Posts Tagged ‘Anvik’
Emergency Order Allows Drift-Net Chum Fishing in New Section of Lower Yukon
After low king counts continued this summer, the Alaska Board of Fisheries granted an emergency-status petition from some Lower Yukon communities allowing the use of drift-net fishing in addition to set-net.
Read MoreWith Eagle Island Stripped of 2018 “Checkpoint” Status, Iditarod Teams Brace for 130-Mile Haul to Kaltag
It wouldn’t be Iditarod without a little weather. And this year, that’s caused a critical checkpoint to all but shut down, forcing top teams to adapt their run-rest strategies amid the long, flat slog up the Yukon River.
Read MoreSome Western Alaska Fires Contained, Including Blaze Near Anvik
Thanks to rain near Anvik in recent days, remaining personnel fighting the Deadman’s Slough fire should be able to relocate elsewhere sometime today, says Beth Ipsen with the Alaska Fire Service.
Read MoreNineteen New Wildfires Appear in Western Alaska Within a Day
Less than three miles away from Anvik, the Deadman’s Slough fire has spread to around 420 acres since Monday. Ipsen says the crew fighting this fire has increased in number and has contained 30% of the fire.
Read MoreWanted Anvik Man In Custody After Violating Probation
Two warrants were out for Derek Kruger’s arrest. One was a $5,000 felony arrest warrant, which was issued by a court judge in Anchorage, and the second was for unlawful evasion in the 1st degree.
Read MoreWildfires Spread Through Alaska, One Within Miles of Anvik
Deadman’s Slough is about three miles south of Anvik, where a fire, believed to be sparked by a lightning strike, has burnt through about 90 acres. At latest observation, winds were “blowing the fire away from the village, farther south,” says Beth Ipsen with the Alaska Fire Service.
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