
Results 1 - 20 of 23 in Chitina, AK
Mutant Bug Wars on Your Carpet
Fantasy Flight Games have taken the age old family favourite of tiddlywinks to a whole new level with their family boardgame Micro Mutants Evolution. Comment?
North Pole angler reels in 56-pound ling cod in Valdez
... said on Tuesday. "I'm going to find out tonight." - A - A - As of Tuesday night, the latest word on dip netting at Chitina was that the Copper River was still running high - but dropping - and fishing was improving every day. That was the report on ... Comment?
Chakina Fire - Fire Plots Inserted
... areas continue to burn. Total Acres: 49,365 Crews: 0 Engines: 1 Helicopters: 1 Total Personnel: 18 The road from Chitina to McCarthy is open . Drive with headlights on and anticipate areas of heavy smoke and low visibility. Pilots should check ... Comment?
Chakina Fire - Smoke Filled Skies Cover the Area
... area. A helicopter had a small window of opportunity in the afternoon to monitor areas of the fire along the Chitina River. Smoke from the fire as well as from other fires burning within the state has contributed very smoky skies. A small crew of ... Comment?
Chakina Fire - Fire Response Moves Into Monitoring Mode
... response transitioned to a monitoring operation. A three-person crew is stationed at Jakea TMs Bar to patrol the Chitina River, monitor fire weather and watch for hot spots. A helicopter crew remains assigned to map the fire perimeter, monitor fire ... Comment?
Chakina Fire - Smoky Skies over McCarthy
... activities in the developed areas along the McCarthy road. Helicopters were used to monitor areas along the Chitina River which had previously been burned the day before. The fire perimeter grew slightly. Areas within the fire perimeter continued to ... Comment?
Chakina Fire - Burnout Puts Smoke Over McCarthy
... activities in the developed areas along the McCarthy road. Helicopters were used to monitor areas along the Chitina River targeted by previous burnout operations. In the afternoon, conditions were favorable for burnout and the focus shifted to ... Comment?
Chakina Fire - Cool Weather Tamp Chakina Fire
... worked with property owners to reduce hazardous fuels at sites along the McCarthy Road and monitored areas along the Chitina River targeted by Saturdaya TMs burnout operations. The ignited fires continue burning together creating a solid buffer to ... Comment?
Chakina Fire - Burnout Operations Resume Along the Chitina River
Date: July 26, 2009 Contact: Fire Information Office , 907.529.0511 Contact: Tina Boehle , 907.644.3414 McCarthy, Alaskaa ' Fire personnel resumed hand and aerial firing operations yesterday to remove pockets of fuel between the fire perimeter and the south bank of the Chitina River. Comment?
Chakina Fire - Cool Weather Reduces Fire Activity
Fire activity was low yesterday due to cool, moist weather. The Augusta Hotshot crew patrolled and monitored areas along the Chitina River targeted by Thursday's aerial firing operations. Comment?
... firing operation on the Chakina Fire. A specially trained helicopter crew conducted the operations south of the Chitina River from the Nazina River confluence upstream to the confluence of the Chakina River. The burn will remove pockets of fuel ... Comment?
Chakina Fire News Release - July 23, 2009
... are also prepared to support suppression efforts as needed. The Augusta Hotshot crew remains staged along the Chitina River, to respond as needed to situations along the northern and northwestern perimeters. Firefighters will conduct burnout ... Comment?
Alaska wildfires have burned 1 million acres
... was very active (Sunday)," Boehle said. Firefighters are most concerned that the fire will reach and jump across the Chitina River, where there are some occupied structures. More resources were being put on the fire, Boehle said, including six ... Comment?
... due to the Chakina fire within the Wrangell St. Elias National Park.A The fire is still on the south side of the Chitina River, away from historical structures, but it is spreading to the west. Ellen Lockyer, APRN - Anchorage Audio clip: Adobe Flash ... Comment?
Alaska's large wildfire continues to grow
... very active yesterday," Boehle said. Firefighters are most concerned that the fire will reach and jump across the Chitina River, where there are some occupied structures. More resources are being put on the fire, Boehle said, including six Division ... Comment?
Wildfires have burned 1 million acres in Alaska
... fifteen worst wildfire seasons in more than half a century. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports a fire near the Chitina River grew Sunday to more than 24,000 acres. A fire information officer with the National Park Service, Kathleen Kavalok, said ... Comment?
King numbers climbing in Chena and Salcha rivers
... on Tuesday alone and more than 500 went by the counting tower on the Salcha on Monday. - A - A - The situation for Chitina dip-netters hasn't changed much since last week. The Copper River is still running high as a result of hot temperatures and ... Comment?
... a guide for air quality measurements and direction on how you can protect yourself from smoke. The road from Chitina to McCarthy is open. When driving in heavy smoke conditions with poor visibility, please use caution and keep headlights on. Pilots ... Comment?
Kings should be hitting Chena and Salcha rivers any day
... regulations allow anglers to keep one king per day over 20 inches in the Chena and Salcha. - A - A - The report from Chitina is that dip-netters are scooping as many kings from the Copper River as they are reds, though any kings caught must be ... Comment?
Dipnetters' president is rarely a dipnetter
Byron Haley is president-for-life of the Chitina Dipnetters Association, though the 82-year-old has only been to Chitina a few times in his 63 years in Alaska. Comment?