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Flower Baskets Hung in Anchorage for the Summer
Channel 2 NewsFlower baskets -- more than 1,300 of them -- will be hanging throughout Anchorage this summer, as workers with the city Department of Parks and Recreation's Horticulture Division continue a local tradition. Crews grew marigolds and lobelia, mostly from...Tags: Science and Technology
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Big Lake Cabin Fire Ignites Nearby Grass; No Injuries Reported
Channel 2 NewsA Big Lake cabin fire that spread to nearby grass Monday afternoon drew a response from several local and state agencies including volunteer firefighters, the Alaska Division of Forestry and Alaska State Troopers. Mat-Su Borough spokesperson Patty...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Science and Technology, Environmental Issues, Forests, Natural Resources
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Salmon Grow on Trees: Fishermen and Loggers Disagree Over Tongass Watershed
Channel 2 NewsIn Southeast Alaska, there's a controversy brewing. A controversy between loggers and fisherman. Last year, the salmon catch in Southeastern Alaska was the highest in the state, exceeding even salmon-rich Bristol Bay. Something in excess of 15-billion...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Science and Technology, Fishing, Lifestyle and Leisure, Environmental Issues
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Fire Season Starts in Alaska
Channel 2 NewsTypically, an Alaska fire season begins around April 1st and continues through Aug. 31 depending on weather conditions. If the season is particularly dry, they can extend into September. Officials from the Alaska Division of Forestry say until recently,...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Science and Technology, Weather Reports, Environmental Issues, Forests
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Campbell Creek Brush Fire Draws AFD, State Firefighters
Channel 2 NewsA Campbell Creek brush fire drew at least 15 Anchorage Fire Department units to South Anchorage Tuesday afternoon, as well as aircraft and reinforcements from the Alaska Division of Forestry. AFD spokesperson Al Tamagni Jr. says crews were called to 6480...Tags: Forestry and Timber, Science and Technology, Environmental Issues, Fires, Forests
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Pink Slime Food: Kroger Says It Will Stop Buying Beef Made with Filler
Mae Anderson, AP Retail WriterSupermarket chains Kroger Co. and Stop& Shop said Thursday they will join the growing list of store chains that will no longer sell beef that includes an additive with the unappetizing moniker "pink slime." Federal regulators say the ammonia-treated...Tags: Safeway Inc., U.S. Department of Agriculture, Delhaize Group, Media Industry, Groceries
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Rabbit Creek Students Celebrate National Food Day
Rabbit Creek Elementary School in South Anchorage lived up to its name on Monday. Students celebrated National Food Day by crunching on carrots as part of a taste test.
The State Division of Agriculture’s “Farm to School” program asked...Tags: Carrots, Cheese Corn
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Officials Remove Spruce to Reduce Chugach State Park Fire Danger
Channel 2 NewsThe state Division of Forestry and the Anchorage Fire Department have been clearing out trees in Chugach State Park to help reduce the threat of wildfires in the Stuckagain Heights and Prospect Heights areas. Removing live and dead spruce trees in the...Tags: Alaska, Forestry and Timber, Science and Technology, State Parks, Wildfires
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Forestry: Wildfire Near Parks Highway Contained
Channel 2 NewsThe Alaska Division of Forestry said firefighters have contained a wildfire near Willow. Norm Mcdonald from the Division of Forestry says it started around 5 p.m. by mile 74 of the Parks Highway. Crews worked on fire spots on the highway and Alaska...Tags: Alaska, Forestry and Timber, Science and Technology, Wildfires, Forests
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Growing Appetite for Alaska-Raised Pork
Channel 2 NewsFarmers market season is just getting underway, and while shoppers wait for the first big harvest, they can sample something relatively new to Alaska’s local food scene - locally raised pork. “I've got a whole bunch of customers that are in...Tags: Alaska
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Fairbanks-Area Fire Spreads to 600 Acres
Channel 2 NewsUPDATED: 12:20 p.m. Fairbanks Area Forestry is working to contain the fire, which broke out north of Murphy Dome Monday afternoon. The Hastings Fire, as it's being called, has grown to approximately 600-acres, according to the AK Division of Forestry....Tags: Forestry and Timber, Science and Technology, Forests, Fairbanks, Natural Resource Industry
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Obama Creates Group for Alaska Energy Development
President Obama on Tuesday signed an executive order creating an interagency working group to coordinate energy development in Alaska.
Interior Department Deputy Secretary David Hayes will chair the high-level group.
Hayes says on the White House blog...Tags: Politics, Energy Resources, Natural Gas, White House, Don Young
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