Conservation groups are asking for endangered species protection for yellow cedar trees in Alaska. The trees have been dying off in portions of Southeast over the past century and scientists say it’s likely due to a warming climate and lack of snow cover for vulnerable roots. The groups say logging also poses a threat to the cedar trees on the Tongass National Forest.
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A hatchery in the Southeast community of Kake is closing its doors this month and has released its final chum, pink and coho salmon. There’s still some hope that a larger regional hatchery organization can figure out a way to restart the salmon enhancement program there.
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Today’s the last day for local youngsters to sign up for the Petersburg Public Library’s summer reading challenge. It’s a chance for kids in grades one through eight to win prizes for reading books while school is out of session.
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Raising foxes and minks for their fur was a big business in Southeast Alaska in the late nineteenth century and first half of the twentieth century. Fur farms flourished in and around Petersburg as well as many other sites in the region.
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The first returns of hatchery chum salmon are showing up in fishing nets in Southeast Alaska this month. Summer chums play an important part in the early season for net fishing fleets and the troll fleet as well. Hatchery officials are forecasting runs close to last year’s.
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