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Jay Barrett/KMXT There’s a new wildlife management biologist in Kodiak. Nate Svoboda joined the Alaska Department of Fish and Game this week. He replaces Larry Van Daele, who has been promoted to Southcentral Regional Wildlife Supervisor. The 39-year-old Svoboda hails originally from Nebraska, and has worked for several years as the biologist for the Ottawa tribe in Michigan. He’s currently …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Back in July KMXT told you about the effects Kodiak’s unusually sunny summer may have on salmon. The weather has since turned to the wet downpour islanders are used to, but repercussions from the sunny stretches are still visible, most recently on Afognak Island. Kodiak Regional Aquaculture Association crews conducted their annual egg take of sockeye salmon in …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT After a summer filled with sunshine, most folks are trying to avoid the thought that this week’s rain might be here to stay. And even less are thinking about the prospect of snowfall in future months. But that’s exactly what the Kodiak City Council had to do during its work session last night as it planned for potential …

Today on Talk of the Rock, host Brianna Gibbs talks with local youth who’ve spent the summer largely in the wilderness working for the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge through the Youth Conservation Corps.

Today on Talk of the Rock, host Brianna Gibbs talks with local youth who’ve spent the summer largely in the wilderness working for the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge through the Youth Conservation Corps.

Kodiak Coat Company owner Bridget Milligan in her workshop in downtown Juneau. Photo by Annie Bartholomew/KTOO Rosemarie Alexander/KTOO The founder of the Kodiak Coat Company, which got its start here, in Kodiak before moving to Juneau about 15 years ago, is now moving on from water- and wind-proof fleece coats to a more genteel product line. Bridget Milligan, the designer …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT In June, former Alutiiq Museum Director Sven Haakanson said his goodbyes to the organization, and announced his plans to move to Washington with his family. Now, after more than two months, the museum will begin its next chapter of leadership with Alisha Drabek, who was recently hired as the archaeological repository’s new director. Drabek is a Kodiak local, …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Those frequenting the downtown area in recent weeks may have noticed an odd patch of hillside behind the stoplight at Rezanof Drive and Marine Way. Kodiak Soil and Water Conservation District Project Coordinator Blythe Brown described the strange parcel of land. “It was our largest known patch of bohemian knotweed. And we’ve known about it for quite a …