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Fishing picking up at Nick Dudiak lagoon

Last week I reported that the king run at The Fishing Hole had been about as productive as…

Photos by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

Outdoors & Recreation

New trail marks end of year at WHES

No more pencils, no more books. Students at West Homer Elementary School spent the end of the academic…

Outdoors & Recreation

Biologist: Make a bear plan

Sometime during the night on May 19, likely when he was watching “The Voice” at a loud volume…

Outdoors & Recreation

Youth Fishing Day set for Saturday

The Memorial Day weekend was primo if you were into mucking around the beaches for assorted clam-type life…

Outdoors & Recreation

Good clam tides, but limit reduced

The first part of this season’s premiere column will be dedicated to those of you who scour wilderness…

At the start of Saturday’s race, Morning Star, left, sails behind Nereus before taking the lead.-Photo by McKibben Jackinsky, Homer News

Outdoors & Recreation

Homer Yacht Club launches racing season

In spite of less than perfect weather — fresh snow, wind and choppy water on Kachemak Bay —…

Outdoors & Recreation

Track-field day for kids 9-14 slated for Saturday

Need to jump, throw or run off some out-of-school, summer energy? Sign up for this Saturday’s Hershey’s Track…

News

Birders grateful for Challenge prizes

The Kachemak Bay Birders would like to thank the following list of donors for providing wonderful prizes for…

News

Fishing for ‘social justice’?

The following quote is found in the May 9, 2013 Homer News Seawatch column: “We argue that only…

Dunlins and western sandpipers fly over Mud Bay last Saturday.-Photos by Michael Armstrong, Homer News

Community

21st Annual Shorebird Festival: birds might be bouncing back

If visitors to the 21st annual Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival thought they might have been skunked last Thursday…

Opinion

Homer group receives grant for electronic monitoring

Homer-based North Pacific Fisheries Association has received a $147,400 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Fisheries Innovation Fund grant…

News

Cook Inlet’s commercial fisheries define region’s culture, traditions

Summer is almost here and there is a very obvious tension on the Kenai Peninsula related to the…

News

21st Shorebird Fest Starting Out Strong

The 21st annual Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival has started with a junior birders discovery lab held Wednesday morning.…