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Researchers on the Kenai Peninsula are on the hunt for a pesky waterweed – elodea. The invasive aquatic plant was first detected in the region a decade ago, and monitoring efforts are crucial to prevent its spread.
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In 2019, it was discovered that invasive northern pike can colonize new freshwater bodies via the Cook Inlet. While the discovery raises concern, scientists say the Kenai Peninsula is pike free.
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For decades, biologists have been dealing with an invasive pike problem in Kenai Peninsula rivers and lakes. Recent discoveries are raising new questions, and scientists are trying to figure out what comes next.
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Biologists have been working on eliminating northern pike from Kenai Peninsula lakes and streams for years. Northern pike are native to Alaska north of…
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While the Kenai Peninsula is relatively lucky that the ecosystems here are fairly intact, there are still a handful of invasive species making their way…
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There’s a new species on Alaska’s most wanted list.Invasive Zebra mussels have made their way up north from the Lower 48, hitching rides on aquarium moss…
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Alaska’s unforgiving climate once kept invasive species at bay.Katherine Schake, of the Homer Soil and Water Conservation District, said that isn’t the…
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Longer, drier summers, teamed with shorter, warmer winters are giving invasive species better opportunities to gain a foothold on the Kenai Peninsula. On…
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Today, we look at invasive species - those critters large and small that endanger the natural beauty, and in some cases, our way of life here on the Kenai…
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On the Kenai Peninsula, salmon are king. Whether they’re king salmon or one of the other species of salmonid that populate our fresh waters. And that’s…