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Libraries face uncertainty in wake of funding cuts

The annual Public Library Assistance Grant funding was cut for 82 libraries statewide for FY2025

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

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

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KBNERR receives 25th anniversary commendation from borough

KBNERR was established in 1999

Kathy Sarns (left) speaks to the Kachemak Bay Mountain Classic participants before the start of the event on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, at the South Grace Trail head in Kachemak Bay State Park, Alaska. Photo courtesy of Kathy Sarns

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Kachemak Bay Mountain Classic raises funds for trails

The race was also held in memory of Kristine Moerlein

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Birding in the digital era

Workshop led by 2024 Shorebird Festival keynote speaker teaches best practices for birders of all levels

Photo by Emilie Springer/Homer News
Ship Escort Response Vessel System (SERVS) trainees work with oil booms on the Homer Spit on April 11.

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Rehearsing for a spill

Homer hosts Alyeska Pipeline Ship Escort Response Vessel System training

Chris Keithley, 2024 Homer Winter King Salmon Tournament champion, poses with his prize fish after the awards ceremony at the Deep Water Dock on the Spit in Homer, Alaska on Saturday, March 23, 2024. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)

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Keithley reels in King win

Keithley’s fish weighed in at 25.96 pounds

The Homer Spit stretching into Kachemak Bay is seen here on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020 in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Megan Pacer/Homer News)

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Halibut Cove woman sentenced in seaplane incident

Marian Beck was sentenced to probation and fined on federal navigation interference charges

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Kachemak Bay Critical Habitat Area celebrates 50 years

December 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of Kachemak Bay’s federal classification as an established critical habitat area. The…

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Court reinstates ban on personal watercraft in critical habitat areas

The prohibition relates to two overlapping areas of Kachemak Bay and the Fox River Flats

Photo provided by Ashley Lutto with the USFWS
A participant in the European Green Crab rapid response exercise practices a test sample at the beach by the Homer Spit Fishing Hole.

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Green crab invasion sparks local response

Homer conference is part of statewide invasive species monitoring and managing efforts

Photo provided by coordinator Alex Ravelo
Girls on the water participants and instructors with their kayak paddles in July.

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University of Alaska Girls on the Water concludes Kachemak Bay summer kayak and marine ecosystem workshop

The University of Alaska Fairbanks Girls on Water (GOW) program concluded on Monday, July 10 with a series…

Members of the Homer Yacht Club start the course set for the Homer Yacht Club Regatta on Saturday, June 26, 2023 in the Kachemak Bay below Land's End Resort in Homer, Alaska. Homer Yacht Club Commodore Craig Forrest is on number 93, the Arctica.

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Pullman wins 2023 Homer Yacht Club Land’s End Regatta

Erik Pullman on the sailing yacht Nereus won the 2023 Land’s End Regatta hosted by the Homer Yacht…