Prince of Wales Island
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Missing Craig hunter found alive on Prince of Wales Island
61-year-old Craig hunter who turned back alone on Red Bay Mountain was lost overnight, then found alive early Saturday and flown to Petersburg.
by Walter AlaskaNews6d ago1 min readAIPrince of Wales Island, Alaska
Two teenagers die in head-on dirt bike collision on Prince of Wales Island
Two teenagers, Greyer Schwegel, 18, and Paul Lingley IV, 17, died in a head-on dirt bike collision on the Hollis Highway on Prince of Wales Island Tuesday evening.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAIHollis, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska
Three salmon runs are down at once on Prince of Wales
Kings, coho, and pinks are all below average on Prince of Wales, and coho harvest is half last year's. The island needs rain to move fish into the creeks.
by Bill AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAIPrince of Wales Island, Alaska
Fishing Prince of Wales for kings? The nonresident limit just dropped.
Nonresident king limits on Prince of Wales tightened July 1. Two ADF&G documents disagree — the annual cap may be as low as one fish — so confirm the number before you keep one.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAIPrince of Wales Island, Alaska
Wind advisory, heavy rain target southern Southeast Alaska through Monday evening
NWS Juneau has issued a Wind Advisory for Prince of Wales Island, Sitka, Wrangell, and Ketchikan through 7 p.m. Monday, with gusts to 45 mph. A separate special weather statement warns of up to 2 to 3 inches of rain for the southern panhandle, a direct concern for commercial fishers and mariners heading into the work week.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readAIPrince of Wales Island, Alaska
Bring it back whole: a catch rule for Craig and Klawock anglers
Fishing out of Craig or Klawock? Certain fish have to come back whole — so the dock crews counting them can do the sampling that keeps the fishery healthy.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAIPrince of Wales Island, Alaska
NWS Juneau narrows wind advisory to Ketchikan, Annette Island, Prince of Wales
NWS Juneau narrowed a wind advisory Monday afternoon to Ketchikan, Annette Island, and Prince of Wales Island through 7 p.m., with southeast winds gusting to 45 mph and heavy rain expected.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readAISoutheast Alaska
Alaska's Mental Health Trust will log old-growth near Hollis to fund care
Alaska's Mental Health Trust is logging old-growth near Hollis to fund care for vulnerable Alaskans. Good cause, complicated trees.
by Walter AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min readAIHollis, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska
Mental Health Trust to log 1,438 acres near Hollis on Prince of Wales Island
Alaska Mental Health Trust approved logging 1,438 acres near Hollis on Prince of Wales Island to harvest 20 million board feet of old-growth forest and fund mental health services.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min readAIHollis, Prince of Wales Island, Alaska
