FAIRBANKS — If you applied for but didn’t win a drawing permit to hunt the Nelchina Caribou Herd this fall you may be in luck. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is issuing an additional 2,425 …
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KENAI, Alaska – The Kenai River personal-use dipnet fishery opens on Tuesday but king salmon will be off-limits. The Peninsula Clarion ( http://is.gd/Tup48H) says the Alaska Department of Fish and…
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Forest Service officials have advised Juneau recreationists this week that the road going through Auke Recreation Area will be closed due to construction. Access up to the closed work area will remain open at either end for Auke Rec users. Road work is slated to continue until mid-August.
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FAIRBANKS — As he steered the 20-foot boat toward a fish trap that had been set in Harding Lake the day before, Klaus Wuttig couldn’t tell if it held any fish. His partner and fellow sport fish bio…
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FAIRBANKS — Even when you don’t go to Chitina, it still consumes you. You wonder if you should have gone. You wonder if people who did go are catching fish. You wonder if there will be fish there w…
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FAIRBANKS — Starting Monday, dip-netters at Chitina will no longer be able to keep the one king salmon they are normally allowed. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game issued an emergency order Tu…
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced that freshwater streams are now open to king salmon sport fishing. In a release from the agency, regulations have been liberalized to allow fisherman a chance to harvest hatchery king salmon. The new regulations will be in effect from Friday, June 1 through Friday, August 31. The [...]
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Looking for a summer adventure that will make a difference? Wilderness Volunteers, a national nonprofit organizing adventure service trips, is sponsoring a week-long project in cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service and the Tongass National Forest on Admiralty Island on July 13–21. read more
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The public is invited to Free Entrance Day at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center beginning at 8 a.m. on Saturday, June 9. The fee waiver includes entrance fees to the center, commercial tour fees and transportation entrance fees. Other fees such as reservation, camping, tours, concession and fees collected by third parties are not included [...]
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Locals are invited to learn the thrill of sailing by participating in courses offered by the Juneau Youth Sailing Club. In a release from the volunteer-run, Juneau non-profit, the organization stated that “sailing teaches confidence, leadership, and boating skills.” This year, classes run from June 11 to August 11. They are as follows: Juniors morning [...]
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