COV News Release/PSA #23-13News ReleaseM/V Lu-Lu Belle Runs Aground Near ColumbiaGlacierFor immediate release: August 31, 2023Valdez, AK – UPDATE: At 9:30 p.m., United States Coast Guard (USCG) personnelarrived at the Valdez airport with the final helicopter transport of M/V Lu-Lu Bellepassengers. Valdez EMS crews assisted USCG by evaluating passengers before […]
Maritime
Field Notes-Herring Spawn KCHU Audio
Host Hayley Fleming talks abut herring spawn in Prince William Sound
Alaska Marine Highway Board to Meet 2/24
Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board meeting is scheduled for February 24, 2023 12:30-4:30 pm. Three ways to attend.
Kids N Kelp
Bring your family down to Fun Friday: Mariculture. Come learn what mariculture is, the difference between seaweed and kelp, explore a mariculture themed obstacle course, decorate an oyster shell, and more!
Intended for kids in grades K-4, but all are welcome.
Field Notes; Mariculture-KCHU Audio
The most recent edition of Field Notes discusses mariculture with Dr. Alysha Cypher
Salmon in the Classroom
We’d like to give a big shout-out to the “salmon stork,” a.k.a Robin Mayo from Wrangell Institute for Science and Environment (WISE), a Salmon in the Classroom partner. Someone from the Valdez Fishery Development Association drove the eggs up from the hatchery to the junction of the Edgerton and Richardson […]
DEC Clean Water Action Grant Awards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 6, 2023 CONTACT: Laura Eldred, Environmental Section Manager (907) 376-1855 DEC Awards $1.6 Million Dollars in Clean Water Actions Grants (JUNEAU, AK) – The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is pleased to award 18 Alaska Clean Water Actions (ACWA) grants to organizations across the state […]
RCAC to Meet in Anchorage 1/26-27
The Prince William Sound Regional Citizens’ Advisory Council will hold a board meeting in Anchorage on Thursday and Friday, January 26-27, 2023.
Field Notes-Humpback Whales-KCHU Audio
Host Hayley Fleming interviews NOAA humpback researcher John Moran
DOT&PF Seeks Public Review of Summer 2023 Ferry Schedule
Comments open for the next two weeks.
(JUNEAU, Alaska) — The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) 2023 Summer Schedule is now open for public comment. The schedule and supporting documentation can be found here: https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/doc/service_notices/2023_summer_considerations.pdf