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PHOTO ESSAY: In rural Alaska, collecting driftwood saves time, money and brings jobs

Posted 6/30/25

GALENA, Alaska (AP) — As ice breaks on the Yukon River, Jake Pogrebinsky looks at the water from shore, searching for a large log floating downstream.

When he spots one, he hops into his wooden …

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