Environment & Natural Resources Archives - Page 19 of 32 - Chilkat Valley News

Whales in Glacier Bay on July 17, 2009. The National Park Service has issued its first whale waters alert of the season, slowing boats through areas where whales have been observed feeding. (Courtesy/Christopher Michael, Wikimedia Commons)

Local News, Wildlife

With humpback whales feeding in the area, Glacier Bay tells boaters to slow down

by Francisco Martínezcuello - Chilkat Valley News July 3, 2024August 29, 2024

Local News, Wildlife

Bald Eagle Foundation rescues two eagles over the weekend

by Francisco Martínezcuello - Chilkat Valley News July 1, 2024September 12, 2024

ADF&G confirms verified expansion of invasive European green crab

by Liam Demko - Petersburg Pilot July 1, 2024August 29, 2024

F/V Pamela Rae on bottom on June 25, 2024, near the net pens in Anita Bay. (Courtesy/Don Spigelmyre)

News, Southeast News, Environment, Search and Rescue, Environment & Natural Resources

Seiner goes aground in Anita Bay; all five crew rescued

by Orin Pierson - Petersburg Pilot June 30, 2024October 13, 2024

A fish processing worker tosses a halibut unloaded from the Oracle into a box for shipment. (Nathaniel Herz/Northern Journal)

Environment & Natural Resources, News, Salmon

As salmon season kicks off, some Alaska fishermen fear for their futures

by Nathaniel Herz - Northern Journal June 26, 2024August 29, 2024

(Justin Shoemaker/USFWS, Public Domain)

News, Southeast News, Wildlife, Environment

Mountain lion killed on island; first Southeast sighting since 1998

by Becca Clark - Wrangell Sentinel June 24, 2024June 24, 2024

Smoke from the Swan Lake Fire burning in the Chugach National Forest obscures the view of Kenai Fjords National Park's Exit Glacier on Aug. 23, 2019. The glacier can normally be seen clearly from this visitor pullout established by the National Park Service. The Park Service is preparing a fire management plan for five coastal units, including Kenai Fjords. WIldfire smoke is one of the considerations in the plan. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)

News, Environment

National Park Service drafting plan that might allow fire-prevention work in coastal Alaska units

by Yereth Rosen - Alaska Beacon June 22, 2024September 11, 2024

Sockeye salmon heading to spawning grounds swim up the Kenai River on Aug. 17, 2008. Sockeye harvest problems for Upper Cook Inlet setnetters have led to fishery disaster declarations by the U.S. Department of Commerce. (Photo by Kentaro Yasui/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)

Nearly $12 million headed to Alaska in latest infusion of fishery-disaster aid

by Yereth Rosen - Alaska Beacon June 22, 2024October 14, 2024

Skiffs sit on shore in the Southwest Alaska fishing town of King Cove. (James Brooks via Flicker under Creative Commons license)

News, Environment, Salmon, Environment & Natural Resources

Market conditions continue to pressure seafood processors and fishermen

by Larry Persily - Wrangell Sentinel June 22, 2024September 11, 2024

Business & Commerce, News, Local News, Salmon

Newlyweds open food truck on the waterfront

by Rashah McChesney - Chilkat Valley News June 22, 2024June 22, 2024