News from Kobuk River, Alaska
Alaska Board of Game is proposing hunting and trapping restrictions in Game Management Units 23 and 24 if the 211-mile Ambler Road is built across the Brooks Range. Public hearings are July 22-23 in Fairbanks.

NWS Fairbanks issued a Fire Weather Watch for the Lower Kobuk Valley running Wednesday morning through Wednesday evening, with temperatures forecast near 80 degrees and lightning-sparked ignitions the primary concern in dry fuels. Red Flag Warnings and a Heat Advisory are also in effect across western and interior Alaska.

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A new lightning-caused fire ignited Sunday across the Kobuk River from Ambler, the second blaze near the Northwest Arctic village in less than two weeks, while the 1,447-acre Kopshesut Fire remains only 70% contained with 42 firefighters still on scene.
