State officials will soon start drafting a preliminary report on Petersburg’s Borough Petition. For the next several months, the local Boundary Commission staff will be considering the details of the proposal and the public comments it’s generated.
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Marine mammal observer boats will be on the grounds with the Southeast Alaska gillnet fleet for the next several years. It’s the Panhandle’s turn for the observer program which documents marine mammal and sea bird interactions with fisheries around the state. The observers will shadow individual gillnetters each opening and gather broader information from the fleet as well. Federal officials recently discussed the upcoming effort with Petersburg gillnetters.
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Leaders of the Alaska Native Brotherhood and Sisterhood Camp Sixteen took their oath during a well-attended, historic ceremony at the ANB hall in Petersburg last week. Matt Lichtenstein produced this audio portrait of the event.
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A western conservation group wants Endangered Species protection for flying squirrels on Southeast Alaska’s Prince of Wales Island. The group says logging on Tongass National Forest land is a threat to the animal’s survival.
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Petersburg’s new fire hall is nearly complete. While there is still some cleanup and finish work to do, the furniture will start arriving next week. Officials are hoping the department can move in around the end of the year after installation of a new compressor for filling the firefighter’s air tanks. Matt Lichtenstein stopped by to take a closer look at the new facility this week
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