Crowdsourcing Conservation: App Aims to Help Protect Migratory Fish
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Tucked away in the remote expanses of Western Alaska, hidden streams carve through the untouched wilderness. Unique species of fish glide beneath the surface, oftentimes unnoticed and undocumented. The Alaska Fish Habitat Mapping project, more affectionately known as the “Fish Map App”, seeks to change this by documenting previously unreported migratory patterns and species. The […]
Nome-Beltz Senior Stars in Documentary Celebrating Conservation
![SCA media and education intern Lia Nydes, Bering Land Bridge National Preserve Superintendent Jeanette Koelsch, Nichlos Gutowski, and NPS Park Ranger Lupe Zaragoza spoke about their experiences after the screening of "National Park DIaries" in Nome.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/FullSizeRender-3-1200x900.jpg)
Nichlos Gutowski, a senior at Nome-Beltz High School, helped film the documentary that followed him and other teenagers over three weeks volunteering in National Parks.
NOAA Scientist Finds Rare Whales in the Bering Sea
![An extremely rare North Pacific right whale takes a breath at the surface of the ocean.](https://knom.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/North_Pacific_right_whale-1200x800.jpg)
A NOAA researcher used underwater sound to locate one of the rarest animals in the Bering Sea.