KFSK Midday Magazine

Humpback whales could be growing their own food supply -- with their poo;

Wrangell is urging residents to conserve water after a few dry weeks depleted the community's reservoirs;

Alaska is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court to resurrect a proposal for the controversial Pebble Mine.

Audobon Alaska has created a free, virtual birding guide to 18 communities around Southeast Alaska; A commercial seiner capsized in Whale Passage near Kodiak Island over the weekend; Bearfest kicks off in Wrangell; Following poor prices in Bristol Bay, younger fishermen are deciding whether to return to the fishery next year; The Biden Administration has carved out 120 million dollars for tribal communities to adapt to climate change.

Petersburg's ranger district hosts a science illustrator from the deserts of Arizona; the budworm infestation that has deforested thousands of acres of the Tongass National Forest is abating; Shishaldin volcano erupts yet again; Master Weaver Lily Hope starts a year long blanket weaving project with LGBTQ-plus youth in Juneau; and the Ninilchik Village is the recipient of a Biden administration grant for tribal small businesses.

Petersburg's Borough is looking to fill 20 seats on several different boards and commissions for the upcoming election;

Sockeye fishermen in Bristol Bay are protesting low prices;

and Senator Lisa Murkowski is considering supporting Democratic Senator Joe Manchin for president next year.

The Petersburg Borough is moving forward on a solid waste contract that is 34% more expensive that its current one; A group of kayakers stopped off in Petersburg this week on their 12-hundred-mile expedition through the Inside Passage; Dozens of family and friends gathered the night of July 19th to hold a candlelight vigil for Paul Jose Rodriguez, who drowned last week when his kayak capsized on the lake; Kodiak police have named Clint Moudy as a suspect in the fatal hit-and-run collision during the tsunami evacuation last weekend; Alaska's predator control programs do not work, according to research by two retired state Fish and Game biologists and a University of Alaska Fairbanks professor; A giant potato is coming to Skagway and the town is embracing the weirdness.

The number of volunteer firefighters across the state has halved over the last year - putting communities at risk.

In the wake of two big seasons, Kodiak Tanner crab fishermen are looking for ways to protect their catch.

Alaska Seaplanes is rebounding from the Pandemic and expanding service across Southeast.

A new exhibit at the Clausen Museum focuses on Tent City which provided shelter for transient workers in the 80's and 90's; Lack of staffing may lead to reduction in ferry service for the Alaska Marine Highway System; Shishaldin Volcano erupts again yesterday on Unimak Island; A Kodiak resident was killed in a hit and run accident during last weekend's tsunami evacuation; Sockeye in Redoubt Lake near Sitka may exceed carrying capacity of the lake.

Petersburg Borough Assembly approves an appeal from the Petersburg Medical Center that will allow plans to build a new hospital to proceed; The U.S. Forest Service has a plan to deal with problem culverts and deteriorating road construction that would mitigate damage to fish habitat; An unusual flying object was spotted in the skies above Haines last week; This may be Alaska's slowest fire season on record

A 7.2 Magnitude earthquake triggered a tsunami warning for Kodiak and the Aleutians Saturday night; The Petersburg Borough meets tonight as the Board of adjustment as well as for a regular assembly meeting; Ketchikan's Assembly is looking at adopting a new plan for the tourism industry; consultants in Kenai detail possible mitigations for a predicted natural gas shortfall; A ballot proposition in Sitka may dedicate part of the seasonal sales tax to local schools

Southeast Alaska's House District 2 Representative Rebecca Himschoot talks about what Governor Mike Dunleavy's line-item vetoes could mean for her constituents;

Wrangell's Search and Rescue team helped recover six people form a grounded boat;

and Sitka officials are concerned with the volume of tourists coming into town.