Over a dozen people attended a virtual meeting the Alaska Department of Natural Resources hosted last Thursday evening, Dec. 11. DNR is asking for the community’s input on the potential establishment of a Kenai Peninsula State Forest, and Thursday’s meeting was the last of four held throughout the Kenai Peninsula. Area forester Diane Campbell began […]
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The Alaska Department of Fish and Game released its preliminary summary of the 2025 Upper Cook Inlet salmon fishery season. The report found that although numbers of all salmon species besides sockeye were down, the 2025 cumulative yield of fish was 57% greater than the previous 20-year average annual exvessel exchange. The total exvessel value […]
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By Delcenia Cosman and Chloe Pleznac, Homer News The Kenai Peninsula Fairgrounds came to life last weekend, with the campgrounds, parking lots and surrounding streets packed full as local residents and visitors from across the state and Lower 48 descended upon Ninilchik for the annual Salmonfest music festival. Featuring a wide range of music performances […]
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