Last Saturday, July 11th, the Friends of Kachemak Bay State Parks held the 2026 Kachemak Bay Mountain Classic, a race held annually as a fundraiser to bring awareness to the park trails lost to overgrowth; and "What does it mean for Alaska to get the maximum benefit from its resources?" was one of the thorny questions lawmakers wrestled with on today’s “Talk of Alaska.”
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