Anchorage tears down homeless camps as new winter shelter opens

And: Hundreds of Mat-Su students stage walkout to protest school board and superintendent ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Email not displaying correctly? [View the web version]( Today's sponsor: [Today's sponsor: Sylvan Learning]( Support independent reporting on what Alaskans care about most. [Subscribe today.]( Good afternoon. It’s Wednesday, Nov. 1. In today's newsletter: - Anchorage [opened its 150-bed emergency winter homeless shelter]( in Midtown this week and proceeded with its plans to clear out three homeless camps. - Hundreds of high school students across the Mat-Su [walked out of class]( Tuesday to protest a recent series of decisions backed by school board members and administrators. - Amid catastrophic shortfalls in salmon harvests in some of Alaska’s rural communities and little movement on the issue of salmon bycatch locally, [advocates are pushing the Biden administration]( for a workaround. After two years of discussion and debate, the nation’s premier birding organization has decided that birds should not have human names. The American Ornithological Society will [replace North American bird names in honor of people]( with monikers that better describe their plumage and other characteristics. And the group will start with birds whose names trace to enslavers, white supremacists and robbers of Indigenous graves. Anchorage weather It's partly sunny today with a high near 40 degrees. There's a chance of rain on Thursday, turning to freezing rain overnight and into Friday. Precipitation remains in the forecast through the weekend, and daytime temperatures will hover in the low 40s. Here’s what else is making headlines in Alaska today. — Megan Pacer, mpacer@adn.com [Anchorage tears down homeless camps as 150-bed winter shelter opens →]( Despite a slow start at the new shelter, the group contracted to run city emergency winter shelters expects the beds to be filled by the end of the week. Meanwhile, the city dismantled three homeless camps. ADVERTISEMENT [Alaskans drawn to alpine lakes for ‘once-in-a-decade’ ice skating conditions →]( Sub-freezing temperatures and clear skies made for rare skating conditions in the alpine area surrounding Anchorage in recent days. Conditions can change quickly, and adventurers should know how to identify safe ice and carry emergency rescue equipment, experts say. [Hundreds of Mat-Su students stage walkout to protest school board and superintendent →]( The walkout was in response to what organizers called “anti-student” decisions from Superintendent Randy Trani and the school board, including challenged book removals and limiting the authority of the board’s lone student representative. [With little movement on salmon bycatch, Alaska advocates look to Biden administration for executive action →]( A federal agency says it’s considering a rewrite to guidelines that shape management plans for Bering Sea and other fisheries. But it has not yet committed to taking action. (via the Northern Journal) [Salmon runs in Alaska’s Kuskokwim River show some positive signs, but totals remain low →]( For chum salmon, long a mainstay in local people’s diets, returns were better this year than last year and better than the record-low conditions of 2021, preliminary numbers show. (via Alaska Beacon) ADVERTISEMENT More from the ADN [Man shot and killed in Western Alaska home, charges say →]( [Home schooling’s rise from fringe to fastest-growing form of education →]( [The tide that raises all ships, All-American Cole Nash leads UAA’s cross country resurgence →]( [As vacancies grow, Senate Democrats work to circumvent Tuberville’s blockade on military nominees →]( [Colleges braced for antisemitism and violence. It’s happening. →]( [You’re emailing wrong at work. Follow this etiquette guide. →]( The ADN relies on readers like you. [Get digital access to the ADN for as low as $1.99 for the first month]( and help us cover the news that matters most here in Alaska. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Anchorage Daily News, 300 W 31st Ave, Anchorage, AK 99503, United States