Programs

  Our guests this week are mental health professionalss who specialize in helping Kodiak children in the schools: Susan Philo, a clinician at Providence Kodiak Island Hospital who is the Team lead for the school district’s clinician program, and Kris Foster, the clinician at the Middle School.   We talk about many things related to the mental health of Koodiak’s …

  Here’s something that seems odd – new data compiled by five North Pacific countries shows that salmon abundance has declined in the North Pacific but catches are at an all-time high. Unalaska is set to once again use drones to monitor salmon. In some cases collecting data on Unalaska’s little-studied streams. Gray whales migrating to Alaska for the summer …

  Things look good for Copper River fishermen. The Copper River opening is the year’s first salmon season of the year. A judge rules a Bristol Bay seafood association can take a position on Pebble Mine and can fund groups opposed to the mine. We’re coming up on Memorial Day and that means Boating Safety Week and Festivals in fishing …

  Crab Festival Midway. Crab Fest opens Thursday at noon. File photo courtesy Kodiak Chamber of Commerce Facebook page.

Our guests this week are Patrick Saltonstall and Molly Odell from the Alutiiq Museum. They talk about archaeological surveys around Kodiak, primarily about looking for previously unknown sites. We also learn how the historic record can change as new sites and new information is learned. 2018 Dig Group. Crew begins excavations at the Qikr’tangcut (Little Island) site in 2018. (Photo …

Salmon fishermen waiting for disaster relief funds for the 2016 pink salmon season are being told they’ll have to keep waiting. This after being told they could expect their relief checks at the first of the year. Hooligan are a loved, but little understood fish that’s vital for many subsistence users. We look at a study to learn more about …

  The Togiak herring fishery was a record breaker. We have a report as well as a round-up of May fisheries. The deadline is extended for public comment on the Pebble Mine draft environmental review What happened to the shellfish that used to live in Kachemak Bay? More trade war news. This time it’s got to do with the European …

  We look at mixing zones, the Clean Water Act and an effort to loosen pollution standards in salmon streams. A new book being published this month tells the story of the salmon canning industry and includes wonderful color photos of old, historic salmon can labels. And we finish up with a story of two guys who did everything right …

Listen as seven storytellers share stories around the theme “Road Trippin'” in a live performance recorded on April 12, 2019 at the Kodiak Harbor Convention Center. The show first aired on KMXT 100.1 FM on Sunday, April 21, 2019.      

Listen as seven storytellers share stories around the theme “Fork in the Road” in a live performance recorded on March 8, 2019 at the Kodiak Harbor Convention Center. The show first aired on KMXT 100.1 FM on Sunday, March 17, 2019.