This year Takshanuk Watershed Council’s SnowSchool program served 236 youth in preschool through eighth grade in Haines and Klukwan. Every student participated in either an hour-long snowshoeing field trip or a day-long cross-country ski outing at 25 Mile. This tremendous effort to get our youth outside and engaging with the watershed in the winter wouldn’t […]
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Feds won’t allow $10 million steel purchase; are ‘extremely concerned’ borough won’t meet Lutak Dock deadlines
This story has been updated. A representative from the U.S. Transportation Department said he’s “extremely concerned” Haines won’t meet a deadline for completing environmental reviews required to move forward with its $25 million Lutak Dock rebuild project. The news came in a Friday letter from David Bohnet, a grants supervisor for the Transportation Department. He […]
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Ground-penetrating mapping data released for Haines
Haines will soon have a better idea of its landslide risk, thanks to data collected by a ground-penetrating laser technology known as LiDAR. LiDAR allows scientists to detect soil types and disturbances below trees and other obstacles. Scientists with the state Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys recently published data for the Haines area based […]
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Assembly Briefs: A new process for property assessments, pushing back on federal land withdrawals
Appointed Board of Equalization Haines will have a separate board of equalization to adjudicate disputes about property assessments next year instead of relying on assembly members to do the job. A resolution to make the change passed at Tuesday’s meeting unanimously, the first change in the city’s tax assessment process after controversy with the process […]
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Organizers of packed Winterfest hope to draw big turnout
Organizers of the annual Winterfest celebration this weekend say they hope a lucky convergence of events will draw big crowds to Haines. The annual event marks a transition in seasons from deep winter. The event has featured cross country and backcountry ski races, snow games and local entertainment. This year, organizers of the Alcan 200 […]
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Fish & Game Advisory Committee organizes, weighs in on Gov’s plan to axe eagle preserve council
The Upper Lynn Canal Fish and Game Advisory Committee met recently to fill six open seats, in Haines, Skagway, and Klukwan as well as two undesignated ones. The advisory committee is a group of community members who meet a few times a year on fish and game management issues. After elections, the committee spent much […]
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University of Alaska looks to privatize thousands of acres in Upper Chilkat Valley
The University of Alaska is looking to gain title to thousands of acres of land in the Upper Chilkat Valley as part of its ongoing land grant initiative, raising questions and concerns among some locals. “We’re always open to hearing discussion, but at first look here, it is another transfer of public lands into private […]
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Public input on environmental impact of ANCSA land withdrawals due by Feb. 14
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is looking for public comment on its assessment of the environmental impact of a plan that could free up federal land for development in the Haines Borough. That land is part of 28 million acres across Alaska that were set aside under the 1971 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act […]
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Photos of the week: Ice, snow, rain, basketball and spelling bee
Correction: A photo caption previously misspelled Elijah and Jayson Powlison’s last name.