KDLL Jenny Neyman

Seaweed has the potential to become big business in Alaska.

As the spruce bark beetle continues to chew through forests in Southcentral Alaska, now affecting an estimated 1.6 million acres, the clock is ticking to salvage any marketable value out of that wood.

The Alaska Marine Highway System issued a request for proposals this week to replace the M/V Tustumena.

One constant that at least helps take the guesswork out of what you should grow, where and when, is the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map.