The pup was reported by Sitka residents using the center’s 24-hour stranding hotline
Mist, who was approximately 2-and-a-half years old, had been socializing with three other Steller sea lions
AVTEC is about more, LeCompte said, than just checking off classes to gain certification
Dr. Roloff to depart in March
The man was taken to the Seward City Jail
Federal infrastructure bill makes available more than $232M for peninsula projects
The limits are meant to ameliorate the city’s housing shortage
Qilak was rescued by the Alaska SeaLife Center’s Wildlife Response program in early September
The borough assembly voted Tuesday to accept the funds
A harbor seal pup was rescued on Aug. 22 and a sea otter pup was rescued Sept. 7
Last year’s derby featured 1,800 contestants competing across eight days
Contractors with the Corps will work in Lowell Canyon, west of the current tunnel and diversion dam, July 12 through July 15
Assembly members approved legislation supporting agencies working to address the “repetitive hazards”
The work is in part of ongoing work related to the May 7 landslide
A passerby reported an abandoned female harbor seal pup on the beach
The announcement comes more than a month after a slide wiped out Lowell Point Road
The road opened Friday through Monday last weekend and was opened intermittently earlier this week
Locals have relied on water taxi service since the May 7 slide
The request comes as new COVID cases are increasing in Alaska
Intermittent blasting work will continue next week