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Local emergency declared after high seas damage Homer Spit
Homer, Alaska, United States
19 Nov 2024
KBBI AM 890
Event
Erosion from high surf and wind leave Homer Spit Road damaged
Homer, Alaska, United States
16 Nov 2024
Anchorage Daily News
Event
New kind of plant on the beach
Aleksandrovsk, Alaska, United States
17 Sep 2024
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Dead Sea Otters
McDonald Spit, Alaska, United States
8 Sep 2024
LEO Network
Event
Landslide triggers 55-foot tsunami wave at Kenai Fjords National Park
Pedersen Bay, Alaska
3 Sep 2024
Alaska Public Media
Event
Most of the red salmon were carrying worms
Kenai, Alaska, United States
18 Jul 2024
LEO Network
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2 more seals admitted to SeaLife Center
Homer, Alaska, United States
3 Jul 2024
Homer News
Event
2nd seal pup rescued in Kenai, ASLC now caring for 4
Kenai, Alaska, United States
6 Jun 2024
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Kenai Peninsula man is the first person to die of Alaskapox virus
Kenai, Alaska, United States
9 Feb 2024
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Homeowners along the Kenai River fight rising flood waters
Sterling, Alaska, United States
14 Sep 2023
Event
Unprecedented double glacial dam release brings flooding to the Kenai
Skilak Lake
12 Sep 2023
Alaska Public Media
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Something is eating salmonberry leaves
Seldovia, Alaska, United States
18 Aug 2023
LEO Network
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Seldovia Village, Alaska, United States
1 Aug 2023
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What's making the water yellow in Kasitsna Bay?
Seldovia Village, Alaska, United States
31 Jul 2023
LEO Network
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In the absence of fireweed
Seldovia Village, Alaska, United States
27 Jul 2023
LEO Network
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A white raven has appeared on the Kenai Peninsula
Soldotna, Alaska, United States
6 Jul 2023
Alaska Public Media
Event
Oyster catchers return to Nanwalek
Nanwalek, Alaska, United States
16 Jun 2023
LEO Network
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Grubby's son captured as Homer faces growing opossum problem
Homer, Alaska, United States
2 Jun 2023
Alaska Public Media
Event
Funny River Road closes for 37 hours after culvert collapse
Soldotna, Alaska, United States
9 May 2023
Alaska Public Media
Event
Alaska SeaLife Center admits first fur seal patient in 6 years
Seward, Alaska, United States
7 Feb 2023
Alaska Public Media
Event
Invertebrates recover at Miller Creek
Soldotna, Alaska, United States
17 Nov 2022
Peninsula Clarion
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Sea otter lunch for bald eagle
McDonald Spit, Alaska, United States
4 Oct 2022
LEO Network
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Dead sea otter
Seldovia Village, Alaska, United States
2 Oct 2022
LEO Network
Event
Infestation of caterpillars
Seldovia Village, Alaska, United States
29 Jun 2022
LEO Network
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One lane of traffic open near Cooper Landing after Sterling Highway landslide
Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States
12 May 2022
Peninsula Clarion
Event
Lowell Point Road closed due to landslide - Shelter open at Seward High School
Seward, Alaska, United States
7 May 2022
Seward Journal
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Beetle-killed trees raise safety concerns at Kenai Peninsula campgrounds
Soldotna, Alaska, United States
20 Apr 2022
Alaska Public Media
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Bluff erosion top capital priority for Kenai heading into next fiscal year
Kenai, Alaska, United States
19 Mar 2022
Peninsula Clarion
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Freeze up on Lower Kenai River
Funny River, Alaska, United States
16 Jan 2022
LEO Network
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High clam mortality rate forces closure on east Cook Inlet next year
Clam Gulch, Alaska, United States
22 Dec 2021
Peninsula Clarion
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Tangled Up in Blue: Skipping skating
Seward, Alaska, United States
24 Nov 2021
Homer News
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Alaska sees early cold snap, and it's not going away anytime soon
Homer, Alaska, United States
23 Nov 2021
Alaska Public Media
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Seeing some Worms in Kenai Salmon
Kenai River, Alaska, United States
3 Aug 2021
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Changes in fish size and parasite load of Kasilof sockeye salmon (
Oncorhynchus nerka
)
Kasilof, Alaska, United States
23 Jul 2021
LEO Network
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Burn ban issued for Kenai Peninsula
Homer, Alaska, United States
16 Jun 2021
Homer News
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Low king counts to close Anchor River, Deep Creek to fishing
Kasilof, Alaska, United States
4 Jun 2021
Alaska Public Media
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Red bloom in bay isn’t harmful
Homer, Alaska, United States
26 May 2021
Homer News
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Sleeper Shark (
Somniosus pacificus
) in Kasitsna Bay
Seldovia Village, Alaska, United States
