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A window into the lives of brown bears
I first visited the Pack Creek Brown Bear Sanctuary on Admiralty Island seven years ago during a kayak…
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Fishing with a celebrity
I wonder what fishing with President Trump would be like. This isn’t a pseudo-political column meant to mock…
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The Ancient Tradition of Planting Trees for Remembrance
Since the Civil War, Americans have shown our respect for fallen military by visiting cemeteries, caring for graves,…
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Writers’ Weir: Winter at Kona Reef, Hawaii
Upon the edge of Kona town lies a reef of great renown. Waves well up out of the…
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Celebrating Little Norway
Petersburg transforms the third weekend of May. The downtown is closed to traffic, stores load up stock, and…
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Making sea glass candles from Alaska’s beaches
It may have slept at the bottom of the sea in a deteriorating hulk until rolled in a…
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Woodworking in the Tongass National Forest
Public lands surround Southeast Alaskans. The 17 million acre Tongass National Forest is where residents go to hike,…
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Meditating in the barnyard
2017 is my year of practice. I set a goal to meditate every day in 2017 and so…
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JDHS alumna graduates magna cum laude from UAF
Claressa Ullmayer, Juneau-Douglas High School Class of 2012, graduated May 6, 2017, magna cum laude from the University…
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Afterschool program now in 5th year
It’s no secret: the last few decades have seen fundamental changes to the way we live and work.…
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Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Southeast Alaska
Submit your wild shots: The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or…
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Creating a self-sustaining food culture
Unlike most people who attended the Alaska Design Forum’s workshop, I hadn’t read any of Joel Salatin’s books.…
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Talk among plants
As a young professional, I was interested in animals — how they make a living, how they raise…
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Alaska Forest Fund celebrates first year
With one year in the books, the Alaska Forest Fund (AFF) is throwing a party. The celebration will…
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The Canada, a Klondike gold rush shipwreck in Nahku Bay
At first glance she’s merely a stain on the beach visible only at low tide at the head…
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How to feel old
Advice: If you ever want to feel old, visit a high school. I guarantee you will feel old…
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Meet your Fourth of July Grand Marshals
This year’s Grand Marshals for the Fourth of July parade are Rosa L. Miller, Jim Triplette, Bea Findlay…
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Recent births
Recent births at Bartlett Regional Hospital: • On May 7, Alana Belle Thomas, a daughter, weighing 5 pounds,…
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Thank you for helping stamp out hunger
Thanks to the people of Juneau and Douglas for their overwhelming generosity for another successful Stamp Out Hunger…
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Twisted stalk, wild cucumber, or watermelon berry?
Streptopus amplexifolius has long been one of my favorite plants to munch. In the spring, I like to…