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Photos provided by Naomi Klouda and Gretchen Legler Naomi Klouda, left, and Marybeth Holleman will be presenting a slideshow titled “Touchstones of Glaciers and Bears: Navigating a Changing Climate” from 1 to 2:30 p.m. on March 8 at Juneau’s Valley Library.

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2 authors to talk climate change, glaciers and polar bears at Juneau library

Marybeth Holleman and Naomi Klouda will present ‘Touchstones of Glaciers and Bears: Navigating a Changing Climate’ at Valley…

The City and Borough of Juneau is at 5600 Tonsgard Ct. (City and Borough of Juneau photo)

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Juneau recycling center opens limited drop-off, regular hours

Curbside pick-up has opened; city recycling center will accept cardboard, mixed paper and glass drop-off between 8:00 a.m.…

Thunder Mountain Middle School. (Screenshot from Google Street view)

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Juneau School Board of Education announces 3 superintendent finalists

Meet the finalists at a community forum on Wednesday, March 4 at Thunder Mountain Middle School from 6…

A lake in the interior closed for fishing because of PFAS contamination. (Photo courtesy of Alaska Community Action on Toxics)

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Screening, discussion of film on forever chemicals coming to Juneau

Doors open at 5:30 p.m. at Elizabeth Paratrovich Hall on March 4. A rally for clean water is…

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Juneau Community Calendar: March 2 to 8

MONDAY MARCH 2

Mendenhall River flood in 2025. (Photo courtesy of Kim Kiefer)

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Disaster response coordinator looks for more volunteers in Juneau

VOAD coordinator Akanksha Basil formalizes, expands disaster relief response in Juneau.

Trail worker chainsaws felled tree. (Photo courtesy of Trail Mix, Inc.)

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Juneau off-road vehicle park awarded $10,000 for trail development

The funding will support ongoing development of a 35-mile ORV park.

Surfer catches wave at Lena Cove. (Photo by Atticus Hempel/Juneau Empire)

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Surfers hit the waves at Lena Cove on 10-degree Fahrenheit day

Over a dozen Juneauites surfed the weekend’s winter waves.

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Amalga Mine applies to build road by Herbert Glacier Trail

The proposal opened for comment on Feb 17.

Weekly events guide: Juneau community calendar for Feb. 23 – March 1

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Weekly events guide: Juneau community calendar for Feb. 23 – March 1

MONDAY FEB. 23

U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, delivers an annual address to the Alaskan Legislature. Provided by Alaska House Republicans

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Sullivan addresses Senate, protesters Outside

Protesters booed, shouted ‘coward’ as Sullivan approached the chamber with, ‘good morning, everybody.’

Photo courtesy of Paul Robbins. Claire Giordano paints a glacier using watercolors as the Tracy Arm Ford’s Terror Artist in Residency for 2024.

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Forest Service Artist-in-Residence Applications Open

Voices of the Wilderness open for applications until March 1.

Google Maps 3.79 acres of land across from Costco and The Home Depot may soon become an apartment complex with up to 120 units.

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Juneau Assembly moves forward with housing proposals

Assembly members voted to advance six housing proposals, including four affordable housing projects.

Clarise Larson / Juneau Empire Gov. Mike Dunleavy signs a memorandum of understanding March 9, 2023 between the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities and Goldbelt Inc. to pursue engineering and design services to determine whether it’s feasible to build a new ferry terminal facility in Juneau at Cascade Point.

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Cascade Point ferry terminal unpopular among committee members, public

The construction of the new ferry terminal has received $28.5M in funds while the ferry system itself remains…

Early in the morning at 4 a.m. cruise ship coming in to Pond Inlet, Nunavut. (Carpenter Media Group file)

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Alaskan Dream Cruises announces shutdown after 15 years

Allen Marine Tours shuts down subsidiary small ship cruise line Alaska Dream Cruises.