Baiz Hoen, Author at KFSK

Petersburg Mini Bear Fair teaches residents how to live with bears

Residents learned the key differences between black and brown bears, how to correctly set up a safe bear camp, and how to spray bear spray the right way.

‘She is lonely no longer:’ Petersburg tribe holds ceremony for repatriated ancestor

Over 50 people gathered outside the Petersburg airport’s chain-link fencing to welcome the repatriated ancestor, a 6-month-old girl of Tlingit descent. Her remains had been at the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture in Seattle for almost 100 years.

Public comment on cruise ship dock project in Petersburg accepted until Oct. 1

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public comment regarding a cruise ship dock project in Petersburg. The comment period ends Oct. 1. It’s one of the final steps in the permitting process.

Southeast Alaska dive fishermen are hit hard by sea otters

Retired dive fisherman Scott Hursey saw how the abalone population was decimated by sea otters before the fishery closed in 1997. And active dive fisherman Alec Schramek says he’s seen the harmful impact that otters have on sea cucumber habitats, too.

‘We have really resilient people here:’ Alaska tsunami and emergency experts say preparedness is a community effort

Alaska Earthquake Center tsunami modeler Elena Troshina and Alaska Division of Homeland Security emergency management specialist Mike Lucio visited Petersburg to talk about natural disasters and the importance of emergency preparedness for communities in Southeast.