Researchers ask citizens to monitor Alaska berries
A group of scientists from the University of Alaska Fairbanks are hoping to give pickers better data on when berries
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Author: Suzanna Caldwell, Alaska Dispatch
King salmon from Alaska’s Yukon River briefly sold for first time in years
The first commercial sale of Yukon River king salmon meant steep prices for consumers and an outcry from subsistence fishermen, who
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You might make a profit farming musk oxen in Alaska – if you can find any for sale
Thinking about farming musk oxen in Alaska for their qiviut but not sure you could actually make any money? It turns
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New website shares treasure trove of ancient objects found in Kotzebue, Alaska
In 2013, construction workers laying cable for a new 3G network stumbled upon some artifacts near a Kotzebue beach. Those
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Alaska shop stocks poke and aloha spirit for relocated Hawaiians
When Tasha Kahele and her family moved to Alaska in November 2009 from Hawaii, it was sight unseen. Her father
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Fairbanks restaurant passing off elk as ‘reindeer tenderloin’ gets hit with $50,000 in fines
A Fairbanks restaurant that knowingly sold New Zealand elk as reindeer pleaded guilty Tuesday after being criminally charged with violating Alaska
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Airlines’ new hunting trophy rules worry Alaskans
Delta, American and United airlines are changing their policies when it comes to shipping certain hunting trophies from Africa, but that raises larger questions
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Alaska village seeks disaster relief as walrus harvests decline drastically
As recently as a few years ago, the village of Gambell on St. Lawrence Island could expect to harvest 600
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Hundreds of sled dogs rescued from Alaska wildfires
WILLOW — With the Sockeye fire still unpredictable late Monday, mushers who frantically evacuated their dogs Sunday afternoon waited to
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It was a record-warm May for much of Alaska, but Interior gets chilly again
Some Alaskans may have been experiencing “weather whiplash” as June arrived Monday. Despite record-breaking high temperatures across much of the state in May, parts
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Could salmon sharks be factor in declining Bering Sea king salmon numbers?
Given their name, it’s not surprising that salmon sharks eat salmon. But Alaska researchers are now asking whether the animals might have any impact
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Alternative heating system shows promise for reducing fuel costs in Interior Alaska
The soil is barely above freezing in Interior Alaska, but that hasn’t stopped researchers at Fairbanks’ Cold Climate Housing Research Center from successfully
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Alaska community gets into reindeer meat market
Lifelong Savoonga resident Richmond Toolie couldn’t wait to talk about the reindeer herd he manages. But there was a catch Wednesday:
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Alaska: Search continues for escaped Iditarod dog
It’s been 10 days since the last musher crossed under Nome’s burled arch, but one musher is still looking for one
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Alaska: Fairbanks snowstorm a blessing for snow-starved Iditarod mushers
FAIRBANKS — The caravan of mushers who all made it to Fairbanks on Monday for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race
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