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On the Trails: Gliding in air
An eagle soars overhead, wings spread, making only minute steering adjustments of wing and tail feathers. It’s gliding…
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Art in Unusual Places
The Juneau Empire welcomes reader-submitted photos of art in unusual or unexpected places. To submit email your photos…
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On the Trails: November gloom and cheers
I like to live where there are seasonal changes in weather and natural history activity, but sometimes those…
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Alaska Science Forum: Surfing in winter on cross-country skis
With mild temperatures and ample snow, much of Alaska is now primed for cross-country skiing. It’s a sport…
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Aurora forecast for the week of Nov. 20
These forecasts are courtesy of the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Geophysical Institute and available online, along with more…
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On the Trails: Animal life cycles
There are two basic life-cycle patterns among animals. Many animals have complex life cycles with two or more…
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On the Trails: Early November sightings
An early November stroll on the dike trail was uneventful until I met some Real Birders, who were…
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Alaska Science Forum: Secret lives playing out all around us
While we were sleeping, they were out there. Two red foxes, a male and female, pawing into spring…
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On the Trails: Enchanter’s nightshade
Enchanter’s nightshade is a tiny perennial plant we commonly see (and walk right past) alongside many of our…
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On the Trails: Hawks of the forest
We have two species of forest hawks: the American goshawk and the much smaller sharp-shinned hawk. Both have…
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Alaska Science Forum: Plastic in the rain of Southeast Alaska
“We found microplastics in every single rain sample (gathered in Juneau),” Sonia Nagorski told a group of people…
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On the Trails: September walks
With a piece of good luck, despite the forecast of yet more rain, blue skies appeared one morning…
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On the Trails: What do you see?
When you take a walk, what do you see? I mean really SEE. Sometimes I don’t really see…