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Could an unnecessary gold mine drive Cook Inlet belugas extinct?

Along the pristine west side of lower Cook Inlet lies Tuxedni Bay, the only known winter feeding ground…

A spruce bark beetle is seen on the underside of a piece of bark taken from logs stacked near Central Peninsula Landfill on Thursday, July 1, 2021, near Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Prescribed burns will produce visible smoke near highways

Burns are part of ongoing spruce beetle mitigation efforts

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Off-roaders cause damage to wildlife preserve

The Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies has received some leads on trespassers captured on camera off-roading in restricted…

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Comment period still open on Endangered Species Act listing of chinook salmon

Public comments on an effort to list Gulf of Alaska chinook salmon under the Endangered Species Act are…

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A trio of sandhill cranes rambles around Grubstake Avenue on Sunday, June 16<ins>, 2024,</ins> in Homer<ins>, Alaska</ins>.

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Kachemak Crane Watch to hold count days

Sandhill crane count days will be held on three Saturdays

Kachemak Bay can be seen June 12, 2020, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Jeff Helminiak/Peninsula Clarion)

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Council recognizes research reserve’s 25th anniversary

Resolution 24-082 commends KBNERR’s 25 years of studying Kachemak Bay’s ecosystem

A map of the KPB 21.18 South District shows anadromous waters in the Kachemak Bay area, including proposed extensions to already-managed streams. Screenshot.

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Borough assembly to consider anadromous waters amendments

A public hearing is scheduled for Sept. 3

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Participants from the Kachemak Bay Research Reserve’s eDNA workshop collect water samples from Homer Harbor on Friday, July 26.

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Kachemak Bay Research Reserve hosts eDNA workshop

The Kachemak Bay Research Reserve last week hosted a community workshop with members from various organizations to discuss…

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A dead crane colt is entangled in fishing line in Homer’s Beluga Slough. The crane was found earlier this month.

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Crane colt entangled in fishing line found dead in Beluga Slough

The colt had monofilament fishing line wrapped around its leg

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Keksi Geurts, NOAA Hollings scholar, and Jasmine Maurer, harmful species program coordinator, with the Research Reserve in the Islands and Oceans discovery lab after their public presentations on European Green Crab on July 18, 2024, in Homer Alaska.

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Invasive crabs discussed ahead of awareness day

A day ahead of European Green Crab Awareness Day, Jasmine Maurer with the Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research…

Girl Scout Troop 210, which includes Caitlyn Eskelin, Emma Hindman, Kadie Newkirk and Lyberty Stockman, present their “Bucket Trees” to a panel of judges in the 34th Annual Caring for the Kenai Competition at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska, on Thursday, April 18, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Caring for the Kenai winners receive EPA award

Winning team of the 34th annual Caring for the Kenai was selected for the President’s Environmental Youth Award

Girl Scout Troop 210, which includes Caitlyn Eskelin, Emma Hindman, Kadie Newkirk and Lyberty Stockman, present their “Bucket Trees” to a panel of judges in the 34th Annual Caring for the Kenai Competition at Kenai Central High School in Kenai, Alaska, on Thursday, April 18, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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Bucket trees take top award at 34th Caring for the Kenai

A solution to help campers safely and successfully extinguish their fires won top honors at the 34th Annual…

The Exxon Baton Rouge, smaller ship, attempts to off-load crude from the Exxon Valdez that ran aground in Prince William Sound, Valdez, Alaska, spilling over 270,000 barrels of crude oil, shown March 26, 1989. File photo. (AP Photo/Rob Stapleton)

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Memories from the 1989 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill: Prevention is the key

As the 35th anniversary of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill approaches on March 24, retired fisheries biologist Loren…