Brooks Range Hunting Fight: Alaska’s Board of Game is weighing a sweeping hunting and trapping closure tied to the proposed Ambler Road corridor, a long-running flashpoint over industrial access and “extensive and irreversible” ecosystem damage concerns. Southeast Disaster Readiness: In Wrangell, residents heard expert briefings on earthquake, tsunami, and landslide risks, with draft hazard maps expected to guide local planning. Wildlife Before Timber: The U.S. Forest Service wrapped up goshawk surveys on Wrangell Island ahead of potential timber sales, finding no goshawks in the surveyed areas. Wildfire Outlook: New research points to climate-driven shifts that could make Alaska’s wildfire seasons larger and more frequent, including big increases in areas that historically burned less. Spaceport Expansion: Kodiak’s Pacific Spaceport is preparing for growth at Narrow Cape, with new infrastructure and workforce needs alongside environmental and recreation concerns. Fairbanks Weather: A brief cold snap is moving through Fairbanks after a record-cool summer, with frost and lows near freezing expected before a return to autumn norms. Education & Hunger: A study of Anchorage teachers links the end of universal free school meals to increased student hunger and lower meal participation. Arctic Science Communication: A public-facing effort is helping translate complex Arctic research from Toolik Field Station to broader audiences, including Alaska seniors and visiting educators.