Tag Archives: Afognak Island

Timber Ship gets once over by CG Safety Inspectors

  Petty Officer 1st Class Abraham Medrano, a marine vessel inspector with Marine Safety Detachment Kodiak, observes timber cargo operations as part of a port state control exam aboard the motor vessel Alaska near Afognak Island, Alaska, north of Kodiak Island, June 18, 2019. The Alaska, a 600-foot, Panama-flagged cargo vessel, is required to be inspected by the Coast Guard …

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Local Archaeologist makes new discoveries on Afognak Island

Museum archaeologist Patrick Saltonstall and helicopter pilot Keller Wattum documenting a petroglyph site on Afognak. (Photo courtesy of Patrick Saltonstall) Mitch Borden/KMXT A local researcher took to the air to do a survey on Afognak Island, but what was meant to be a routine assessment of known historical sites turned into a day full of surprises. Patrick Saltonstall usually travels …

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Afognak Island Registration Elk Hunt will close on Friday

Elk eating grass. (Photo by Dan Dzurisin/Flickr) Mitch Borden/KMXT The Alaska Department of Fish and Game issued an emergency order to close the Afognak Island Registration Elk Hunt on Friday, November 3rd at 11:59 pm. According to a press release from ADF&G, hunters have taken advantage of the region’s mild autumn to go out hunting. And they’ve had a lot …

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Groups Conserve Habitat on Afognak Island

Thorsheim drainage on Afognak Island. Courtesy of Great Land Trust Kayla Desroches/KMXT An initiative to conserve one coastal habitat in the Kodiak Archipelago is now complete. The Thorsheim drainage on Afognak Island includes almost two thousand acres of natural habitat. It’s now safe from development and tree harvest. The executive director of the organization that mediated the agreement, Ellen Kazary …

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