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In search of cranes
Our boots rustled noisily through the tall sedges and sweetgale shrubs as we wended our way into the…
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The best presents come wrapped in camo
Anyone who has run the same program for years and refuses to buy new gear should not be…
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Local volunteers meeting up Saturday to clean up coastline
This Saturday, people around the world are hitting the beach in the name of taking care of the…
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Photos: Fritz Cove skiff ride
I am usually hiking or climbing. This time I wanted to get on the water.
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Beavers do good work!
North American beavers were very nearly exterminated from the entire continent by European trappers and settlers.
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Tooth collections offer clues about walrus reproduction
I never thought I’d have a tray of walrus ovaries on my desk.
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Agencies throw celebration of local hiking trail
A Douglas Island trail has been getting a makeover, and people can get an update on the progress…
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On the Trails: Early fall in Cowee Meadows
A trip to Cowee Meadows usually provides a curious naturalist with something to contemplate. It’s also a good…
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Late summer flowers
One sunny day, I sat in a small meadow in the Kowee Creek drainage, just taking in the…
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Photos: Biking and hiking Herbert Glacier
Over the weekend Katie McCaffrey and I spent almost eight hours approaching and exploring the Herbert Glacier at…
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Buzz, chirp, squeak: How and why insects make sound
Back in the Midwest, in the summers I listened to cicadas calling and crickets chirping — sounds that…
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On the Trails: Stories behind the names
‘Twas the last day of July, and the big meadow at Eagle Beach State Rec Area was decorated…
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I Went To The Woods: Mountain madness
As I was leaning against a tree wondering how squirrel tastes since no deer were stepping in front…
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Eyewitness to the peregrine falcon’s recovery
YUKON RIVER — “She’s starting to wail,” Chris Florian says, referring to the worrisome shriek of a peregrine…
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Sustainable Alaska: Earth Overshoot Day
Today as I write this article (on Aug. 1), I reflect on the significance of it being Earth…
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Weird wildlife encounters
Earlier this week, while I was walking into work around noon, a small brown bat landed on my…
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Hiding in plain sight: disruptive coloration
Just above a stony beach on the way to Lena Point, a patch of yellow paintbrush caught my…
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Alaska’s big river never stops flowing
It’s midsummer, a good time to slip a canoe onto the Yukon River.