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A skunk cabbage inflorescence shows the pointed stigmas of the female phase and the beginning of pollen presentation for the male phase. (Mary F. Willson / For the Juneau Empire)

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On the Trails: Spring has sprung

Early avian harbingers have been joined by lots of other species…

Artist Liza McElroy of Seward, Alaska, recently sketched two moose in their summertime aquatic environment to illustrate this story. (Courtesy Image / Liza McElroy)

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Alaska Science Forum: Why is a moose’s nose so big?

The more you nose.

Klas Stolpe

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Pure Sole: A remembrance of my mother

The aroma of lupine lingered in the air at my mother’s deathbed.

The Rev. Karen Perkins.

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Living & Growing: A ‘virtuous cycle’ of service and connectedness

This is an invitation.

The author's wife waits for a steelhead to hit. (Jeff Lund / For the Juneau Empire)

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I Went to the Woods: A solid skunking

But learning never stops and often happens best when reflecting upon failure.

On a visit to Pokai Bay, Cruz shares the significance of the ancestral lands where she lives, on the Waianae coast of O’ahu. Cruz speaks to the battle that her community is enduring to protect their lands and leads prayers with the visitors from Southeast Alaska. (Courtesy Photo / Lauren Tanel)

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Resilient Peoples & Place: Cultural healing mission bonds Indigenous peoples across the Pacific

Tucked amongst the endless array of fog-coated islands that make up the Tongass National Forest, on the northwest…

Spruce tip, Fireweed blend jelly. (Vivian Faith Prescott / For the Capital City Weekly)

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Planet Alaska: Postcards from the Rainforest

If your hometown could talk, they asked, what would it say?

High school and Little League baseball and softball teams bow their heads during invocation for Gastineau Channel Little League's opening day Saturday at Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park. (Ben Hohenstatt / Juneau empire

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Pure Sole: The Little League

It’s the Little League season.

A pair of rough-skinned newts beginning the process of mating in a local pond this spring.  (Courtesy Photo / Bob Armstrong)

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On the Trails: Rough-skinned newts

Breaking new(t)s.

In October 2007, 1-year-old Anna Rozell admired a statue of Balto in Central Park of New York City. (Courtesy Photo / Ned Rozell)

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Alaska Science Forum: Long after run to glory, Balto lives on

Balto gives scientists insight into what makes Alaska sled dogs and other working breeds unique.

Jane Hale (Courtesy Photo)

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Coming Out: Making mustard

Pardon my caps, but I LOVE THAT STUFF.

This photo available under a Creative Commons license shows a statue of Julian of Norwich holding her book "Revelations of Divine Love." Leo Reynolds / Flickr)

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Living & Growing: ‘All Shall Be Well’

Julian of Norwich is a mystic whose message of love and trust in God’s goodness are much needed…

Blueberry flowers provide early-season food for bumblebees. (Courtesy Photo / Bob Armstrong)

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On the Trails: Setting the seasonal clocks

Our spring is slow in coming.

Kristen Rozell skis past grizzly bear tracks pressed into a snowmachine trail near Fairbanks on April 23, 2023. (Courtesy Photo / Ned Rozell)

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Alaska Science Forum: Bear tracks on snow a sign of the season

Melt season is a sad time for people who enjoy the magic of snow crystals bonding so well…

The author's steelhead was not in the mood for pictures. (Jeff Lund / For the Juneau Empire)

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I Went to the Woods: One good fish

Often it’s the thinking that supplies the proper amount of weight and gratitude.

This December 2013 photo available under a Creative Commons license shows holly berries and leaves. A study of European holly in Spain showed that leaf browsing by mammals induces an increase of prickliness of the leaves. (Dendroica Cerulea / Flickr)

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On the Trails: Inheritance of genetic and acquired traits

Fun with phenotype phenomenon.

Jane Hale (Courtesy Photo)

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Coming Out: A creative personal aesthetic

I think aesthetics are more than just politics.

Emiko and Syun-Ichi Akasofu serve tea to guests at their home in Fairbanks in December 2021. (Courtesy Photo / Ned Rozell)

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Alaska Science Forum: Aurora expert helped expand Alaska tourism

When Syun-Ichi Akasofu walks by in the building on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus that bears his…

Leeann Thomas, third-generation owner of the Triangle Club, stands before the business her grandfather started in 1947. The location has a long history of Juneau businesses. (Laurie Craig / For the Downtown Business Association)

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Rooted in Community: The Triangle Club and 76 years of the Thomas family

Historical photos hang in the building that once housed the famous Winter and Pond photo studio.

Iditarod checkpoint volunteers turned a light on in the ghost town of Ophir during the 2023 race. (Courtesy Photo / Jay Cable)

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Alaska Science Forum: Biking 1,000 miles of Iditarod trail

During a human-powered journey of that length, things will not go as planned.