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This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report: I make use of Yereth Rosen’s wasted sea star story from the Alaska Beacon…and expand it! Sunflower sea star  

This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Sabine Poux reports about Skipper Science for KDLL, and KCAW’s Katherine Rose about herring-on-hemlock in Sitka. Herring-On-Hemlock

On today’s Midday Report with Terry Haines: The treeline is moving north. A federal judge has ruled that ConocoPhillips can move ahead with the Willow Project. And Representative Peltola shys away from stands on gun safety measures and former President Trump’s guilt. The East Fork Toklat River, where the white spruce are marching northward. Photo by Kirk Stueve  

Today on the midday report with host Brian Venua: East Elementary library deemed safe after fume scare, students and teachers speak against a bill regarding sex education, marine debris efforts statewide, the environmental impact of cruises, the Anchorage Animal Shelter has paused accepting new animals, and a federal judge ruled ConocoPhillips can begin construction on the Willow Project. Nelson Merrell, …

The state of Alaska recently received $38 million from the Department of Housing and Urban Development with the aim to ease the burden of climate change.   Margaret Salazar, inside a recent build from the Kodiak Island Housing Association, Emerald Heights. March 31, 2023. (Brian Venua/KMXT) Margaret Salazar is HUD’s Northwest Regional Administrator. She oversees HUD’s programs around Alaska, Oregon, Washington, …

On this week’s Talk of the Rock, Derek Clarkston, sports reporter for the Kodiak Daily Mirror, returns with Deb Rohrer, Activities Director for KIBSD, to talk spring sports with host Jared Griffin. Listen here:  

Today on the midday report with host Brian Venua: residents may finally start to see SNAP benefits roll out, Alaska Commercial Co. pushes for SNAP benefits to also pay for shipping of goods, issues with last week’s tsunami warning, and proposals to increase the state’s base student allocation are moving through despite a shrinking state budget. Gov. Mike Dunleavy redirected …

Today on the midday report with host Brian Venua: The Kodiak Island Borough Solid Waste Advisory Board recently announced winners of its art competition, Cook Inlet will have to find a new management plan for salmon fishing, folks share about meeting distant family at Camai in Bethel, a 2% sales tax was pitched in the state legislature, and Katmai National …