On today’s Talk of the Rock, host Kayla Desroches chats with Kodiak College staff about the maritime and technical programs on campus. They also cover a new, affordable series of non-credit courses in development.
Read More »The Alaska Fisheries Report September 1, 2016
Coming up this week, an ad for timber sales along salmon streams got the attention of folks in Southeast; meanwhile in Wrangell, the shift from a timber town to a maritime one hit a milestone recently, and it could hail an expansion in the boatyard. All that and more, on the Alaska Fisheries Report. We had help from KSTK’s Aaron …
Read More »Talk of the Rock: Science Meets Traditional Food Prep
On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Kayla Desroches speaks with a team combining science and tradition to make one food safe to eat. Regulated organizations under the State of Alaska Food Safety and Sanitation Program are not allowed to accept or distribute seal oil due to the danger of botulism, a potentially fatal disease caused by bacteria in …
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Coming up this week: It’s pretty obvious that the humpy season is a bust – we have two stories. Also, fish that was caught “accidentally,” is being put to a good use. We had help from Fish Radio’s Laine Welch in Kodiak, KFSK’s Abbey Collins in Petersburg, and KMXT’s Kayla Desroches in Kodiak.
Read More »Dog Eared Reads Episode 13
Beyond the Cover Feature: International Best-Seller Christopher Paolini, author of the Inheritance Cycle books; comprised of the books Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr and Inheritance. Christopher recently revisited Alaska when he visited Anchroage and Fairbanks as part of Barnes & Noble’s B-Fest YA/Teen Book Festival. In the interview, Christopher discusses living in Alaska as a child, writing Eragon as a 15 year …
Read More »Dog Eared Reads Episode 12
Beyond the Cover Feature: In this episode, we re-aired the interview we did with Sandor Katz that originally aired on Dog-Eared Reads in July 2015. Sandor Katz is a fermentation revivalist and author of The Art of Fermentation (2012) & Wild Fermentation (2003). He gives some great advice for people interested in fermentation, and discusses how to make homemade sauerkraut …
Read More »The Alaska Fisheries Report 18 August 2016
Coming up this week, they’re processing fish in Petersburg, people are wondering if the streams are too hot for salmon in Wrangell, and just how many salmon do you think they’ve caught in 125 of fishing in Bristol Bay? We had help from KFSK’s Abbey Collins in Petersburg, KSTK’s Aaron Bolton in Wrangell, KDLG’s Dave Bendinger in Dillingham, and the …
Read More »Talk of the Rock: The Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Anniversary
On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Kayla Desroches talks with staff from the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge about the refuge’s 75th anniversary and Salmon Camp’s 20th anniversary.
Read More »Talk of the Rock: Crayfish in Buskin River
On this week’s Talk of the Rock, host Kayla Desroches talks about the crayfish invading the Buskin River with Kelly Krueger, biologist with the Sun’aq Tribe, and Blythe Brown from the Soil and Water Conservation District.
Read More »The Alaska Fisheries Report 4 August 2016
Coming up this week, Where the heck are all the humpies? And why are the ones being caught so freakin’ huge? Could it be climate change? We have a story on ocean acidification, too. All that, and why can’t fishermen sell their catch in Quinhagak? We had help from Alaska Energy Desk’s Zoe Sobel in Unalaska, and KYUK’s Adrian Wagner …
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