Researchers roll out erosion tracking tech in Bristol Bay
June 3rd 11:15 am |
Tyler Thompson, KDLG News
Researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks traveled to Dillingham last week to continue erosion research in 11 of Bristol Bay's coastal communities.
An ongoing project that started in 2016 as "Stakes for Stakeholders," it aims to help residents monitor erosion with affordable time-lapse cameras and survey equipment on wooden stakes in 10 communities.
In Ekuk, environmental coordinator Jennifer Robinette has observed the dangers of an eroding coastline in the village. She started tracking erosion on her own before joining the "Stakes for Stakeholders" effort with UAF.