People on the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers are expecting another dismal year for harvesting salmon, the food that used to fill their smokehouses and freezers.
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Bethel residents hunt for fiddleheads, before fronds unfurl
While unsafe to eat raw, fiddleheads are a delicacy boiled, sautéed, roasted, braised, or even deep-fried.
Wildlife Troopers to crack down on ‘performance-enhancing’ add-ons to Bristol Bay fishing boats
Many local fishermen say a longstanding regulation levels the playing field by limiting the size of the boats.
First Lady Jill Biden and Interior Secretary Deb Haaland visit Bethel
The first lady’s visit occurred just hours after her husband, President Joe Biden, made a refueling stop in Anchorage aboard Air Force One. Both Bidens stopped in Alaska on their way to the G-7 economic summit in Japan.
First lady Jill Biden will visit Bethel on Wednesday
Her focus is on the expansion of broadband in the region.
In Rose Garden address, Biden celebrates with Alaskans opposed to Pebble mine
United Tribes of Bristol Bay Executive Director Alannah Hurley was invited to Washington, D.C., to introduce the president.