Iowa Public Radio

What the collapse of salmon populations means for one Alaska family

For Alaska Native communities along the Yukon River, salmon fishing has always been a central part of life. But climate change is driving a massive collapse in salmon populations. Alaska Public ...
Alaska Public Media

As Kuskokwim fishing lawsuit grows, lawyers say subsistence could be affected across Alaska

Residents of Nikolai, Alaska are seen building a fish wheel on the Kuskokwim River in June 2013 in this image from a National Park Service documentary. (Image by National Park Service/Charlotte Bodak) ...
The Columbian

Clark County History: Fish wheels

Fish wheels, like the one in this 1903 photo along the Washougal River, floated on deeper rivers with salmon runs from 1866 until they were banned in 1934. Today, they are used to catch salmon for ...
Alaska Public Media

A young leader fights for Yukon River salmon, her community – and herself

Kenzie Englishoe stands by an abandoned fish wheel ounce used by her ancestors in Fort Yukon. Thursday, August 31, 2023. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) In August, MacKenzie Englishoe returned home ...