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Periodically this summer Deb Mignogno, the volunteer naturalist at Fort Abercrombie, brings us a closer look at the natural world around us. Today, what makes sea otters different from land otters.

The producers at the Spirit of Youth Project, which recognizes teenage Alaskans who make the state a better place to live, sometime turn their attention to Kodiak youth. In this piece, Shana Shehe talks with some teens from Kodiak Island who helped webcast the Native Youth Olympic Games this spring:

This week we take a sweeping look at the salmon season from one end of the state to the other; the loss of a Haines fisherman recently has prompted his fleet-mates to get as many fishermen outfitted with PFDs as possible; and find out exactly why copper is bad for baby salmon. We had help this week from KHNS’s Margaret …

Jay Barrett/KMXT If you were driving past Bell’s Flats on your way into or out of town Tuesday morning, you may have noticed the AC Express store was closed, and appeared to have some damage around the front door. If you had looked closer, you might have seen the detached front bumper of a 2004 Chevy Cavalier – complete with …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT As summer hits the midway point, KMXT checked in with the Kodiak Island Convention and Visitors Bureau to see how tourism is going. Janet Buckingham is the executive director of the bureau and said there have been an unprecedented number of visitors to Alaska’s Emerald Isle. "By all looks we are having an unprecedentedly busy year. We have …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT As per a state recommendation, the Kodiak Police Department is advising community members to be on the look out for individuals or groups from out of town offering to provide labor at discount prices. Police Chief T.C. Kamai said these individuals are often called "travelers," and are known for leaving a job uncompleted or poorly done once they …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Kodiak Chamber of Commerce wants to remind local non-profit groups about a money making opportunity through their bounty bag program. Interested parties can sign up to collect trash, and in return for their efforts be paid $4 for every full bag returned. Trevor Brown, executive director of the Kodiak Chamber of Commerce, said the program is still operating …

Brianna Gibbs/KMXT Kodiak residents should expect to see a lot more trails in the coming years, in addition to upkeep of old favorites. The Island Trails Network, a local organization that builds and maintains trails across the archipelago, scored $51,000 from the state legislature this year to put toward various trail projects. In addition to trail building and maintenance, ITN …