Maritime

MV Lu-Lu Belle Runs Aground

MV Lu-Lu Belle Runs Aground

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 […]

Kids N Kelp

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.

Salmon in the Classroom

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

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 […]