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A jar holding stink currant jelly is (Vivian Faith Prescott / For the Capital City Weekly)

Planet Alaska: Stink currants and landslides

Currant events.

A jar holding stink currant jelly is (Vivian Faith Prescott / For the Capital City Weekly)
Arctic bristletails, like the ones shown in this photo, are wingless insects that live along the shoreline. (Courtesy Photo / Aaron Baldwin)

We’re still learning about these unusual insects

The’ve been around for 400 million years.

Arctic bristletails, like the ones shown in this photo, are wingless insects that live along the shoreline. (Courtesy Photo / Aaron Baldwin)
Garden of Agony plays in the Friday family’s living room in February 2019. Since then, the band has released an album and several music videos. Remixed tracks and new music are coming soon, band members said in an interview. (Ben Hohenenstatt / Juneau Empire File)
Garden of Agony plays in the Friday family’s living room in February 2019. Since then, the band has released an album and several music videos. Remixed tracks and new music are coming soon, band members said in an interview. (Ben Hohenenstatt / Juneau Empire File)
This photo shows “Get Comfortable” by Nick Galanin, which is part of “Simply Big,” an exhibit of large format artworks from the Alaska State Museum collection made between 1970 and 2020 by renowned artists from around the state. It includes works that have not been on exhibit before as well as recent acquisitions made possible by the Rasmuson Foundation. (Courtesy Image / Alaska State Museum)

Your guide to First Friday

Here’s what’s happening on Oct. 2, 2020.

This photo shows “Get Comfortable” by Nick Galanin, which is part of “Simply Big,” an exhibit of large format artworks from the Alaska State Museum collection made between 1970 and 2020 by renowned artists from around the state. It includes works that have not been on exhibit before as well as recent acquisitions made possible by the Rasmuson Foundation. (Courtesy Image / Alaska State Museum)
Lycopodium clavatum or running club moss often has long stems that are covered with short leaves, and they “run” over the ground before making erect branches that bear cones on stalks. (Courtesy Photo / Bob Armstrong)

Club mosses and the evolution of land plants

The roots go back a while.

Lycopodium clavatum or running club moss often has long stems that are covered with short leaves, and they “run” over the ground before making erect branches that bear cones on stalks. (Courtesy Photo / Bob Armstrong)
Tia Shoemaker, hunting guide and bush pilot on the Alaska Peninsula, stands next to her family’s plane.(Courtesy Photo / Tia Shoemaker)

Pride of Bristol Bay: A conversation with a hunter and conservationist

She is fighting to ensure future generations will experience the wilderness of Bristol Bay.

Tia Shoemaker, hunting guide and bush pilot on the Alaska Peninsula, stands next to her family’s plane.(Courtesy Photo / Tia Shoemaker)
There might be goats… just over the hill

There might be goats… just over the hill

There’s always a fish or deer or quorum of widgeon that peck at you during the off season.

There might be goats… just over the hill
Planet Alaska: A berry by any other name would taste as sweet

Planet Alaska: A berry by any other name would taste as sweet

Head over heels for gaawák.

Planet Alaska: A berry by any other name would taste as sweet
A bear stands in a field of hemlock parsley at Eagle Beach two years ago before the bears demolished most of the plants. (Courtesy Photo / Doug Jones)

What’s on taproot: Carrots and their wild relatives

They grow near Juneau.

A bear stands in a field of hemlock parsley at Eagle Beach two years ago before the bears demolished most of the plants. (Courtesy Photo / Doug Jones)
A group of people watch bears cross the road near Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center on Sept. 16, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)

Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska

Reader-submitted photos for late summer 2020.

A group of people watch bears cross the road near Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center on Sept. 16, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
Courtesy Photo / Annie Bartholomew                                Marian Call sings during the recording of “Swears!” The new five-song EP that lives up to its title.
Courtesy Photo / Annie Bartholomew                                Marian Call sings during the recording of “Swears!” The new five-song EP that lives up to its title.
Trails offer signs of Autumn’s beginning

Trails offer signs of Autumn’s beginning

Autumn begins.

Trails offer signs of Autumn’s beginning
“In Love and Warcraft,” a joint production from Perseverance Theatre and the American Conservatory Theater, will be livestreamed in a series of shows Sept. 4-12 and available on demand Sept. 18-25

Review: Perseverance Theatre co-production offers raunch and heart

“In Love and Warcraft” is smarter, more caring than the average sex comedy.

“In Love and Warcraft,” a joint production from Perseverance Theatre and the American Conservatory Theater, will be livestreamed in a series of shows Sept. 4-12 and available on demand Sept. 18-25
Kristina Cranston works in her home-studio-gallery in Sitka. (Courtesy Photo / Tommy Joseph)

Planet Alaska: Revitalizing Tlingit doll-making

It’s universal.

Kristina Cranston works in her home-studio-gallery in Sitka. (Courtesy Photo / Tommy Joseph)
This photo shows a fly infected by Cordyceps entomopathogenic fungus. There are many hijackers in the animal kingdom and some parasites alter the behavior of their hosts. (Courtesy Photo / Alejandro Santillana)

Dirty tricks abound in the animal kingdom

Ain’t nature grand!

This photo shows a fly infected by Cordyceps entomopathogenic fungus. There are many hijackers in the animal kingdom and some parasites alter the behavior of their hosts. (Courtesy Photo / Alejandro Santillana)
Singer-songwriter from Juneau gets golden opportunity
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Singer-songwriter from Juneau gets golden opportunity

‘Songland’ co-winner’s music will help promote the Olympics.

Singer-songwriter from Juneau gets golden opportunity
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Starlings, like the one shown in this photo, are among the birds known to mimic the songs of other species. (Pixabay)

Birds may prefer novel songs, sing for fun and other birdsong facts

They’re no longer singing in the rain.

Starlings, like the one shown in this photo, are among the birds known to mimic the songs of other species. (Pixabay)
Maleah Wenzel, Heather Powell and Vivian Mork harvest devil’s club in Juneau amid a pandemic. (Courtesy Photo / Heather Powell)

Planet Alaska: Harvesting devil’s club is a big responsibility

“You hold in your hands the knowledge of our most sacred medicine.”

Maleah Wenzel, Heather Powell and Vivian Mork harvest devil’s club in Juneau amid a pandemic. (Courtesy Photo / Heather Powell)
Courtesy photo / Owen Hatcher                                Owen Hatcher summited five of Juneau’s major peaks in one 15-hour effort, relying entirely on his own power, on Wednesday, July 29, 2020.

High 5: Juneau man summits 5 peaks in one Herculean run

His 15-hour trek covered nearly 60 miles of running and biking.

Courtesy photo / Owen Hatcher                                Owen Hatcher summited five of Juneau’s major peaks in one 15-hour effort, relying entirely on his own power, on Wednesday, July 29, 2020.
Pride of Bristol Bay: Lessons from a Bristol Bay ‘salmon mama’
Pride of Bristol Bay: Lessons from a Bristol Bay ‘salmon mama’