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The story behind these elegant spider webs
One fine, cold day in late January, I took a stroll on crunchy snow. In a couple of…
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Photo blog: Skinning Mount Troy
On a recent Wednesday, University of Alaska Southeast’s spring semester Outdoor Studies Leadership group went up Mount Troy.…
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Climate change and place identity
I am a winter person. Growing up in Fairbanks, much of my calendar year was dictated by snow,…
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Largest earthquake on the planet, until proven otherwise
What’s this? Another aftershock? That’s hundreds now, each more faint than the last. Sorry, I guess I’ve moved…
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Fireside Lecture: for spruce trees, little bugs are a big deal
The Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center’s Feb. 2 Fireside Lecture will uncover the mystery behind what’s affecting Juneau’s spruce…
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Deer hunt reports due to ADF&G
With the end of January comes the closing of all Sitka black-tailed deer hunting in Southeast. Now, the…
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Learn to fly tying, casting and more with Raincountry Flyfishers
Raincountry Flyfishers, Juneau’s collective of fly fishing enthusiasts, meets twice a month to tie flys and work on…
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Vessel drill instructor workshop
The Alaska Marine Safety Education Association (AMSEA) will offer a Fishing Vessel Drill Conductor workshop in Juneau on…
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Loud noises quietly polluting environment, wildlife
We hear a lot about the many ways that we humans pollute our environment — ocean acidification, plastic…
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Impossibly large bird spotted in Mendenhall Valley
According to several eyewitness reports, a bird with a wingspan nearly the width of Mendenhall Loop Road has…
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Meditations on deer hunting
A few mornings ago, I saw the fresh tracks of a big buck in a creek bed at…
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Anan visitor permits go on sale Feb. 1
Permits to visit Anan Wildlife Observatory near Wrangell will go on sale at 8 a.m. Feb. 1 for…
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Photo blog: Sawmill Creek Falls in the winter
In the past I’d only ever been to Sawmill Creek, north of Juneau, by kayak in the summer.…
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Lakeside findings
Sometime in mid-January, after a nice cold snap, the temperatures soared into the fifties; even near the glacier…
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Your hair knows where you’ve been
Sprouting from your head at the rate of more than three inches a year, hair is a recorder…
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Master gardener training registration open
Master gardener training that begins Feb. 7 in Juneau will teach participants how to design, plant, and maintain…
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Winter trailside observations
Here’s an assortment of winter observations that gave pleasure to some trail-walkers. • Late November, Eaglecrest. Parks and…
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Curious by Nature: Do hatchery fish hamper wild king and coho?
“I have heard that the huge releases of hatchery pink and chum salmon are seriously reducing food for…
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Salmon is on the menu for Lake Clark’s wolves
Deep within Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, staff at a remote ranger station on the north shore…
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Fireside Lecture series schedule change
The U.S. Forest Service announced a change of schedule for the first Fireside Lecture at Mendenhall Glacier Visitor…