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On the Trails: Three observations to ponder
While we are waiting (?patiently?) for spring to really get rolling, here are a few things to think…
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On the Trails: Wings aloft!
When vertebrates moved onto land, long ago, some of them eventually became airborne, way after the insects did.…
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On the Trails: Little bones
We’re all familiar with the major bones of a human body, although many folks don’t know their official…
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The path to Juneau’s heart: The Airport Dike Trail
Created as emergency access road for airport, it’s now a popular area for dog walking and birdwatching.
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On the Trails: Three small owls
We have three small owls that share a lot of characteristics. They are the boreal owl (Aegolius funereus)…
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On the Trails: Tree bark
The center of a tree or shrub stem (from roots to trunk, branches, and twigs) is woody, composed…
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Alaska Science Forum: The threat within an Alaska mountain
Mount Churchill stands in a white corner of the Alaska map, deceptive in its cold, windblown silence. At…
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On the Trails: Some January observations
One day, late in January, a friend and I watched two Steller sea lions swimming near Pt. Louisa.…
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I Went to the Woods: Tie one on
As a kid I threw spinners and spoons, and didn’t bother to learn the impact of bugs in…
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On the Trails: Northern flickers visit Juneau
There are over a dozen species of flicker, living in various parts of the Americas. The species we…
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Alaska Science Forum: Dangerous cold across the land
In late January 2025, meteorologists from the National Weather Service Prediction Center in College Park, Maryland, are predicting…
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On the Trails: Naturalists ask many questions
Curious naturalists can ask different kinds of questions about what we see. The most basic kinds consist of…
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Alaska Science Forum: The first satellite’s Alaska connection
The first satellite’s Alaska connection
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On the Trails: Making hay and storing food
Many animals store food in preparation for winter or just to be eaten later. Bears and wolves are…
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Alaska Science Forum: Jimmy Carter, the man who preserved Alaska
Right about now, within a shrub in southern Texas, a ruby-crowned kinglet twitches to face northward.
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On the Trails: Licorice ferns
The understory of our forests is graced with lots of ferns in a variety of shapes and sizes.…
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I Went to the Woods: Different, not better or worse
A seven-foot minuteman stands on a rock base where Massachusetts Avenue splits at the end of Lexington’s main…
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On the Trails: Sea lions, horned grebes, and brown creepers
I often walk out to Pt. Louisa for the great vistas and a good chance of seeing some…
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On the Trails: Loons
One misty day in mid-December, a friend and I walked the little Fish Creek Trail. At the side…