One of the Southeast’s first herring fishery of the year gets started later this month. The herring fishery for spawn-on-kelp opens March 17 in the Craig-Klawock pound fishery. However, other areas will be closed.
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The House finance committee is finishing up work on the state’s operating budget this week (3/9) and considering hundreds of millions of dollars of cuts to state agencies, grants and services. The committee has listened to hundreds of Alaskans seeking to restore those funding cuts. Residents from the Petersburg area last week argued against proposed reductions to education spending, public broadcasting and the marine highway system.
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Earl Stewart will take over as Tongass forest supervisor in May. He’s moving up from Arizona, where he’s in charge of the Coconino National Forest.
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Salmon is something that most Alaskans share. It holds different meaning to different people but it is a resource that is familiar to most. That commonality is what’s behind a non-profit called, “The Salmon Project” and a book drop initiative that’s in Petersburg this weekend.
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The Petersburg High School girls basketball team won their second game in two days at the Region Five tournament in Ketchikan and have a day off before playing for the championship on Friday.
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