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.
Credit KDLG/Tyler Thompson
Gabe Dunham with UAF and Alaska Sea Grant at Dillingham s erosion monitoring site by the sewage lagoon, fall 2019. Dunham was part of the initial Stakes for Stakeholders project in 2016 and continues to support erosion research in the region.
Researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks will travel to Dillingham this 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.