Emilie Springer
ReporterEmilie Springer is a lifelong resident of Homer (other than several years away from the community for education and travel). She has a PhD from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in Anthropology with an academic focus there in oral history, which means lots of time studying and conducting the process of interviews and storytelling. Emilie typically focuses stories on Alaska fisheries and the environment, local arts and theater and public education.
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Alaska regional basketball conferences were held last weekend with 2A Kenai Peninsula games held at the Homer High School gym. KBBI’s Emilie Springer spoke with Ninilchik’s head coach with the following notes from the tournament.
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Seward prepares to register 2026 lottery entrants for the summer’s upcoming Mount Marathon mountain race. Those interested have until the end of the month to submit their name. Emilie Springer spoke with race director Matias Saari and has details on some of the new regulations for the 2026 race. -
West Homer Elementary hosted a Science Activity Night on Thursday with several community organizations. Emilie Springer spoke with lead coordinators, West Homer teachers Kate Crowley and Karen Corbell, and attended the event Thursday night with this report. -
On February 19th, NOAA released their “Atlas for Aquaculture Opportunity Areas” (or AOAs), the 986 page publication identifies 77 locations that may be suitable for sustainable shellfish and seaweed aquaculture operations in the Gulf of Alaska. Emilie Springer has more details from NOAA.
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The Homer United Civil Engagement Group held a ‘Vigil for Immigrant Justice’ in front of the Homer United Methodist Church on East End Road Wednesday afternoon in conjunction with “Faithful Resistance: A Public Witness for Immigrant Justice," a national UMC event in Washington, D.C. that took place on Wednesday also. Emilie Springer attended and reports more. -
Steve Schoonmaker, long time Alaska fisherman and participant at the Astoria FisherPoet Gathering shares some of his background in the Alaska industry and the new poem that he plans to read in Astoria at the event taking place next weekend. Emilie Springer spoke with Schoonmaker earlier this week. -
At the end of January, scientists with the Alaska Veterinary Pathology Services (AVPS) were dropped at McDonald Spit near Seldovia in Kachemak Bay to necropsy a deceased baby beluga whale. AVPS partners with NOAA as a Stranding Network partner when the federal agency receives a stranding report. KBBI’s Emilie Springer reports the following details. -
The Homer Foundation begins the 26th year of administering the City of Homer Grants Program. Over the past 25 years more than 1 million dollars has been awarded to local nonprofits to provide essential and general programs and services provided to the Homer community. Emilie Springer spoke with Kayla Rivers with the Homer Foundation for more details on the program.
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People may notice that Homer protestors are starting to follow a national “red hat trend”: “originally a symbol of resistance to Nazi occupation that began gaining traction in Minnesota” just a couple days after Renée Good was fatally shot in Minneapolis, Minnesota, by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agent. Emilie Springer talked with Tracy Nordstrom for more details on the current trend and history of the red hats. -
On Friday evening, January 30th, the Porcupine Theater hosted a presentation of the film “The Nettle Dress” based on textile artist Allen Brown’s endeavor who spent seven years making a dress from foraged nettles as a “medicine to survive the death of his wife” in the South Downs, England near Brighton. The event opened with a presentation from local nettle artist Carla Klinker and her journey working with the fibers from local plants. Klinker spoke to KBBI’s Emilie Springer about her own adventure learning about the process and art of working with the plants.
