Kachemak Currents
Saturday 9:35 a.m.
Kachemak Currents is a natural history program produced by the Center for Alaska Coastal Studies. The program covers a wide variety of subjects, all sharing the common theme of "the natural history of the Kachemak Bay area."
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Two years ago, in the summer of 2023, a distinctly subdued fireweed bloom was eventually traced to the presence of the fireweed flower gall midge.
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The Kachemak Bay area received less snow this winter, but about an average amount of precipitation. But our late season snowfall may benefit salmon, since snowmelt helps keep streams colder, and colder water is capable of carrying more oxygen
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Roads, among many other human constructions, are a significant impediment to wildlife migration
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Sea Otters have the thickest fur on the planet, but that's not the whole story of how these small mammals cope with winter
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Citizen science is one approach to using local environmental knowledge to support research and vice versa.
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