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Angie Flickinger harvests spruce tips in Wrangell. (Courtesy Photo / Asia Dore Photography)

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Planet Alaska: Waterbody — Celebrating place

Wrangell is not a place you might imagine there’d be a skin care company…

Trevor Fredrickson, Sam Fredrickson and Beebuks Kookesh hike down to the shore on the way to be picked up by a floatplane that would return them home, to Angoon. (Courtesy Photo / Mary Catharine Martin)

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The Salmon State: Crossing Kootznoowoo — and exploring potential career paths

The 30-mile Cross-Admiralty Canoe Route could be seen as a straightforward trip: start in Angoon (Aangóon, or “isthmus…

This photo taken along the Rainforest Trail shows adventitious shoots on a red alder. (Mary F. Willson / For the Juneau Empire)

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On the Trails: Roots, shoots, tumors and bone spurs

Adventitious adventures.

A raven scans the horizon. Ravens are one of several animals known to gather together when resting at night. (Courtesy Photo / Ned Rozell)

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Raven roosts shrouded in mystery

As the sun set and the sky dimmed, the birds kept coming.

Page Bridges (Courtesy Photo)

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Living & Growing: The miracle of life

The kingdom of God is here. Now.

Not all steelhead are photogenic. (Jeff Lund / For the Juneau Empire)

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I Went to the Woods: Way too easy

Fish on.

An otter sleeps on the ice near an open channel (Courtesy Photo / Jos Bakker)

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On the Trails: Spring comes slowly

As I await more and bigger signs of spring, there have been good things to see along the…

"After nearly two decades in such a unique place, Alaska’s definitely rubbed off on me," writes Geoff Kirsch. "These streak marks, so to speak, appear most noticeable whenever I visit the Lower 48, land of Dairy Queens, zoning laws and people who’ve never scraped eagle poop from their windshields. To wit, nothing makes me appreciate living in Alaska more than leaving for a few weeks." Unsplash / Greg Rosenke

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Slack Tide: Alaska vs. the Lower 48

On one hand, flavorful tomatoes. On the other hand, the PFD.

Jane Hale (Courtesy Photo)

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Coming Out: At the pool

This column is a kind of conscientious objection…

"A kid’s hardest task is to learn how to translate their parents’ words into intelligible language. Baffled kids often ask, 'What is my mother saying?'" writes Peggy McKee Barnhill. (Unsplash / Vadim Bogulov)

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Gimme a Smile: What is my mother saying?

Kids, let me enlighten you.

This photo shows a porcupine near Valdez. (Courtesy Photo / Ned Rozell)

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Alaska Science Forum: The porcupine’s winter in slow-motion

While running through Bicentennial Park in Anchorage, biologist Jessy Coltrane spotted a porcupine in a birch tree. On…

Kevin Maier

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Sustainable Alaska: Climate stories, climate futures

The UAS Sustainability Committee is hosting a series of public events in April…

A bumblebee had pried open a lupine flower (Courtesy Photo / Kerry Howard)

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On the Trails: Social bees and social learning

Dancing, dialects and more.

HP Marshall of Boise State University takes a photo of Alaska’s North Slope north of the Brooks Range during a snow survey as part of a NASA experiment. (Courtesy Photo / Sveta Stuefer)

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Alaska Science Forum: Dozens descend upon Alaska to measure snow

“We would like to be able to map the water-equivalent (in snow) globally.”

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I Went to the Woods: Booking a bargain

The cheapest hotel in the line was on the end next to a bus stop with an advertisement…

Female mosquitoes have complex mouthparts, with toothy maxillae that saw a hole in the host, an injection tube for saliva, and another tube for sucking up blood. (Courtesy Photo / Bob Armstrong)

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On the Trails: Blood-eaters of the animal kingdom

Eating liquid blood is a moderately popular way of life in the animal kingdom.

The sun sets over the Pacific Ocean on the west coast of Costa Rica in Central America. (Courtesy Photo / Ned Rozell)

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Alaska Science Forum: Stranger in a rich land of winter life

Things an Alaskan notices while standing on a road in Costa Rica…

Being honest and telling a real story is much more appealing than a sponsor-laden, narcissistic production, but follow the author's advice about good filmmaking at your own peril. (Jeff Lund / For the Juneau Empire)

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I Went to the Woods: Keys behind story time

A good visual product is about good storytelling

Five Bohemian waxwings rest on a snowy branch between bouts of feeding. (Courtesy Photo / Kerry Howard)

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On the Trails: Variable sightings and weather in winter

Winter is an odd time of year here.

Lucy consults with Builder Nic Howell on float house construction issues. (Courtesy Photo / Lucy Moline-Robinson)

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Planet Alaska: A float house named Sea Pig

“I’ve always had a fascination with float house life.”