Alaska Sporting Journal - April 2022

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ALASKA BEAT TWEET OF THE MONTH

Sara Boario, a longtime Alaskan, was recently named director for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Alaska Region. “Sara was raised across Alaska and has a deep commitment to working with all of Alaska’s communities as shared stewards of fish, wildlife, and habitat,” said Martha Williams, USFWS Director. (U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE)

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One of the most likable mushers in the game and a guy that loves his dogs as much as you can has won his first Iditarod. Congrats Brent Sass. His kennel is called Dazed and Confused and the winning pooches are all named after the cast from the movie. Why? They were born on 420! @geomaratos; March 15 –Brent Sass of Eureka, Alaska, won the 50th Iditarod in eight days, 14 hours, 38 minutes and 43 seconds.

THEY SAID IT

“I grew up learning from Alaskans, and in my career I’ve had the privilege to work alongside countless partners across the state on a wide range of projects and issues. It is an honor to contribute my experience and passion for the state, its people, our agency, and the wildness that sustains us all.” -Sara Boario on being named the new regional director for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife’s Alaska Region

CONGRESS ENTERS PROTECT BRISTOL BAY CHAT

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welve Congressmen and -women joined the crusade to implement permanent protections to Bristol Bay and its lifeblood, salmon. They were spurred to action by an Environmental Protection Agency announcement that the agency would reassess the situation with the proposed

Pebble Mine by May 31, further delaying what many in the Bristol Bay fishing community and beyond have been fighting for for years – that the mine and other similar projects will never be allowed here in the future. The March 7-dated letter to EPA administrator Michael Regan was signed by 12 U.S. Representatives from

mostly Western states (all Democrats). “While the necessary permit for the Pebble Mine was denied by the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in 2020, this permit denial is not a permanent solution. Permanent protections are urgently needed for this irreplaceable and significant ecosystem,” the letter read in part.

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