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A weekly update of local events and what's happening in the great outdoors on Kodiak Island - Alaska's Emerald Isle.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The Trump administration is attempting to alter long standing regulations that seek to protect endangered species habitat. Senator Gary Stevens is retiring. And The US House has passed a spending bill, barely.

On this today's Midday Report with host Davis Hovey: A new bear gut jacket from a Kodiak Island artist will be on display at the Alutiiq Museum, ADF&G officials warn of bear safety on the Kenai Peninsula as brown bears come out of hibernation, the Alaska House has passed the education bill and it now goes to the Senate, Mount Spurr is ready to erupt in the coming weeks, and Iditarod leaders reach White Mountain.

This week on the Alaska Fisheries Report with Terry Haines: Alaska Public Media's Casey Grove talks to the Northern Journal's Nat Herz about the state's ill advised investment in Peter Pan, KMXT's Davis Hovey reports on new fishery disaster declarations, and Alaska Fish and Game has grim news for Kodiak salmon fishermen.

On this today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has a new champion. Tanana Chiefs Conference full board of directors voted Thursday to rejoin the Alaska Federation of Natives. And former federal employees are applying for unemployment.

A weekly update of events and what's happening in the great outdoors on Kodiak Island - Alaska's Emerald Isle.

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Microplastics appear to be ubiquitous in spotted seals harvested in Alaska’s most remote waters. The Kenai Peninsula's biggest electric utility trying to save a massive solar farm project after uncertainty over federal solar investment tax credits threw it into limbo. And Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance says her administration's goal is building 10,000 homes in 10 years.

Spring break, typically confused Spring weather, and the total lunar eclipse—life on Kodiak, Alaska's Emerald Isle.

The gray whale migration has begun; First Friday events include the season's final Galley Tables. Life on Alaska's Emerald Isle, Kodiak!

On today's Midday Report with host Terry Haines:Alaska’s two U.S. senators split Wednesday on a vote against President Donald Trump’s economic tariffs against Canada. A high-priority bill that would substantially boost education funding took another step forward in the state Legislature this week. And Alaskans used to pay the highest rent in the nation, but new state data show that cost has stabilized.