More land burned in the Bristol Bay region last summer than in the past 72 years combined. A lot of environmental conditions had to align for that to happen.
At the Board of Fisheries meeting last week, it considered 52 proposals to change fisheries regulations in Bristol Bay. The board delayed deciding on proposals 11 - 13 on the Nushagak-Mulchatna King Salmon Management Plan until its statewide meeting in March.
Update: Power was restored to Nushagak Cooperative's service area on Saturday afternoon. Some people hadn't had reliable power since early Monday morning
Some people haven’t had reliable power since early Monday morning due to days of heavy snow and high winds that knocked out power, toppled trees and cut