Sea-Level Rise Will Overtake One Alaskan Town By 2017
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online If someone said “climate refuge” to you, what would come to mind? More than likely, the image of someone from a small tropical island in the Pacific, or of a low-lying delta like in...
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VANCOUVER, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - The US National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS) has announced it will conduct a 12-month assessment of the biological status of harbor seals in Southwest Alaska's Lake Iliamna, in response to the Center for Biological Diversity's (CBD) November 2012 submission of a "Petition to List Iliamna Lake Seal, a Distinct Population Segment of Pacific Harbour Seal (Phoca vitulina richardsi) under the Endangered Species Act". NMFS is the lead federal...
Twelve Alaska overland options highlight Denali and Yukon in 2014 SEATTLE, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Holland America Line is rebranding its popular Alaska CruiseTour program with the new name Land+Sea Journeys. This change reflects substantial program updates designed to appeal to the desires of today's travelers. With more time in the marquee destinations and less overland travel time, Holland America Line guests will have more opportunities than ever to explore and personalize...
Accounts for nearly 20% of total value of all US Seafood exports, according to new report ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Bristol Bay, Alaska commercial salmon fishery is the world's most valuable wild salmon fishery and in total produces an astounding annual value of $1.5 billion, according to a new report, "The Economic Importance of the Bristol Bay Salmon Industry." The fishery supports a significant number of jobs in the four West Coast states, Alaska, Washington,...
Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online At least 18 Alaskan students are accused of using a phishing scam to gain control over the computers at their middle school. According to the Anchorage Daily News, these students hacked into the school-owned laptops after tricking a teacher into giving them an administrative password. Once inside, the unnamed students accessed their classmate’s laptops remotely using a feature built for teachers to monitor their students. The...
"PEOPLE GET AFRAID OF BREAK-INS. MY BREAK-IN INVOLVES TEETH, CLAWS AND A HELL OF A LOT OF BAD WEATHER." WASHINGTON, April 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Isolated. Dark. Cold. Combating minus 60-degree days. Your only neighbors are bears, wolves and foxes. For many, living in these conditions would be a nightmare, but for some residents of the remote corners of Alaska, it's a preferred way of life. The new weekly series Life Below Zero, premiering Sunday, May 19, at 10 p.m....
Construction Underway to Expand Broadband Network to Nome and Kotzebue ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- GCI (NASDAQ:GNCMA) announced today that it completed a significant portion of the expansion of the TERRA terrestrial broadband network into Northwest Alaska. Phase 1 of the TERRA-Northwest (TERRA-NW) initiative, which includes the installation of five new microwave towers and three remote repeaters, connects the network in Shageluk to Unalakleet and Shaktoolik. GCI...
WASILLA, Alaska, March 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sharon S. Hawn is recognized by Continental Who's Who as a Pinnacle Professional in the field of Media Services as a result of her role as Owner and Founder of Golden H. Productions. Sharon has over 30 years of experience in the Media Industry and is extremely proficient in the areas of Short Films; Documentaries; Education; Entertainment; Technology; Film Production; as well as Digital Storytelling. In addition, Sharon holds a...
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CIRI Alaska Tourism Corporation is making investments in its Seward-based Kenai Fjords Tours operation and at Kenai Fjords Wilderness Lodge. CATC has committed to the construction of a new, 150-passenger catamaran for KFT to add to its 12-vessel fleet, with delivery anticipated in early 2014. Designed by Teknicraft of New Zealand and constructed by All American Marine in Bellingham, Wash., the new vessel will join two sister ships,...
Top nature and birding company Naturalist Journeys announces a lodge-based Southeast Alaska wildlife and birding tour, an alternate venue providing an educational and intimate way to savor and explore Alaska’s famed Inside Passage. Anchorage, AK (PRWEB) February 14, 2013 Naturalist Journeys, a top nature and birding tour company, is proud to announce their upcoming July 28 to August 5, 2013, Southeast Alaska wildlife and birding tour. With five nights at the Gustavus Inn near Glacier...
Public invited to February forums to learn more and provide feedback on forest use and issues Anchorage, AK (PRWEB) February 01, 2013 Chugach National Forest officials announced today the beginning of the first phase of a three year planning process to revise the 2002 forest plan under a new National Forest System Planning Rule. The forest plan provides direction for managing resources and activities such as recreation, fish and wildlife habitat, historic and sacred sites, vegetation,...
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Wrangell- St. Elias National Park and Preserve is located in the southeastern portion of the American state of Alaska. The park holds 13,175,799 acres of land, divided between the park and preserve, which was once inhabited by Native Americans like the Ahtna and Tlingit peoples. Although Alaska was purchased by the United States in 1867, American citizens did not move into the area until the 1880’s, when gold was discovered in the Yukon Territory. It is thought that George Holt was the...
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve is located in the southwestern portion of Alaska in the United States of America. The park holds 4,030,015 acres of land and water that was once inhabited by Native Americans, with the northern Athabaskans till residing there today. The first explore of European ancestry to visit the area was James Cook, a British Captain who visited the Cook Inlet in 1778. Americans began visiting the area in the 1890’s for trading purposes, by which time the once...
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve is located in the most northern area of Alaska, north of the Arctic Circle. The park holds 8,472,506 acres of land and is the second largest national park in the United States. The area was once inhabited by nomadic Native American tribes, including the Nunamuit and the Gwich'in peoples. Evidence of these tribes has been found that dates back as far back as 12,500 years ago. The first American explorers to visit the region in nineteenth century,...
Denali National Park and Preserve is located in the center of the state of Alaska in the United States. The park holds 4,740,911 acres of land, of which 1,304,242 acres comprise the reserve. The area was once inhabited by Native Americans including the Athna, Athabaskans, and Tanana peoples, among others. The establishment of the park began in 1907, when Charles Alexander Sheldon visited the area in order to study the Dall sheep and its level of endangerment from human encroachment. In...
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve is located in the Alaska panhandle, west of the city of Juneau. The establishment of the park first began in 1925, when Calvin Coolidge signed the bill that would make the Glacier Bay area a national monument. After an expansion occurred in 1978 by President Jimmy Carter, the park increased in size by 523,000 acres under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA). This act helped expand the park again in 1980, while it was in the...
