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Nancy Lord

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Town Without Fish

Commentator Nancy Lord, an Alaska fisherperson, visits Astoria, Oregon, at the mouth of the Columbia River, once a thriving fishing community with 22 salmon and tuna canneries lining the waterfront. The only remnants of this way of life she finds today are in a museum.

Green Alaska

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Explorations in an Aquarium

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Fish Camp

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Tipi Rings

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Valdez Oil Spill: Slimy Souvenirs for Sale

An update on an old story that just won’t go away. It seems that the cleanup from the disastrous 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill is not over yet. The state of Alaska still owns 2,000 samples of oil taken by scientists as evidence in various lawsuits. The state Department of Environmental Conservation has a plan […]

JOHN BURROUGHS: A NATURE WRITER TO REMEMBER

April marks the birthday of nature writer John Burroughs. Once one of the most popular figures in America, Burrough’s work is almost entirely out of print today. Commentator Nancy Lord says this writer-naturalist deserves some modern attention. Nancy Lord comes to us from member station KBBI in Homer, Alaska. Her newest book, Fishcamp: Life on […]

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Bigfoot Lives Here

Commentator Nancy Lord remarks on the universal myth of “BigFoot” and how old growth woods make sure there is always a habitat for such universally important creatures of the imagination.

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ANWR Oil Drilling: Get It out in the Open

Commentator Nancy Lord states her preference that oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge be discussed in an open, forthright manner, and not pursued behind closed doors in Congressional budget negotiations. Ms. Lord lives in Homer, Alaska.

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Postcard from Alaska

Commentator Nancy Lord remarks on her trip to Alaska’s Aleutian islands  ? a place that modern America has not completely transformed.