain the headquarters for Alaska’s national forests, but much is still unknown for current employees of the lab.