Sports
Alaska Science Forum: Scientists spend nights on top of volcano
Note: This story turns 10 years old this year. I am revisiting it because it shows the uncertainties…
News
On the Trails: Evolving from simple beginnings with symbiosis
The Latin roots of the word “symbiosis” mean living together. In the broadest sense, symbiosis refers to any…
Sports
Alaska Science Forum: Alaska’s weird fire season ain’t over yet
Waking to the smell of a wet ashtray (which, as a Child of the Seventies, I can still…
Sports
I Went to the Woods: The price of comfort
After a week of rain, I relished the few minutes of sunshine from my glassing spot on top…
Sports
On the Trails: An intertidal excursion
A very low tide in early August enticed me and a couple of friends out to see what…
Sports
Alaska Science Forum: Population of Yukon River peregrines nosedives
Numbers of adult peregrine falcons on the upper Yukon River in Alaska have decreased by more than a…
News
Salmon Derby expects to bring on the coho and some king
Popular charitable competition swims off starting Friday
Sports
On the Trails: High summer in Juneau
As July came to an end, fireweed was in bloom everywhere, the early flowers, low on the stem,…
Sports
Volunteers ramping up for new Mendenhall Valley mountain biking trails
Two trails at new Thunder Mountain Bike Park expected to open during coming week.
Sports
I Went to the Woods: The (Hunting) New Year
Of all the ways to begin a new year, the agreed upon one is the least interesting.
Sports
Alaska Science Forum: Alaska blueberries are good for you. Right?
Our beloved Alaska blueberry seems to have a bad reputation in parts of Europe and Scandinavia. There, people…
News
Alaska natural resources agency OKs bigger off-road vehicles on most state land
Alaskans can now use larger and heavier recreational off-road vehicles on most state land without a specialty permit,…
News
New Forest Service cabin coming to Mendenhall Campground
Cabin may open by next summer, is among first of 25 planned in Tongass and Chugach national forests.
Neighbors
On the Trails: Bioluminescence behavior
Bioluminescence refers to visible (to humans) light-emission by living organisms, by means of chemical interactions. Some organisms generate…
Neighbors
On the Trails: Cow parsnip and phototoxicity
Out on the wetlands at the end of Industrial Boulevard in early July, Lincoln’s sparrows and savannah sparrows…
News
Trail Mix celebrates wild 30th birthday
Birds and the bears add ardor to outdoor trail improvement and cookout gathering.
News
The Montana Creek master plan is finalized — now what?
Management officials emphasize openness to future ideas not included in plan.
News
Assembly votes down proposed Pioneer Road e-bike tours — again
The proposal was orginally rejected in late April.
News
Easy on the ice: CCFR recommends caution around icy lakes
The safest way to not fall through thin ice is to not go out onto it in the…
News
Statter Harbor float damaged by high winds
Variable geometry is a viable design decision for jets; less so for piers.