Angela Denning, CoastAlaska, Author at KRBD

Sites announced for 7 new recreation cabins in the Tongass and Chugach — 18 more still to be decided

The cabins won’t all be built at once. The first seven cabins are out for bid and will be constructed next summer.
“What we wanted to make sure that we’re doing is providing cabins that are more accessible and reach sort of a broader cross-section of the public who would like to recreate, but perhaps don’t have the physical capabilities of taking a long hike up a mountain,” said Dawn Collinsworth, deputy director of recreation lands and minerals for the Alaska region.

Alaska harvesters and scientists share concern over black seaweed

“The seaweed that I picked had a very distinct strong, strong smell, said Irene Dundas. “There was a discoloration, this light green color. I felt like it had a little bit more metallic taste to it.”

To get any good seaweed this year, she traveled for hours by boat near the Canadian border. Her past harvests, she threw away.

“I was alarmed and very, very, very upset,” she said. “I had no clue what was going on.”

Alaska Marine Highway System plans for three new ferries in four years

Federal transportation dollars are pouring into the Alaska Marine Highway System. It’s saving the state money now. But Alaska’s ferry board is looking far into the future and helping to draft a 20-year plan. It includes three new ferries in the next four years.

Teen burn survivors from Indiana adventure in Alaska

Young burn survivors from Indiana are spending over a week in Ketchikan as part of a traveling summer camp. The Hoosier Burn Camp takes participants to different places each summer. But it’s the first time the group traveled to Alaska or even got on a plane together. The trip has been a lifetime experience for some of the campers.

Lack of crew continues to cripple Alaska’s marine highways

“Crewing. That’s our biggest, biggest pain we have right now,” said Craig Tornga, Alaska Marine Highway System’s new director. “It’s just a daily challenge.” Tornga reported on the continued staffing challenge to the Alaska Marine Highway Operations Board at its meeting, July 14.