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Inletkeeper

@inletkeeper.bsky.social

Dunleavy’s new Admin Order 360 is a fast-track to losing our voice.

No expert review. No real public input. Open season for Outside industry — and Alaska’s lands, waters, & wildlife on the line.

#protectcookinlet #youcanteatgold #alaska #cookinlet

Dunleavy drive to reduce regulation could reshape many parts of life in Alaska | Alaska Beacon

A new administrative order seeks to radically reduce state rules that underpin dozens of professions, utilities, elections and more.

alaskabeacon.com

October 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM

Inletkeeper

@inletkeeper.bsky.social

🚨 Alaskans deserve a voice!

BOEM cut the public from Lease Sale 258—no hearings, no comments, no say on new oil drilling in Cook Inlet | Tikahtnu. 🌊🐟 This silences communities & sets a dangerous precedent.

Read more on our blog:
#cookinlet #Alaska #CommunityVoices #climatejustice

Federal Government Silences Cook Inlet Voices on Lease Sale 258 - Inletkeeper

Development of Lower Cook Inlet’s federal oil and gas leases could proceed without allowing public comment—an action that may affect fisheries, tribes, and established commercial businesses...

inletkeeper.org

September 24, 2025 at 1:15 AM

Juli

@world-wanderer.bsky.social

#CookInlet #Alaska #AK
#ClimateCrisis
#Protest
#FossilFuels DESTRUCTION from the most greed-based, power hungry, conveniently climate-denying degenerates

Alaska Beacon @alaskabeacon.com · Sep 19

No public comment or hearings on environmental review of oil leasing in Alaska’s Cook Inlet, reports Yereth Rosen for the @alaskabeacon.com

No public comment or hearings on environmental review of oil leasing in Alaska’s Cook Inlet | Alaska Beacon

A federal agency is skipping a public comment process on a Cook Inlet lease study, citing a Trump administration policy.

alaskabeacon.com

September 22, 2025 at 6:55 PM

Inletkeeper

@inletkeeper.bsky.social

🐋 TOMORROW: Spot belugas in Anchorage!

Morning whale surveys with Inletkeeper → Alaska Zoo table 1–4 PM. Learn about these iconic whales & join the community counting them.

📍 Details: bit.ly/46hxQaL

#BelugasCount2025 #CookInlet #Alaska

September 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM

Kelly Eldridge

@ossiferous-ak.bsky.social

I got to see my first Leach's Storm-Petrels (Hydrobates leucorhous) today, with a view of Augustine Volcano in the background! 😄

#SugpiaqTerritory #DenainaTerritory #CookInlet #Alaska

August 17, 2025 at 6:24 AM

Kelsea A

@kelsea-bythesea.bsky.social

P.S. Due to funding uncertainties, AKBMP will not be onboarding new volunteers until more funding is secured. Please visit akbmp.org for other ways to get involved.

📷: AKBMP

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#cookinlet #belugawhale #speciesinthespotlight #endangeredspeciesact #marinemammalprotectionact

Alaska Beluga Monitoring Program

community science along the shores of Cook Inlet

akbmp.org

July 26, 2025 at 5:31 AM

Francisco Miguel Litardo

@onthewaymedia.bsky.social

An immature eagle on Clam Gulch Beach, Clam Gulch, Alaska

#WeekZforZoology #Eagle #Bird #BirdOfPrey #BaldEagle #Beach #ClamGulchBeach #AlaskaSky #CookInlet #TidalPools #JuneSea #Surf #Sand #Photography #EastCoastKin

A bald eagle stands alone on a wet, dark sand beach with shallow tidal pools reflecting the blue sky. Behind it, gentle waves roll in from the ocean, and the horizon stretches under a soft, cloud-dappled sky. The eagle’s white head and yellow beak contrast sharply with its dark brown body, creating a striking image of wilderness and solitude.

June 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM

HeatherinPDX

@hmarieh21.bsky.social

Came home to Alaska for a visit and caught this beautiful eagle soaring over the Cook Inlet in front of Mt. Iliamna 🥰 #naturephotography #alaskaphoto #eagle #mountiliamna #cookinlet #nature #eagle #water #mountain

Eagle flying through a clear, blue sky over bright blue water with a large snow covered mountain in the background

June 21, 2025 at 8:37 PM

Francisco Miguel Litardo

@onthewaymedia.bsky.social

From the city of #Kenai, located on the #KenaiPeninsula, #Alaska, visitors can enjoy a beautiful scenic vantage point overlooking the mouth of the #KenaiRiver and, beyond that, #CookInlet.

#AlaskaSky #Boats #Mountains #Harbor #KenaiFyordsNationalPark #Photography #Lumix #LumixG9 #EastCoastKin

This image, taken captures a scenic view of a body of water with several boats, likely fishing vessels, in the foreground. On the left side of the image, there's a pier with various buildings, possibly industrial or commercial, bordering the water. In the midground, a stretch of lush green trees forms a dense forest. Beyond the forest, a range of majestic snow-capped mountains rises against a cloudy sky, adding a dramatic backdrop to the scene.

This is a landscape photograph featuring a wide expanse of water in the foreground, with a narrow strip of land and trees beyond it. In the background, a majestic range of snow-capped mountains stretches across the horizon under a partly cloudy sky. The water appears calm, reflecting the light from above. There are some faint ripples on the water's surface. The strip of land separating the water from the mountains is covered in what appears to be green vegetation and some scattered trees, with a denser line of trees bordering the foot of the mountains.

An expansive landscape photograph features a wide, calm body of water in the foreground, likely a river or bay, reflecting the cloudy sky. Beyond the water, a flat, grassy plain extends, with hints of marshy areas. Several vehicles, possibly trucks or SUVs, are visible on what appears to be a track or road running through this plain. A dense, dark green forest forms a prominent band across the midground, separating the plain from the distant mountains.

June 18, 2025 at 9:29 PM

🌬Arctic Char 50501 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🇪🇺

@arcticchar.bsky.social

Fishing guides in the area said they were asked to keep watch for the individual, who had been recreationally kayaking when he went adrift. The reason for the separation is unknown. #CookInlet #alaska #WhiskeyGulch #kenaipeninsula
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Search Under Way For Kayaker Missing Near Whiskey Gulch - Radio Kenai

Alaska State Troopers say they received the initial report around 9 p.m., after the man was seen drifting southwest in the inlet, separated from his kayak.

radiokenai.com

June 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM