June 10, 1972
Some of the higher-ups of Haines: If all goes well, by the time you read this, the quartet shown in the photo with this article – Dick Folta, Paul Swift, Bruce Gilbert of Haines, and Malcom Ulrich of Vancouver, Wash. – may have been flown from Kluane Lake to the 6,700-foot level of Mt. Logan in the Yukon. Seasoned mountain-climbers – two have been atop Mt. McKinley, one atop Mt. Kennedy – they left Friday for their first attempt at North America’s second highest mountain.
June 5, 1997
Future uncertain for Chilkat sockeye program
Biologists studying lake concerned about overstocking, overescapement
The Northern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association is reevaluating the Chilkat Lake sockeye enhancement program following an unexplained decline in microscopic animal life in the lake last summer.
Biologists are concerned the drop in zooplankton could indicate problems with overstocking of the lake, and are now conducting more in-depth studies.
As test results come in, they will be studied to determine if the aquaculture association should scale back or suspend the fry-stocking program, controversial with some fishermen since its inception in 1993.
“We will stay the course, continue to evaluate right up through July, before we decide whether we will take eggs,” said NSRAA operations manager Steve Reifenstuhl.
Initial plans had been for an outplanting of 5 million sockeye fry during late June. That number could be trimmed back, or the outplanting canceled for this year, depending on the continued monitoring of zooplankton, Reifenstuhl said. But even with a cancellation this year, the program would be ongoing, he said.
May 31, 2012
Foundling moose gets new start at wildlife park
A days-old moose taken in by a local family last week became the latest addition to Steve Kroschel’s wildlife park.
Kelsey Taylor said the foundling showed up in her Small Tracts Road backyard at about 9 a.m., May 23, bleating and quivering. “She was really shaking. She could hardly stand up.”
By mid-afternoon, the Taylors had called the local Fish and Game office and been advised to leave the animal and let nature take its course.
“There was no way we could do that,” Taylor said. “We have two little boys. We can’t let a baby moose die in our backyard.” Taylor said her husband Cody went looking in the woods for the newborn’s mother, but found no sign or fresh droppings.
By the end of the day, the Taylors had secured a feeding bottle from Kroschel and lamb formula – as advised by an Internet search – from Juneau, and fed the moose, which took a few ounces every few hours.