Lecture scheduled on �Ӱ�ԭ�� salmon traps

October 21, 2013

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Gustavus author and historian James Mackovjak will give a free public lecture, “�Ӱ�ԭ�� Salmon Traps: Their History and Impact on �Ӱ�ԭ�� Communities,” Oct. 22 at the Anchorage Cooperative Extension office.

The lecture, which runs from noon to 2:30 p.m, will also be offered by videoconference in Room 108 of the Brooks Building on the University of �Ӱ�ԭ�� Fairbanks campus, the Petersburg Public Library and campus locations in Kodiak, Homer, Bethel and Ketchikan. It will also be streamed online at this address: .

�Ӱ�ԭ�� statesman Vic Fischer will introduce Mackovjak, who has written five books on �Ӱ�ԭ�� history, including his most recent, “�Ӱ�ԭ�� Salmon Traps.” Mackovjak describes salmon traps as “among the most efficient fish-catching devices the world has even seen.” The �Ӱ�ԭ�� Legislature banned the controversial traps after �Ӱ�ԭ�� became a state.

Call 907-786-6300 for videoconference locations and to reserve a seat at the Anchorage Extension office, which is located at 1675 C St. The University of �Ӱ�ԭ�� Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service and the Institute of Social and Economic Research are co-sponsoring the lecture.

ADDITIONAL CONTACTS: Tony Nakazawa, 907-460-0825, atnakazawa@alaska.edu.

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