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Kachemak Heritage Land Trust reported extensive ATV damage to a wetland on one of its properties located off West Skyline Drive. This particular property includes important wetland habitat, known as a headwater fen, that filters pollutants from water within the Bridge Creek watershed as it passes through on its way to the Bridge Creek Reservoir, Homer’s primary source of drinking water.  -Photo Provided

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ATV vandals damage wetland on KHLT property

Publicly accessible land in and around Homer is arguably one of the town’s most precious commodities. Both citizens…

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Murkowski: Arctic issues important on global scale

For Sen. Lisa Murkowski, there aren’t many topics hotter than the Arctic these days, especially as the U.S.…

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Permanent Fund Corp. chief executive resigns

ANCHORAGE — The head of the Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. has resigned because of undisclosed health concerns. The…

Want to become a hero? Use your time, talents to help local nonprofits

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Want to become a hero? Use your time, talents to help local nonprofits

T he theme for the Homer Public Library’s Summer Reading Program is “Heroes,” and not just the kind…

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Thanks to Homer Foundation

Dear Homer Foundation, The City of Homer received a grant from the Homer Foundation to connect the fireplace…

Fishermen concerned by Young’s MSA changes

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Fishermen concerned by Young’s MSA changes

Congressman Don Young, never a friend to environmentalists but never before a foe of fishermen, is coming under…

Connecting the coast

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Connecting the coast

A small but formative fraction of my life has been spent gazing out salt-sprayed windows at rugged terrain and…

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Sullivan talks states’ rights, EPA, energy

JUNEAU — With polarizing issues facing the Alaska Legislature, there couldn’t have been a more interesting time for…

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Don’t trash beauty out East End Road

The view out East End Road is one of the most spectacular Homer has to offer. It has…

Magnuson-Stevens reauthorization moves forward

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Magnuson-Stevens reauthorization moves forward

Almost 40 years ago, without regard for the conservation of our fisheries or the needs of the Alaskan…

This is one of the structures built by a community of Krishna Venta followers more than half a century ago. Addressing their dilapidated state is part of the Kachemak Heritage Conservation Area’s management plan for the future.-From the Helen Jackson collection at the Pratt Museums

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Krishna Venta Conservation Area: Protected for Perpetuity

While Homer talks about being open for business, expanding the harbor, upgrading streets and all the things that…

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Dog poop real health concern

Many people scoff at the need to clean up dog feces. I am my dog’s dedicated “Poop Fairy.”…

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President withdraws Bristol Bay from oil-gas exploration, drilling

ANCHORAGE — President Barack Obama announced Tuesday that he’s removing more than 52,000 square miles of waters off…