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Land and sea
We often think of land and sea as totally separate entities, and this is commonly reflected in separate…
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Tidepooling in May
Mid-May brought some fairly low tides during the daylight hours, so naturally I had to go prowling in…
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Birds compete fiercely for nesting sites
Birds are usually very choosy about where to put their nests. Some species prefer a site right next…
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Spring happens!
The end of April and early May brought signs that our reluctant spring was finally happening, at least…
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Spring photo contest winner
Last week, we asked you to send us your best outdoors shot that epitomizes “spring” in a photo.…
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A good, early spring walk
In mid-April, I had the privilege of observing a necropsy of a subadult male sea lion that recently…
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Late Petersburg man named Fisherman of the Year
United Fishermen of Alaska, the state’s largest organization for commercial fishermen, has posthumously named Michael Bangs of Petersburg…
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Fountains of youth
Myths and legends abound concerning magical waters that restore youthful appearances and sometimes might increase longevity. Over 2,000…
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Proposals due for joint fish, game board
The deadline to submit proposals to change how Alaska’s Fish Board and Board of Game advisory committees operate…
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Bird feathers and the smell of tangerines
Millions of Alaska birds nest on rocky emerald islands seen by few people other than ship captains. One…
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Moose in northern Southeast Alaska
In the past several years, the annual probability of sighting moose or their leavings has increased from something…
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Climbing a really big tree in Cowee Creek
I had an idea to revisit a giant tree I had previously seen down Cowee Creek. Cowee Creek…
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Alaska hot springs, far and wide
KANUTI HOT SPRINGS — After a few hours of skiing through deep snow, Forest Wagner and I smelled…
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‘Mountains beyond mountains’: How human waste (that’s right, poop!) can be transformed into safe and useful resources
I arrived in Juneau last summer with mixed emotions. I was excited to start a new life in…
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Birds of a feather: Why do birds do things in groups?
It is said that “birds of a feather flock together,” and indeed they do. We see gangs of…
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Doug Peacock and a walk around Douglas Island
Walking around Douglas Island isn’t fun in the traditional sense of the word. Most of the island’s beaches…
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Traversing the Mendenhall Glacier
While many were celebrating Easter and Passover with loved ones this past weekend, the University of Alaska Southeast…
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Wild, wonderful and cheap Yukon family canoe float trips
Southeast Alaska offers countless amazing outdoors opportunities but, due to our rugged and glaciated topography, there aren’t that…
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Snow buntings
As a few green shoots popped up in intertidal meadows and along the beach fringes in the middle…
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Wild Shots
Reader-submitted images of Mother Nature in Southeast Submit your wild shots: The Empire Outdoors page is looking for…