Arctic Tern.Lindsay Robinson / Flickr Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kodiak will be one of three sites where scientists will study colonies of seabirds called terns, their movements during the breeding season and their winter migratory patterns. Robin Corcoran, bird biologist with the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge, says it’s a collaborative research project with the refuge, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, …

On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Kayla Desroches speaks with members of the Chiniak community and borough employees about the new Tsunami shelter and library in Chiniak. The structure was burned to the ground in the Twin Creeks Fire of 2015. Kodiak residents are now planning for a replacement building and stockpiling books for the library’s collection. To …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Kodiak City Council is at the beginning of its fiscal year 2018 process and at its work session tonight will review revenue projections and take a look at its draft federal CIP list – its capital improvement project list. The fire station replacement is a top priority, but the city needs quite a bit more money before …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Alaska Airlines terminal at Kodiak Benny Benson State Airport is about halfway through an extensive interior renovation and this month the chaos within could actually increase. Alaska Airlines’ regional vice president for the state, Marilyn Romano, says the airline updated its brand about a year ago and is now working towards a multi-million dollar renovation to each …

Seawomen of Iceland cover. Courtesy of margaretwillsonbooks.com Kayla Desroches/KMXT An author coming to Kodiak will speak on her book, “Seawomen of Iceland,” which covers the history of women on fishing vessels in Icelandic waters. Author Margaret Willson has a background in fishing and now works as an affiliate associate professor at the University of Washington with the Department of Anthropology …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The Alutiiq Museum received a grant of more than $52,000 dollars to engage the public in learning opportunities. Staff wanted to attract new members to the museum, says gallery manager Dana Haynes, and doing that involved program development. “We did kind of a lot of experimenting with different types of programs we could put on, different ways of …

Artwork by Miranda and Malachi Stohl. Photo courtesy of Miranda Stohl Kayla Desroches/KMXT First Friday today brings with it another round of local talent, and that includes a couple who turns metal scraps into word art. Miranda Stohl explains she and her husband search the junk yard for unique car hoods and doors, wash them, and cut them into their …

Members of the public at the beginning of the regular meeting. Kayla Desroches/KMXT Kayla Desroches/KMXT Members of the community filled the room at the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly regular meeting last night, and the majority of those to speak to the assembly would comment on possible building code exemptions. The borough assembly has been considering those exemptions as a way …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT Eagles often hang around downtown in the winter to scour for food. Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Bird biologist Robin Corcoran says the eagles travel from the chillier Kenai Peninsula during the cold months, and this year’s dropping temperatures means the island may be a popular location this year. However, the eagle’s scavenging also puts it at risk. That’s …

Kayla Desroches/KMXT The pink salmon season in the Gulf of Alaska was recently declared a fishery disaster, and Representative Louise Stutes stood behind the declaration when local governments were writing to Governor Bill Walker to send it through to the federal government. The declaration puts communities in line to receive relief funds, but congress needs to approve the granting process, …