For more than 60 years, the Eklutna River north of Anchorage had been dammed up, stifling the salmon runs that fed generations of Dena’ina people in the area.
Food
Haines chef shares mushroom harvesting tips
Mushroom hunting is about knowing what to look for — and knowing the risks.
Pollock fishery may be cause of decline in Bering Sea fur seals, study says
The number of northern fur seals in the Bering Sea has dropped by around 70% since the 1970s.
As low Chignik salmon runs continue, people worry their communities will disappear
The salmon runs are central to people’s lives in many ways. The economy has developed around the commercial fishery, and fish also provide food for the winter.
Gardentalk – Second planting for fall and winter harvests
It’s the right time for either planting fast-growing lettuce and radishes or slower-growing swiss chard and mustard greens.
Dead seabirds are washing ashore in Western Alaska for the fifth straight summer
Subsistence users across the region are feeling the impacts of the die-off.