3 May 2021
LEO Network
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New Arrival - Speckle Belly Geese (
Anser albifrons
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Seldovia, Alaska, United States
3 May 2021
LEO Network
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Whale Carcass on McDonald Spit
McDonald Spit, Alaska, United States
16 Aug 2020
LEO Network
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Homer residents briefly evacuate after quake, tsunami warning
Homer, Alaska, United States
22 Jul 2020
Homer News
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Green Sturgeon (
Acipenser medirostris
) in Kachemak Bay
Halibut Cove, Alaska, United States
6 Jul 2020
LEO Network
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Dead Baby Sea Otter
(Enhydra Lutris)
28 Jun 2020
LEO Network
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Alaska SeaLife Center takes on 6 rescued harbor seal pups
Seward, Alaska, United States
26 Jun 2020
Anchorage Daily News
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Mysterious Holes in Leaves
Seldovia Village, Alaska, United States
24 Jun 2020
LEO Network
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Northwestern Crow (
Corvus caurinus
) with Ticks
Port Graham, Alaska, United States
6 May 2020
LEO Network
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Dead Sea Cucumbers (
Cucumaria miniata
) on Beach
Anchor Point, Alaska, United States
16 Feb 2020
LEO Network
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Snowmachiner dies in avalanche near Cooper Lake
Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States
11 Feb 2020
KTUU
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Boisterous bay
Homer, Alaska, United States
26 Dec 2019
Homer News
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Alders (genus
Alnus
) Budding Out of Season
Seldovia, Alaska, United States
26 Nov 2019
LEO Network
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Homer man survives bear attack
Homer, Alaska, United States
6 Nov 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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Big Year for Highbush Cranberries (
Viburnum edule
)
Seldovia Village, Alaska, United States
29 Oct 2019
LEO Network
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Black Currant (
Ribes laxiflorum
) and Willow (
Salix scouleriana
) Bushes Are Budding
Seldovia Village, Alaska, United States
28 Oct 2019
LEO Network
Event
Dead Humpback Whale (
Megaptera novaeangliae
)
Seldovia, Alaska, United States
21 Oct 2019
LEO Network
Event
Unidentified Foam on Fallen Leaves
Seldovia, Alaska, United States
19 Oct 2019
LEO Network
Event
Large Northern Sea Nettle (
Chrysaora melanaster
) Die-off
McDonald Spit, Alaska, United States
10 Oct 2019
LEO Network
Event
Low water supply in two Kenai Peninsula communities prompts disaster declaration
Seldovia, Alaska, United States
31 Aug 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Nanwalek is rapidly running out of water
Nanwalek, Alaska, United States
29 Aug 2019
Alaska Public Media
Event
Rapid release of water from glacier-dammed lake prompts Kenai flood advisory
Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States
22 Aug 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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City Implements Water Conservation Measures
Seldovia, Alaska, United States
20 Aug 2019
LEO Network
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Drought Causes Water Emergency
Nanwalek, Alaska, United States
20 Aug 2019
LEO Network
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Jakolof Creek Fish Die-off
Head of Jakolof Bay on Jakolof Creek
12 Aug 2019
LEO Network
Event
Moderate drought hits the Kenai Peninsula
Homer, Alaska, United States
24 Jul 2019
Alaska Public Media
Event
Fasciated Fireweed (
Chamerion angustifolium
)
Kenai, Alaska, United States
20 Jul 2019
LEO Network
Event
Hoverfly Larva (possibly
Dasysyrphus
)
Seldovia, Alaska, United States
20 Jul 2019
LEO Network
Event
Common Loon
(Gavia immer)
Calling Circle
Homer, Alaska, United States
10 Jul 2019
LEO Network
Event
Alaska’s changing climate
Homer, Alaska, United States
6 Jul 2019
The Economist
Event
Farmers concerned about heat, lack of rain
Homer, Alaska, United States
3 Jul 2019
Homer News
Event
Warm, windy weather stokes Kenai Peninsula wildfire, leading to traffic delays and campground closures
Soldotna, Alaska, United States
23 Jun 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Smoke from Kenai Peninsula wildfire likely to blow into Anchorage through this weekend
Kalifornsky, Alaska, United States
20 Jun 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Kenai Peninsula wildfire doubles in size but spreads away from populated areas
Kenai, Alaska, United States
13 Jun 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Low Tide and No Sea Stars
Seldovia Village, Alaska, United States
3 Jun 2019
LEO Network
Event
Juvenile Elephant Seal
(Mirounga angustirostris)
Hauled Out
Seward, Alaska, United States
5 May 2019
LEO Network
Event
Fire season kicks off with over a dozen fires statewide
Ninilchik, Alaska, United States
30 Apr 2019
Alaska Public Media
Event
Birders spy 70 species during Christmas Bird Count
Homer, Alaska, United States
20 Dec 2018
Alaska Public Media
Event
Dead Sea Otter (
Enhydra lutris
)
McDonald Spit, Alaska
26 Oct 2018
LEO Network
Event
Large Sea Purse (Big Skate,
Raja binoculata
?)
