A patchwork of lingering mining claims and private landholdings has been cleared away and land stretching 14 miles along the salmon-rich Nome River is now in the hands of the Sitnasuak Native Corp., which has pledged to protect it. (via @alaskabeacon.com) www.adn.com/alaska-news/...
A deal transferred 1,700 acres along the river from The Conservation Fund to the Sitnasuak Native Corp., the Nome-based village Native corporation.
