Alaska Safe Riders gears up for Iron Dog
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Alaska Safe Riders Director Mike Buck discussed snow machine safety, such as sharing a trip plan, using proper equipment and communication technology, as people gear up for Iron Dog. Alaska Safe Riders offers snow machine, ATV and ROV safety courses as well as other resources at alaskasaferiders.com.
Arctic Deep Draft Port design pushed back, Congress funding increased
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Nome’s deep draft port project was originally scheduled to have 95% of its final design set by the beginning of December 2022. As the new year has begun, that benchmark has been delayed. The upside is the port project is getting a financial boost.
Arctic Energy “mobile office” visits Nome
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Givey Kochanowski visited Nome on behalf of the Arctic Energy Office under the U.S. Department of Energy.