26 Oct 2018
LEO Network
Event
Sea Nettle Jellyfish (
Chrysaora melanaster
) are Landing
25 Oct 2018
LEO Network
Event
Unusual Squid Found on Shoreline
Aleksandrovsk, Alaska, United States
17 Oct 2018
LEO Network
Event
Discolored Spruce (
Picea sitchensi
) in Seldovia
Seldovia, Alaska, United States
19 Sep 2018
LEO Network
Event
Unusual Grasshopper Sighting
Seldovia, Alaska, United States
9 Aug 2018
LEO Network
Event
Very sick dog after eating from the beach
McDonald Spit, Alaska, United States
4 Jul 2018
LEO Network
Event
Burying Beetle (genus
Nicrophorus
)
McDonald Spit, Alaska, United States
2 Jul 2018
LEO Network
Event
Cougar Sighted on Upper Kenai River
Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States
30 Jun 2018
LEO Network
Event
All king salmon fishing on the Kenai River closed starting Wednesday
Kenai, Alaska, United States
19 Jun 2018
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Weak king salmon return prompts Kenai Peninsula fishing closures
Ninilchik, Alaska, United States
4 Jun 2018
Anchorage Daily News
Event
No Sea Stars on Bishop's Beach
Homer, Alaska, United States
1 Jun 2018
LEO Network
Event
Beluga whales visiting Alaskan river earlier, in greater numbers: researcher
Kenai, Alaska, United States
30 May 2018
CBC
Event
Spruce bark beetles are back with a vengeance. Here’s how to defend your trees.
Southcentral, Alaska, United States
19 Apr 2018
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Hummingbird sighted on SW-Side of Kachemak Bay
Seldovia, Alaska, United States
11 Mar 2018
LEO Network
Event
First the rabbits disappeared. Now Seward’s coyotes are killing dogs.
Seward, Alaska, United States
8 Mar 2018
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Heavy Fog Brings Diverted Flights To Kenai Airport From Anchorage
Kenai, Alaska, United States
3 Nov 2017
Radio Kenai
Event
Pink salmon found in odd places near Homer
Homer, Alaska, United States
19 Sep 2017
Alaska Public Media
Event
Unknown Cause of Black Bear (
Ursus americanus
) Mortality
Nanwalek, Alaska, United States
19 Sep 2017
LEO Network
Event
Late Run of Abundant Pink Salmon (
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
)
Nanwalek, Alaska, United States
19 Sep 2017
LEO Network
Event
Cloudberries (
Rubus chamaemorus
) in Seldovia
Jakolof Bay Headwaters, Alaska, United States
1 Sep 2017
LEO Network
Event
Giant Wrymouth (
Cryptacanthodes giganteusin
)
Jakolof Bay, Alaska, United States
30 Aug 2017
LEO Network
Event
That's a lot of Humpies (
Oncorhynchus gorbuscha
)
Tutka Bay Lagoon, Alaska, United States
16 Aug 2017
LEO Network
Event
Can sea stars make a comeback in Kachemak Bay?
Kachemak Bay, Alaska, United States
15 Aug 2017
Alaska Public Media
Event
Unknown Plant Growing on Nanwalek Beach
Nanwalek, Alaska, United States
14 Aug 2017
LEO Network
Event
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