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Low birth rates are likely contributing to the decline in the population of beluga whales in Cook Inlet, according to a study published this week.

The Homer Soil and Water Conservation District is hosting an ongoing series of classes on soil and seeds just in time for spring planting.

Estuaries are ecosystems where salt and fresh water mix, creating diverse habitats for marine life, and supporting the plants, animals and people that call its shores home. With spring around the corner, the waters and shoreline of Kachemak Bay are essential feeding grounds for migrating birds winging their way north.

There’s a wild opossum in the Homer area, and not everybody is upset about it.

A fuel tank spilled from a home between the waterfront and Sterling Highway in Homer last week, raising concerns from residents who reported smelling the fuel. After getting several calls, Cook Inletkeeper followed up on the situation in their role as an organization working to protect regional watersheds.

A 22.7-foot high tide earlier this month has caused concern about additional high tides forecasted for November, one year after State disaster declaration and road damage.

The float running parallel to the beach at Jakolof Bay Dock is no longer usable, according to a Tuesday, Oct. 21 public notice from the City of Seldovia, although boaters will still be able to access the beach from the approach.

The first wave of mailings began earlier this week.

School starts tomorrow in the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District. Students are returning to school for the third school year affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, many COVID mitigation protocols that have existed in the past will not be in place, but the district is still encouraging students to be responsible.

In response to concerns about culture, transportation and enrollment, among others, parents of the small Kenai Peninsula community say they’d like to see a charter school up and running next fall. But the district says they're too late.