Michael Martin
21:27 - 22:15
“to my knowledge, every couple of years, there is a small pink salmon run. As you've noted, there are two properties that are currently purchased alongside it. On one hand, I believe this has come up because the larger tract— we refer to it as Phase 3, it's the large section across that creek on the Coast Guard side— is one of the sections that we are wanting to rezone to conservation, which, as you noted, actually increases the protections for such areas.”
- Speaker
- Michael Martin
- Timestamp
- 21:27 – 22:15
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Kodiak Island Borough
- Captured at
- July 8, 2026
From the transcript
And to my knowledge, every couple of years, there is a small pink salmon run. As you've noted, there are two properties that are currently purchased alongside it. On one hand, I believe this has come up because the larger tract— we refer to it as Phase 3, it's the large section across that creek on the Coast Guard side— is one of the sections that we are wanting to rezone to conservation, which, as you noted, actually increases the protections for such areas. Additionally, about 7 years ago, Further up the creek, there is another property that has been owned there for quite some time. And while it's not every year, there are continuing to be several small, small trickles of pink salmon that do go up it.
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