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

Roads, among many other human constructions, are a significant impediment to wildlife migration

Sea Otters have the thickest fur on the planet, but that's not the whole story of how these small mammals cope with winter

Active volcanoes line the west side of Cook Inlet

Citizen science is one approach to using local environmental knowledge to support research and vice versa.

Fin Whales can grow up to 85 feet long, and are classified as an endangered species

Birds that overwinter in the Homer area undergo remarkable physiological changes in response to low temperatures

Pheasants were introduced to the American West Coast in the 19th century, and first recorded in the Homer area in the 1980s.