Author Archives: Alan Sorum

Safe and Legal Fish Waste Composting in Alaska

Izetta Chambers, an Extension Agent with the Alaska Sea Grant Marine Advisory Program in Dillingham, has published a guide to safely composting fish waste, without attracting the attention of local authorities. Major considerations are the attraction of nuisance bears and control of offensive odors.

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Coast Guard Cutter Crosses Arctic Circle on Anniversary of Northwest Passage

By Petty Officer 1st Class Kurt Fredrickson – KODIAK, Alaska – In 1865 the first U.S. Light House Service tender reached the shores of Russian Alaska and sparked the beginning of what has been more than 145 years of Coast Guard history in the Bering Sea. While the wooden ships of the Light House and [...]

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The Alaska Milepost 2010 Travel Planner 62nd Edition

A valued guidebook for travelers in the north, the Milepost is a well known and respected resource for visitors to Alaska, the Yukon, British Columbia, Alberta and the Northwest Territories. 2009 is significant for Alaska, admitted into the Union on January 3, 1959; this year marks its 50th anniversary of statehood.

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Rasmuson Foundation Invites Alaska Artists to Seek Grant Funding

The Rasmuson Foundation announces the continuation of direct grants to Alaskan artists in an effort to support and nurture their creative works.

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Reduction in Southeast Charter Halibut Catch Proposed

The number of halibut caught by the charter fishing industry in Alaska has become the subject of intense debate during the last few years, especially in the southeast part of the state. NOAA’s Fisheries Service is proposing new limits on the number of halibut that can be taken by anglers on charter boats in southeast [...]

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Autumn Colors on the St. Elias Range Near Kluane Lake Yukon

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The Grouse and Ptarmigan of Alaska

Not simply another field guide, The Grouse and Ptarmigan of Alaska offers an amazing amount of information about these incredible birds.

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Hiking on the Tongass National Forest

At more than 17 million acres in size, the Tongass National Forest located in Southeast Alaska is the largest forest administered in the overall national forest system. The Tongass is world renowned for its old growth temperate rain forests covered with enormous Sitka spruce, Hemlock fir, and Yellow cedar. These forests protect watersheds that support [...]

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