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Juneau Community Calendar: March 7 and 8

SATURDAY, MARCH 7

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A lot goes into angling before fly selection.

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I Went to the Woods: Evaluating your game

In the dusty filing cabinet of my memory, I can see Duke guard Trajan Langdon shoot a 3-pointer…

Win Gruening (courtesy)

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OPINION: Flood fears take center stage again

The specter of progressively damaging floods in Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley for years to come had been diminishing in…

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.…

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Hajo Eicken walks the sea ice off the town of Utqiagvik in about 2010.

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Alaska Science Forum: The full circling of a northern career

Hajo Eicken had “everything I could ever ask for” in his former career at a German institute. Well,…

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…

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Natalie Wallace, practicing medical oncologist, urges Alaskan legislators to act this session so we can make the prognosis for our health and environment better for the future.

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OPINION: Cancer physician urges legislators to act on microplastic, Styrofoam bills

My Turn: Oncologist speaks in support of 2 bills before the Alaska Legislature.

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…

Alaska Lieutenant Governor Nancy Dahlstrom speaks during a celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Dena’ina Wellness Center in Kenai, Alaska, on Friday, July 12, 2024. (Jake Dye/Peninsula Clarion)

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OPINION: Alaska maintains full control over its voter rolls

When it comes to Alaska’s elections, control belongs here in Alaska — not in Washington, DC. There have…

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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.

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Juneau Community Calendar: Feb. 28 and March 1

SATURDAY, Feb. 28

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.

A clear cut on Prince of Wales Island. Photo by Colin Arisman courtesy of SEACC.

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Tongass National Forest plan revision opens for public comment

Consistency with E.O. 14224, “Immediate Expansion of American Timber Production,” identified as motivation for the revision.

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.

A street in Nome, Alaska on Dec. 2, 2025. Nome, population 3,700, is accessible only by plane outside a few months when boats can pass through. But it will be the home of the nation’s only deepwater Arctic port. (Ruth Fremson/The New York Times)

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Port expansion in Alaskan town key to Trump’s global ambitions

Development of Nome’s deepwater port can help open untapped natural resources and shipping corridors.