The crash in snow crab populations is forcing St. Paul to consider major budget shortfalls, as the Pribilof Island city depends on taxes from fish and crab processing; after a failed attempt in 2020, NOAA Fisheries is currently surveying ice seals in the Bering Sea; and a worrisome new strain of avian flu sweeping through wild bird populations in the Lower 48 has some of Alaska’s bird enthusiasts concerned.
Hailing from Southwest Washington, Maggie moved to Unalaska in 2019. She's dabbled in independent print journalism in Oregon and completed her Master of Arts in English Studies at Western Washington University — where she also taught Rhetoric and Composition courses.