Both loggers and environmentalists are frustrated by the Forest Service’s shift, which is expected to take 10 to 15 years.
Environment
July 4th seine fishery at Amalga targets DIPAC chum
The Department of Fish and Game is holding a purse seine opening in the Amalga Harbor special harvest area on July 4th for returning DIPAC chum salmon.
ADF&G closes shrimp fishing in Juneau
Sport and personal use shrimp fisheries in the Juneau area will be closed starting Monday.
Pavlof eruption picks up again
The eruption at Pavlof Volcano, on the Alaska Peninsula, has picked up again. The volcano is spewing ash to 28,000-feet, the highest it’s reached since the unrest started in early May.
JPD cracks down on illegal parking in Auke Bay area
With the nice weather recently there’s been an increase in Statter Harbor users parking trucks with boat trailers in the tow away zones along Back Loop Road.
Charter company fined for endangering whales
Alaska Yacht Charters has been fined $5,000 for coming too close to a pod of humpback whales on the western side of Admiralty Island.