Alaskans pick blueberries in the summertime from Southeast to the arctic tundra. On Petersburg’s Mitkof Island, the region’s highbush varieties – oval-leaf blueberries and black huckleberries – are having an exceptionally good year. KFSK’s Hannah Flor takes a look at the science and the pleasure of blueberry picking.
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The cast and crew of a reality television show will start filming in the second weekend of October in a popular hunting spot near Petersburg. They’ll stay there for the next 40 days. That means a longer season for some local transportation and hospitality businesses — but the project is also pushing aside hunters in the middle of deer and moose season.
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Petersburg’s Borough Assembly took its first steps towards taking ownership of a state-owned public boat launch last week. But Papke’s Landing has seen better days, and the Borough will have to come up with over nine million dollars to repair it.
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A federal judge has rejected the Dunleavy administration’s legal challenge to an out-of-season hunt authorized by the feds during the early months of the COVID pandemic. The Organized Village of Kake had requested the deer and moose harvest out of concerns about food security.
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Alaska’s subsistence councils are entering the new year at reduced strength. They have been hamstrung by a pattern of stalled appointments that have left few members ahead of the 2021 meetings.
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The Dunleavy administration objected in court to federal wildlife managers allowing Kake’s tribe to hunt out-of-season. The tribe argued that shortages during COVID-19 pandemic has exposed potential weaknesses in the supply chain.
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The Dunleavy administration is suing over a special hunt requested by Kake’s tribal government and a restriction against non-subsistence hunters north of the Glenn Highway. Native rights attorneys say the state’s challenge is part of a larger tug of war between the state and federal game managers.
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For many Alaskans, summertime is a time to put up food for the winter. That’s definitely the case in the Southeast Alaskan village of Kake. Gathering and preparing nature’s bounty is a key part of Kake’s annual Keex’ Kwaan Culture Camp, now in its 29th summer. It’s the longest running camp of its kind in Alaska.
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