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18 hrs ago | Anchorage Daily News

Reading the North

The blurb: Volume I is the most complete and accurate telling of how the fabled Iditarod Trail came to be.

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Mon Jun 29, 2009

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Takotna's tale

For decades, Alaskans have numbed themselves to the shock and oddity of the state and federal expenditures that fall all around us.

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Sat Jun 27, 2009

Petroleum News

BLM to convey almost half-million acres

Transferring more than 150 million acres from federal to state and private ownership taking longer than originally thought The Associated Press The federal Bureau of Land Management has filed public notice to convey more than 554,000 acres to a handful of Alaska village and regional Native corporations.

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Thu Jun 25, 2009

KTVF Fairbanks

Small village in line for $21 million airport

An interior Alaska community with just 46 residents is in line for a new $21 million airport.

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Fri Jun 05, 2009

KTVF Fairbanks

Crews pull out of McGrath fire

State forest fire officials have pulled back crews from the Broken Snowshoe wildfire near McGrath.

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Thu Jun 04, 2009

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Despite dry weather, wildfires slow to ignite in Interior Alaska

Fairbanks is experiencing a historic stretch of dry weather, but the parched conditions still aren't translating into a big early fire season.

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Mon Jun 01, 2009

DNR Public Notices

Broken Snowshoe Fire Update

The Broken Snowshoe fire, 3.5 miles north of McGrath, is now 25,575 acres in size.

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Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Wildfire season takes off in Interior Alaska

A wildfire burning near McGrath grew from 500 to 5,000 acres overnight and was approaching the central Interior village on the Iditarod Trail at a rapid rate, though it's burning on the opposite side of the Kuskokwim River.

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Sat May 30, 2009

InciWeb

Broken Snowshoe Fire Wildland Fire

Light rain fell on the Broken Snowshoe fire last night with a .04" accumulation.

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Fri May 29, 2009

Anchorage Daily News

Firefighters lose ground against McGrath-area blaze

Published: May 29th, 2009 01:57 AM Last Modified: May 29th, 2009 01:58 AM The wildfire burning north of McGrath nearly doubled in size for the second time this week, growing to more than 22,000 acres as of Thursday afternoon, fire officials estimate.

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Thu May 28, 2009

FOX 4 Florida

Wildfire in Alaska grows to over 21,000 acres

School District admits mistake with hiring Hamberg TroubleShooter - Transmission trouble TroubleShooter - Mirage Pools update Naples traffic hot spots Here is a look at the Traffic Hot Spots from the Collier County Sheriff's Office.

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Anchorage Daily News

Fire near McGrath hits 21,000 acres

The Village is a Daily News blog about life and politics in rural Alaska. Its main author is ADN reporter Kyle Hopkins.

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Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

Forecast upgraded for 2009 fire season

Wildfires are expected to consume about 600,000 acres of wildlands in Alaska this year, according to the Alaska Fire Service.

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Anchorage Daily News

Broken Snowshoe fire grows to 15,000 acres

A wildfire burning north of McGrath in Alaska's Interior grew to nearly 15,000 acres as wind blowing from the west fanned flames on Wednesday.

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Wed May 27, 2009

CNN

Lightning strike wildfire near McGrath Alaska

Smokey the Bear says HIGH fire risk...and the dense smoke from this huge fire emphasises that fact.

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DNR Public Notices

Southwest Fire Activity Update

Continued lightning activity since the weekend in the Kuskokwim Valley has ignited five more wildfires in the McGrath area bringing the two day total to nine.

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Tue May 26, 2009

Alaska Journal of Commerce

500-acre fire burning near McGrath

A wildfire started by lightning has burned about 500 acres in Interior Alaska. Alaska Department of Natural Resources officials say the fire is burning about 15 miles north of McGrath.

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CNN

Borealis Boadband webcam showing fire near McGrath, Alaska

The Borealis Broadband webcam has been giving us a bird's eye view of the minute by minute developments of this rapidly changing fire.

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Mon May 25, 2009

KTVA Anchorage

Crews work to contain Southwest fires

A lightning burst this weekend in the Kuskokwim Valley ignited multiple wildfires.

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Sun May 10, 2009

Alaska Journal of Commerce

Flooding continues in Akiak

Efforts are under way in Eagle to assess the damage caused when ice jams on the Yukon River caused massive flooding in the community.

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