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🌱 How could Seward’s cruise dock noise rules affect whales and tour boats?
Be sure to catch Homer Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Seward on the Seward Patch calendar
Hi there, Seward! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How could Seward's cruise dock noise rules affect whales and tour boats?
- Planning a hike from Seward? See what Harding Icefield really offers.
- Why a Seward lodge owner is weighing in on trawling politics.
Also on today's calendar: Homer Girls JV Volleyball @ Seward.
Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Cloudy with a few showers, with a high of 61 and low of 53 degrees.
- Wednesday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 69, low: 52.
- Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 48 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• NOAA Seeks Comment on Seward Dock Permit Covering 298 Marine Mammal Harassment Events (natureworldnews.com) — Work at Seward's cruise ship passenger dock may continue under a renewed NOAA permit that allows limited underwater construction noise affecting whales, sea lions, and seals through 2027. Residents, boaters, and tour operators in Resurrection Bay can expect monitoring, occasional work stoppages, but no bay closures, and they have until September 23 to email comments on the proposal. 
• Climb out of the forest near Seward and you'll hit 700 square miles of ice (wheninyourstate.com) — If you're in Seward, this piece walks you step-by-step up the Harding Icefield Trail, starting in the green valley just outside town and climbing to sweeping glacier views. It explains distance, elevation, easier turnaround points, and wildlife you might encounter, plus shorter accessible options near Exit Glacier for families or less strenuous outings.
• Alaska trawlers roil the waters of U.S. Senate election (publicnewsservice.org) — Debate over bottom trawling and bycatch in Alaska's fisheries is shaping the current U.S. Senate race, and a Seward lodge owner is among those urging stronger protections for ocean health. Candidates Dan Sullivan and Mary Peltola both tout plans to curb bycatch, while advocates argue that trawling threatens salmon, local economies, and small tourism businesses like those in Seward.
📸 Around Seward
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Seward
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★ Featured events ★
- Homer Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Seward →
Seward High School, 2100 Swetman St, Seward
3:00 pm
Thursday October 1
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Other local events
- Homer Girls JV Volleyball @ Seward →
Seward High School, 2100 Swetman St, Seward
3:00 pm
Thursday October 1
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🗓 Events Nearby
- HS Volleyball @ CHS
Cordova City Schools CHS Gym
4:00 pm - Girls on Run (CFRC) @ ME
Mt. Eccles Elementary ME Commons
4:00 pm - JH Boys Basketball @ ME
Mt. Eccles Elementary ME Gym
4:00 pm - JH Cheer @ CHS
Mt. Eccles Elementary CHS Multi
4:00 pm - JH Girls Basketball @ ME
Mt. Eccles Elementary ME Gym
6:30 pm - H3 w/Pepper Kit Band →
Cooper Landing Brewing Company, 21879 Sterling Hwy, Cooper Landing
6:30 pm - H3 with Pepper Kit Band →
Cooper Landing Brewing Company, 21879 Sterling Hwy, Cooper Landing
6:30 pm
Wednesday September 9
Saturday September 19
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🗞 Nearby News
Soldotna
- Community designs, deals encourage new library card sign ups in Soldotna (kbbi.org)
Anchorage
- Pumpkin Festival to bring fall crowds back to Kenai Greenstrip (peninsulaclarion.com)
- Man Driving While at Four Times Legal Limit Arrested on Kenai Peninsula (alaska-native-news.com)
Nikiski
- Federal government transfers ownership of Alaska Native Medical Center to tribal consortium (adn.com)
- Fairbanks hosts Alaska State Disc Golf Championship (alaskasnewssource.com)
- Attempting to deliver gold rush news, a dozen carrier pigeons were once dispatched from the SS Portland (adn.com)
Ok Seward! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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