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Receding Grewingk Glacier exposing rock fall, tsunami dangers

By Jay Barrett • 1 hour ago

Across Kachemak Bay from Homer, just up the coast from Halibut Cove, is Grewingk Lake, a popular daytrip destination for visitors. Just a short water taxi ride from Homer, the lake is fed by its namesake glacier.

Champagne joins re-elected incumbents on HEA board

By Jay Barrett • 2 hours ago

There'll be one new face on the Homer Electric Association board of directors after election results were tallied May 3 at the cooperative's annual meeting in Homer.

HEA members cast 3,196 ballots in person and by mail for the election which had three seats on the nine-member board up for grabs.

Incumbent Dave Carey, a former mayor of Soldotna and the Borough, ran unopposed for the seat representing Kenai, Nikiski, and Soldotna. It will be his 10th term on the board.

Early cannabis jobs numbers don't tell full story

By Shaylon Cochran • 16 hours ago

Despite a vote to legalize and regulate commercial cannabis sales in 2014, economists are only now beginning to put together a picture a the new industry, which is still barely a blip on the radar compared to the state’s other big industries.

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Kenai Conversation: Studying Cook Inlet's white whale with citizen science

By Jay Barrett • May 2, 2018

In one lifetime, the number of beluga whales in Cook Inlet has dwindled by about a thousand, with a little more than 300 still hanging on. As a result, keeping an eye on the one-ton white whales has become a priority. On this week's Kenai Conversation, Sea Grant fellow Kim Ovitz talks about her project learning about belugas that visit the Kenai River, and what they mean to the people of Kenai.

Kenai Conversation - Seeing the trees for the forest

By Jay Barrett • Apr 18, 2018

This week on the Kenai Conversation, guests John Morton, the supervisory fish and wildlife biologist at the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge, and Hans Rinke, the Kenai-Kodiak Area forester with the Alaska Division of Forestry discuss our forests, the trees in them, their future and the potential threats they face.

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Spring 2018: The history and future of Trinity Greenhouse

By Jay Barrett • May 1, 2018

Trinity Greenhouse on K-Beach Road has been a staple for Central Peninsula gardeners for over 40 years, and though it recently changed hands, the founder is confident the future is growing. Host Jay Barrett welcomes Trinity Greenhouse co-founder Ron Sexton and new owner Darren Henry.

Spring 2018: Historians of the Central Peninsula

By Jay Barrett • May 1, 2018

The homesteader history of Kenai is the focus of this hour. Catherine Cassidy of Kasilof and Carol Knutsen of Kenai are Jay Barrett's guests and discuss their work keeping the homesteader history alive.

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KDLL Podcasts

May 3, 2018: 'Three Mooses Mosely'

By Jenny Neyman • May 3, 2018

Welcome to Tune-In Tales, storytelling for kids on KDLL. Our first episode, May 3, is "The Three Mooses Mosely," by Sally Cassano, performed by Sally, Sara and Truuli Hondel, Austin Thomas and Mike Gallagher. Enjoy!

April 2018 — Backstage with Beer 49, back in time with Burton ale

By Bill Howell • Apr 28, 2018

On this month's Drinking on the Last Frontier with Bill Howell, go behind the scenes of the Beer 49 channel, back in time for a Burton ale, in the back room of Kenai River Brewing Co. to see its new canning machine and to your backyard for the makings of birch beer.

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