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Soldotna got a grant from FEMA to make headway on its spruce bark beetle problem, clearing wobbly beetle kill trees at popular campgrounds and parks. But the city’s worried it's not going to get the money before summer visitors arrive.
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Over 6,500 Homer Electric Association members lost power this weekend, amid high winds that ripped through Southcentral Alaska.But while weather was the…
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You might see smoke coming from parts of the Chugach National Forest this week and next.But it’s no cause for alarm. The Forest Service said it’s burning…
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U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and the Kenai Peninsula Borough have submitted a funding request to address spruce bark beetle kill on the peninsula — the latest…
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If you’ve been around town a few years, you know how drastically different Kenai and Soldotna look now than they did two summers back. That’s in part…
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Soldotna is waiting on a federal grant to remove beetle kill trees that could fall and pose a fire risk. But the beetles themselves aren’t so…
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Most of the Kenai Peninsula, and most of Southcentral Alaska, is covered by what’s called boreal forest. The forests are dominated by birch, cottonwood,…
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Spring and summer weather gets people out of their houses and working on their property, preparing their homes for wildfire season, clearing trees. But it…
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How’s the health of the trees is your neck of the woods? Find out, with the help of retired silviculturist (fancy forester) Mitch Michaud. The Alaska…
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You take the good with the bad in Alaska summers — the salmon are returning, the sun is at least periodically shining and daylight is nearly endless. But…