Thursday
November 11, 2004
'Twilight'
Front Page Photo by Carl Thompson
 Alaska: Review
of Corps Permits on State Projects to Speed Up; State Workers
will Co-locate with Corps of Engineers - The Corps of Engineers,
Alaska District, and the Alaska Department of Transportation
and Public Facilities have entered into a cooperative agreement
that will speed up environmental review of COE permit applications
for ADOT&PF construction and maintenance projects. The agreement
was signed in Anchorage on Friday, November 5 by ADOT&PF
Commissioner Mike Barton and COE Colonel Timothy Gallagher, District
Engineer.
The agreement establishes two
liaison positions for the purpose of expediting design and implementation
of highway and airport improvements. Federal permits are needed
because the COE is responsible under federal statutes and regulations
to protect aquatic and other natural resources.
"The state has an increasing
number of federal-aid highway and airport construction projects
that involve areas for which the Corps of Engineers has federal
regulatory responsibility," said Barton. "We believe
that by co-locating two of our employees with the Corps staff
we should be able to significantly expedite those projects. Given
the short construction season, we are interested in anything
we can do to assure that permits are not holding up a construction
project. This agreement is an excellent step toward that goal."
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Thursday - November 11, 2004
Alaska: Virginia
Smiley named Director of Alaska Pioneer Homes - Department
of Health and Social Services Commissioner Joel Gilbertson announced
Wednesday the appointment of Virginia Smiley as Director of the
Division of Alaska Pioneer Homes. Smiley replaces John Vowell,
who retired in September. Smiley will be responsible for overseeing
all programs, budget, development and implementation of plans
and goals, and community representation of the Alaska Pioneer
Homes. - More...
Thursday - November 11, 2004
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A view from the R/V
Ewing in a fjord near Sitka.
Photograph by Bruce Finney
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Southeast Alaska: Pulling
history from the ocean floor by Ned Rozell - Bruce Finney
just returned from a 34-day cruise through southeast Alaska,
up to Glacier Bay and continuing on to Prince William Sound.
Along the way, he punched 30 holes into the ocean floor.
From those 30 holes, Finney
pulled up cores of sediment that together add up to more than
one-third of a mile. Now in cold storage in Corvallis, Oregon,
that long cylinder of ocean bottom holds the history of the Gulf
of Alaska. - More...
Thursday - November 11, 2004
Alaska: Field
Guide to Alaskan Corals Released - Two marine scientists,
Dr. Bruce Wing of NOAA Fisheries in Juneau and Dr. David Barnard
of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game in Kodiak, have released
a photographic field guide to deep sea Alaskan corals. - More...
Thursday - November 11, 2004
Alaska: Call
for Entries for the 2004 Alaska State Community Service Award
- The Alaska State Community Service Commission (ASCSC) will
be recognizing extraordinary volunteers for their commitment
and service to their local communities. - More...
Thursday - November 11, 2004
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