#FocusWesternAK: Stebbins
Stebbins, Alaska — KNOM reporter Emily Russell traveled to Stebbins twice this year: the first time in February and the second time in July.
Photo: Emily Russell/KNOM.
The landscape throughout Western Alaska varies widely from season to season. In Stebbins, sea ice extends out from the shoreline during the winter months, serving as a highway for snowmachiners and a staging area for ice fishers.
In the summertime, the tundra turns a bright green, speckled with salmonberries, blueberries, and other fruitful plants, and fish racks line the beach.
Photo: Emily Russell/KNOM.
Old photographs line the walls inside the city building. Photo: Emily Russell/KNOM.
Photo: Emily Russell/KNOM.
Photo: Emily Russell/KNOM.
A salmonberry blooms on the tundra in Stebbins. Photo: Emily Russell/KNOM.
Photo: Emily Russell/KNOM.
Bernard Abouchuk sits on the beach in Stebbins waiting for a seal. Photo: Emily Russell/KNOM.
Photo: Emily Russell/KNOM.
[…] of news volunteer Emily Russell, who finished her service year in July, was to compile and post a series of photographs, online, of the rural community of Stebbins, Alaska, which she visited twice during her 2015-16 term. It’s part of a new photography series on […]