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."

European Green Crabs

The European Green Crab is a growing threat to local crab stocks
Foraging Wild Berries

The Kachemak Bay area has various and abundant berries, both edible and not.
Sticklebacks
Lutz Spruce

The Lutz Spruce, the most common tree in the lower Kenai Peninsula forest, is a hybrid of White and Sitka Spruce
Little Brown Bats

The Little Brown Bat is Homer's only bat species
Sandhill Cranes

Homer's population of Sandhill Cranes winters in California's Central Valley
Homer Harbor Plants and Animals
Fireweed Galls

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.
Plants and Animals of the Homer Harbor
Spring Snow

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