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
The services were covered by the Kenai Peninsula Borough and ended Monday
The Kenai Peninsula Borough will facilitate a town hall for Lowell Point residents Friday
The slide buried a large part of Lowell Point Road along Resurrection Bay
Low inventory, local landscape fuel housing crisis in Seward
City administrators gave project updates during a special meeting of the Seward City Council
Community seminar explores oil spill preparedness in Seward
The seal is the first mammal admitted to the center’s Wildlife Response Program this year
