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Surfers hit the waves at Lena Cove on 10-degree Fahrenheit day
Over a dozen Juneauites surfed the weekend’s winter waves.
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Avalanche lessons from mountain goats: A study of ‘Life on the Edge’
Wildlife biologist Kevin White shared the relationship between mountain goats and avalanches.
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On the Trails: Fledgling birds and spruce tips
The stroll was peaceful and the birds were singing.
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Avalanches impact mountain goat populations
Mountain goats seek safety from predators in steep terrain, but they are not immune to winter dangers.
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On the Trails: Wood ducks
Wood ducks nest seasonally in forested areas across North America from coast to coast in southern Canada and…
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On the Trails: Yellow-rumped warblers and other observations
My peanut butter feeder draws a nice assortment of visitors, including chickadees, nuthatches, siskins, juncos, a hairy woodpecker,…
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On the Trails: Violet-green swallows; shoveler ducks
In early May, one of my great pleasures was watching violet-green swallows in their fast, circular flights over…
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On the Trails: Spring??
The calendar says it is spring and maybe it is here. But several Juneau folks have mentioned that…
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On The Trails: Spring birds and toads
In late April, a male yellow-rumped warbler began coming regularly to my deck, visiting the feeders. He picks…
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On The Trails: Bryozoa
Sometime in April, a friend alerted me to some odd ball-shaped structures attached to a spruce log in…
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On The Trails: Spring arrives
Spring is happening, very slowly but surely. Purple mountain saxifrage has been blooming, salmonberry flowers appear, yellow violets…
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I Went to the Woods: No need to go pro
The coolness with which I lunged for the fish, missed, gathered myself, swept the rod back, lunged again…
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On The Trails: Kingfishers
Kingfishers have captured the fancy of people for centuries. In Greek mythology, the gods caused a man to…
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Alaska Science Forum: An early ascent of the Yukon River
Civil War veteran Charles Raymond was 27 when he accepted an assignment to visit the new U.S. territory…
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On The Trails: Spring flowers and their pollinators
Spring flowers have co-evolved with insect pollinators for a long time. The flowers require pollen delivery to set…
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On the Trails: Springtime
The last part of March seemed to pass slowly, at least for those of use impatient for spring.…
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On The Trails: Pseudoscorpions
Just before the spring equinox, a friend and I went out on the Fish Creek Trail one morning…
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Woven Peoples and Place: Seals, science and sustenance
Xunaa (Hoonah) necropsy involves hunters and students
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On the Trails: Spring comes slowly
February ground to a halt and March slowly geared up. Days were getting longer, but the tedious pseudo-spring…