The City of Homer will close part of the Homer Spit to install and test enhanced tsunami sirens; and Alaska could see more renewable energy use in the future. data collection is underway on Mount Augustine as part of an effort to develop geothermal energy.

Alaska could see more renewable energy use in the future. Data collection is underway on Mount Augustine as part of an effort to develop geothermal energy. The City of Homer will close part of the Homer Spit to install and test enhanced tsunami sirens. The Alaska Department of Fish and Game opened commercial salmon fishing with drift gillnets today from seven AM to seven PM in drift gillnet Area 1, and from seven AM to ten PM in the Expanded Kasilof, the Expanded Kenai, and the Anchor Point sections of the Central District. KBBI’s 2023 Mug Design Contest is underway. Submissions must be made by tomorrow, Tuesday August 15th.

The Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies is looking for citizen scientists to help in a sandhill crane population survey in the Homer area; The Alaska Department of Fish is continuing a multi-year study of radio tagging coho salmon in the Kenai River with the US Fish and Wildlife Service: and The Aleutian Islands are having a cultural revival.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game reported that fishing for sockeye salmon has been good in the Kenai River and Russian River. A small, rural Kenai Peninsula school was facing down the school year with no principal and just one teacher. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released a sweeping five-year plan to prioritize and promote the country’s commercial fishing industry.

A rural small school was lacking a principal and half its teaching staff with less than a week till the start of school. They made progress in the last few days, but the uncertainty has parents worried, and it's not the only school with recruitment struggles; and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has released a sweeping five-year plan to prioritize and promote the country’s commercial fishing industry.

The U.S. Forest Service says it will build 25 new recreation cabins in the Tongass and Chugach National Forests. The Alaska Department of Fish & Game is continuing a multi-year study of radio tagging coho salmon in the Kenai River with the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Black cod could be a growing problem for salmon hatcheries across the state. The Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies is looking for citizen scientists to help in a sandhill crane population survey in the Homer area.

A power outage in Nikiski this weekend was caused by a domestic dispute involving a car wreck, according to Alaska State Troopers. Troopers seized an estimated $50,000 worth of illegal drugs from a tent at the Salmonfest music festival in Ninilchik this weekend; and the U.S. Forest Service says it will build 25 new recreation cabins in the Tongass and Chugach National Forests.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced changes to commercial fishing throughout the Cook Inlet. Kodiak fishermen are disappointed by yet another setback to this year's salmon season. Trident Seafoods announced over the weekend that they will pay just 20 cents per pound for chums and will stop buying salmon altogether from most of the state starting in September. A power outage in Nikiski this weekend was caused by a domestic dispute involving a car wreck, according to Alaska State Troopers. Troopers seized an estimated $50,000 worth of illegal drugs from a tent at the Salmonfest music festival in Ninilchik this weekend.

Ninilchik’s annual Salmonfest inflated the small town into a packed music hub this weekend, with big-name artists from around the country, behind the stage, however, is the festival’s enduring message about Alaska salmon, and omnipresent anti-Pebble Mine activism; and Cohos have arrived in Resurrection Bay, Lower Cook Inlet is seeing mixed results for fishing success in fresh water.

Cohos have arrived in Resurrection Bay, Lower Cook Inlet is seeing mixed results for fishing success in fresh water. The Organized Village of Kake laid the foundation for Alaska’s first modern clam garden this week.