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Alaska Department of Fish Game looks to boost Kenai Peninsula deer population
1+ hour, 16+ min ago (607+ words) Published 9:30 am Thursday, August 6, 2026 The Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) has released an update on 19 Sitka black-tailed deer that have been monitored daily since the end of last year. In late September and early October 2025, ADF&G translocated…...
PHOTOS: Photographer snaps sandhill cranes exploring downtown Homer
3+ week, 2+ day ago (68+ words) Homer News Published 10:27 am Tuesday, July 14, 2026 To vote in Alaska’s primary elections, residents must register by July 19 — here’s how Wasilla man fatally shot by Alaska Troopers after fleeing conviction for child sexual abuse South Peninsula Hospital in Homer celebrates 70 years…...
Alaska Science Forum: A bird and a puzzling sound lead to discovery
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (996+ words) Published 7:30 pm Wednesday, June 24, 2026 Bird collections manager Jack Withrow holds two species of snipe from the University of Alaska Museum of the North collection. A Wilson’s snipe is in his left hand. A common snipe is in his right hand....
Group keeps a watchful eye out for invasive crabs on Homer shoreline
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (331+ words) Published 4:30 am Thursday, June 11, 2026 A participant in the European green crab rapid response exercise practices a test sample at the beach by the Homer Spit Fishing Hole. The Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (KBNERR) is set to teach the…...
Annual Migration Run returns Sunday
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (584+ words) Published 1:30 am Thursday, May 7, 2026 Runners set off from the starting line at the beginning of the 2025 Migration Run on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 11, 2025 on the Homer Spit in Homer, Alaska. (Chloe Pleznac/Homer News) The Kachemak Bay Running Club will…...
Group tracking sandhill crane numbers in Kachemak Bay area
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (207+ words) Published 4:30 am Friday, May 1, 2026 By Homer News Staff Courtesy of Kachemak Crane Watch Kachemak Crane Watch is tracking the number of sandhill cranes in the Kachemak Bay area. The sandhill cranes have returned for their annual nesting cycle, and a…...
Alaska lovebirds go their own way
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (842+ words) Published 1:30 am Thursday, February 19, 2026 By By Ned Rozell Alaska Science Forum During a month of endless summer light, a mated pair of shorebirds teaches their four chicks how to catch insects. The babies grow fat and strong on the tundra…...
Community discusses state forest proposal at Homer meeting
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (332+ words) Over 20 people attended a Department of Natural Resources meeting at the Kenai Peninsula College Kachemak Bay Campus in Homer last Tuesday, Jan. 6, to provide input on the potential establishment of a Kenai Peninsula State Forest. Tuesday’s meeting was the last…...
The Riley Creek pack’s sole survivor
6+ mon, 4+ week ago (1438+ words) As I was driving down the highway one spring day eight years ago, I saw a shaggy, gray-black canine cruising along on the snowpack, right next to the road. Could it be one of the hardest animals to spot in…...
Christmas Bird Count sees nearly 70 species on count day
7+ mon, 5+ day ago (238+ words) The total number of species for Count Day was 69, above the average (65) for the last twenty years. Key highlights for the count included the first record of a Wilson’s snipe, the third occurrence of a fork-tailed storm-petrel, five species of…...