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This photo shows the Mendenhall Glacier on Saturday, April 30, along the Nugget Falls Trail. (Courtesy Photo / Deana Barajas)
A golden-crowned sparrow visits garden out at 15 mile. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
Dewy poisonous baneberries seen in the meadow off the Horse Tram Trail on April 27 . (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
“That time of year – Slow down for Wildlife,” writes Kenneth Gill of this photo taken near the Auke Recreation area. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
A Steller’s jay on Chicken Ridge seen on April 28. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
Orcas swim near the the shore of Kupreanof Island on April 26. (Courtesy Photo / Joe Sebastian)
This photo shows a mountain bluebird on the Wetlands on April 19. (Courtesy Photo / Cynthia Donaldson)
This photo shows the pre-dawn view from Kupreanof Island. (Courtesy Photo / Joe Sebastian)
This photo was taken along the Salmon Creek Dam Trail. (Courtesy Photo / Deana Barajas)
The beavers are busy on the shore of Mendenhall lake. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
The ski run coming down from the Ptarmigan Chairlift on April 20. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
Western gulls on Rock Peninsula overlooking lightly frozen Mendenhall Lake. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
This photo shows the northern lights over Juneau. Photo taken April 13,2022. (Courtesy Photo / Jack Beedle)
This photo shows the North Douglas forest with Admiralty Island National Monument snow covered peaks. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
This photo shows the Mendenhall Glacier. (Courtesy Photo / Linda Bergman)
This photo was taken on the Bluff Trail at the end of North Douglas. (Courtesy Photo / Deana Barajas)
A pigeon guillemot paddles in between docks, Gastineau Channel, Juneau. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
This photo shows “snow creatures at Eaglecrest,” writes Deborah Rudis. (Courtesy Photo / Deborah Rudis)
Blushing spring crocus seen near Centennial Hall on April 10, 2022. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
This photo was taken in early April on the Point Bridget Trail. (Courtesy Photo / Deana Barajas)
Two swans in Cowee Creek pause to have their photo taken on April 8, 2022. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
Two swans in Cowee Creek pause to have their photo taken on April 8, 2022. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
This photo was taken April 6 at Eaglecrest. (Courtesy Photo / Ben Ng)
This photo shows a pair of mallards on the bank of the Mendenhall River on April 6. (Courtesy Photo / David Athearn)
Spring is in the air, a crocus from out the road. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
“Wow! Juneau sure is beautiful when the sun shines,” writes Bill Andrews of this April 4 photo. (Courtesy Photo / Bill Andrews)
A riot of color among the crocus at Centennial hall seen on April 3. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
This photo shows Kettle Pond on a recent sunny day. (Courtesy Photo / Larry Johansen)
This photo was taken along the way to Point Bridget. (Courtesy Photo / Deborah Rudis)
This photo shows the view from Kupreanof Island. (Courtesy Photo / Joe Sebastian)
This photo shows a Lapland longspur, (breeding color) on the Mendenhall Wildlife Game Refuge, Juneau, Southeast Alaska. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
The sunrise is reflected off the water at the North Douglas boat ramp on March 27. (Courtesy Photo / Bill Andrews)
A spiral of stones lies in front of Nugget Falls. (Courtesy Photo / Shammy Perdon)
Skunk cabbage: The first sign of spring as seen at Norway Point on March 30. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
A sprinkle of rain on a seemingly blue sky day brings a rainbow to the Lemon Creek area on March 26. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
Jack Beedle snapped this photo of the aurora borealis over Thunder Mountain on Monday. (Courtesy Photo / Jack Beedle)
Canada geese fly on March 9 at Mendenhall Wetlands. (Courtesy Photo / Carolyn Kelley)
This photo taken on a recent weekend shows layers of snow along a creek at Eaglecrest. (Courtesy Photo / Deborah Rudis)
A sudden break in the cloud cover highlights the top of snow-capped Mount Juneau. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
Swabs were seen at the Eagle Beach picnic area on March 25. (Courtesy Photo / Gary Miller)
“It was good to see the top of Mount Jumbo after so many days of grayness and rain,” writes Denise Carroll. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
Early blossoming butterbur is a shrub whose leaves grow to the size of elephant ears on March 11. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
The USCGC Cutter John F. McCormic, docked in Juneau on March 17. (Courtesy Photo / Rob Welton)
From the trail up Mount Roberts we hear and see a long narrow avalanche cascade down Mount Juneau on March 12. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
Lichens offers a warm winter coat to this conifer located near the tram on March 12. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
A Canada goose keeps watch as others rest, Mendenhall Wetlands State Game Refuge. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
This photo shows the waterfront by Outer Point Trail on North Douglas on March 6. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
Pussy willows abound on the trail to Nugget Falls on March 5. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
A large group of Sea Lions (15 of which did not fit in picture) Fritz Cove by North Douglas, Southeast Alaska. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
Snow-capped mountains and ridges seen from Point Bridget State Park on March 9. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
Crocus are up in a Gold Street garden on March 12. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
This photo was taken on March 8 on the Kingfisher Pond trail. (Courtesy Photo / Deana Barajas)
This photo was taken on March 8 on the Kingfisher Pond trail. (Courtesy Photo / Deana Barajas)
This photo shows the view from the Ptarmigan Lift at Eaglecrest on a recent sunny day. (Courtesy Photo / Deborah Rudis)
“Lovely morning to be out on the Mendenhall Wetlands,” wrote Bill Andrews of this March 3 photo. (Courtesy Photo / Bill Andrews)
This photo shows a sunny day at Eagle Beach State Park. (Courtesy Photo / Deborah Rudis)
A surf scoter cruises through the downtown boat harbor on March 4. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
Snap, crackle, pop! As temps warm, ice on Twin Lakes begins to fracture on March 3. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
This photo was taken in the mud flats area of North Douglas. (Courtesy Photo / Elizabeth Jennings)
This photo was taken along the Switzer Loop Trail on Feb. 19, 2022. (Courtesy Photo / Deana Barajas)
This photo was taken in the mud flats area of North Douglas. (Courtesy Photo / Elizabeth Jennings)
This photo was taken along the Switzer Loop Trail on Feb. 19, 2022. (Courtesy Photo / Deana Barajas)
This photo shows the view from Eagle Beach looking across to Mount Golub emerging through the cloud, with Lincoln Island in the foreground. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)