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Vegetation The vegetation in Chignik Bay is
typical of remote Alaska, here we have low
shrubbery, beach rye grasses, alders and willow.
Alders and willows grow perhaps 20 to 25 feet high.
There are no natural growing evergreen trees. The
few evergreen trees are ones that have been
transplanted from either Kodiak or Anchorage areas
and growing in private yards. Considerable amount of
salt/fresh/brackish marsh vegetation, within the
village area considered wetlands. Wild flowers
typical of Alaska bloom during the summer, such as
dandelion, fireweed, iris, rose, lupine and
horsetail. Salmonberries, cranberries, crowberries
and blueberries are the only edible berries in the
area. Strawberries grow very well if maintained. |