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The ups and down of fishing in 2016

Values of Alaska salmon permits have taken a nose dive after a dismal fishing season for all but a few regions.“No activity for drift gillnet… Continue reading

  • Nov 2, 2016
  • By LAINE WELCH

My Turn: St. George Island’s subsistence lifestyle is in jeopardy

I have lived on St. George Island my entire life. Our community has seen huge transitions here, from Russian control and American seal harvesting days,… Continue reading

  • Oct 19, 2016
  • By VICTOR F. MALAVANSKY
Guy Unzicker.

Guy About Town: Halloween — It’s the most interesting time of the year

Time to buy those lawn ornaments, stock up on candy bars and get ready to argue over who is more terrifying — it’s election season!… Continue reading

  • Oct 16, 2016
  • By GUY UNZICKER
Guy Unzicker.
In this photo taken Sept. 10 2016, a moose stands across the water at Snyder Lake in Glacier National Park, Montana.

Commissioner turns down challenge of predator control rules

FAIRBANKS — Alaska’s Department of Fish and Game commissioner has rejected calls from petitioners critical of the state’s predator control rules to change the hunting… Continue reading

In this photo taken Sept. 10 2016, a moose stands across the water at Snyder Lake in Glacier National Park, Montana.
Michael Hirsh, of Olympia, Washington, gets a rare nose-to-nose view of a grizzly bear during his visit to the 27th annual Nisqually Watershed Festival at the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge northeast of Olympia, Washington, on Sept. 24. The taxidermy display — which also included a smaller black bear — were on loan from Cabela's sporting goods for the Nisqually Land Trust's educational display.

Commentary: Yellowstone grizzlies’ new peril

Consider the grizzly bear, while you can. Gone from California since 1924, despite gracing the state flag. Gone from Utah the year before that, when… Continue reading

  • Oct 6, 2016
  • By RICK BASS
Michael Hirsh, of Olympia, Washington, gets a rare nose-to-nose view of a grizzly bear during his visit to the 27th annual Nisqually Watershed Festival at the Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge northeast of Olympia, Washington, on Sept. 24. The taxidermy display — which also included a smaller black bear — were on loan from Cabela's sporting goods for the Nisqually Land Trust's educational display.
Off the Beaten Path: A bear's last feast

Off the Beaten Path: A bear’s last feast

A very large Admiralty Island brown bear, its bloated belly hanging low, waded down Pack Creek pouncing on the last of the year’s salmon. It… Continue reading

Off the Beaten Path: A bear's last feast
This undated photo provided by Alaska Railroad shows a 40-foot liquefied natural natural gas tank in Anchorage, one of two that will carry the first U.S. shipment of LNG by rail. The railroad has scheduled the first shipment of LNG from Fairbanks to Anchorage on Tuesday.

Alaska Railroad prepares for first US shipments of natural gas

ANCHORAGE — The Alaska Railroad is making final preparations for the first U.S. rail shipments of liquefied natural gas, a fuel that could be used… Continue reading

This undated photo provided by Alaska Railroad shows a 40-foot liquefied natural natural gas tank in Anchorage, one of two that will carry the first U.S. shipment of LNG by rail. The railroad has scheduled the first shipment of LNG from Fairbanks to Anchorage on Tuesday.

Walker: State will sue over game management rule

The state of Alaska and the federal government are headed back to court — again — to resolve another instance of “federal overreach,” Gov. Bill… Continue reading

My Turn: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service steps out of bounds on Alaska refuges

Few places in the world maintain a stronger connection to hunting, gathering and eating well from the land than Alaska. Here, the harvest of wild… Continue reading

  • Sep 5, 2016
  • By SAM COTTEN
Katrina (Aklá) Hotch, Education Project Coordinator, helped compile materials and sound for two Tlingit language apps released by Sealaska Heritage Institute last week.

Haa shuká: Tlingit language apps connect past, present and future

A new app, Tlingit Games, brings you into the world of wildlife. Choose “Birds!” and you watch hummingbirds, kingfishers and Stellar’s Jays fly in and… Continue reading

Katrina (Aklá) Hotch, Education Project Coordinator, helped compile materials and sound for two Tlingit language apps released by Sealaska Heritage Institute last week.

Alaska Editorial: Avian flu arrives in Alaska

The following editorial first appeared in the Ketchikan Daily News:Highly pathogenic avian flu — an extremely infectious variety of bird flu often fatal to birds… Continue reading

  • Aug 31, 2016

My Turn: Wildlife professionals culpable in Alaska bear attack

Wilderness guide Anna Powers followed bear spray and bear encounter guidelines to the letter — and that’s why she’s in a hospital recovering from a… Continue reading

  • Aug 31, 2016
  • By DAVE SMITH

Reports on Alaska’s major gas project open to public comment

KENAI — The public now has access to new reports detailing the work involved in creating Alaska’s proposed liquefied natural gas project.Project managers submitted the… Continue reading

Off the Trails: Plant evolution and life cycles

Occasionally, friends have asked me about the life cycles of plants, so here I will attempt to summarize them, in the context of plant evolution.… Continue reading

Siena Farr with a sled dog met on the Farr family Great Alaskan Staycation.

The Great Alaska Staycation

Alaska is special. We know this. When we first move here, we suffer all manner of hardship to glimpse God from a mountain ridge or… Continue reading

Siena Farr with a sled dog met on the Farr family Great Alaskan Staycation.
Vera Starbard

Meet this year’s winners of the Mayor’s Awards for the Arts

The Juneau Arts and Humanities Council on Wednesday announced the winners of the ninth annual Mayor’s Awards for the Arts in 2016.The awards honor artists,… Continue reading

Vera Starbard

Twins capture state tourney

In the end, the Post 20 Twins reaped the rewards of their hard work.The Twins captured the American Legion Alaska State Tournament crown Saturday night… Continue reading

Agency seeks input ahead of possible Cook Inlet lease sale

ANCHORAGE — The federal agency that oversees offshore petroleum development took a step Friday toward a possible 2017 lease sale in Alaska’s Cook Inlet with… Continue reading

Ella Mooney takes over for her mother Jen and protects sockeye salmon from bugs.

How to gill a girl: Salmon fishing in Hydaburg

HOW TO GILL A GIRL: SALMON FISHING IN HYDABURGLike a salmon, I grew up running wild. As a toddler, I chased my brother through the… Continue reading

Ella Mooney takes over for her mother Jen and protects sockeye salmon from bugs.

Woman recovering from bear bite in Alaska

ANCHORAGE — A woman in Alaska is recovering after being bitten by a brown bear while she was hiking on a trail with her two… Continue reading