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This plant goes great in summer soups
Each year there seems to be a particular plant that captures my imagination. Last year it was rose…
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Sport fishing report for June 29, 2017
The weekly sport fish report is written by the Alaska Department of Fish &Game and made available to…
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Good finds in Gustavus
A summertime walk through woods and meadows is almost always good — birds are singing, flowers are blooming,…
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Possible new invasive species discovered in Juneau
There’s a new, probably non-native, invasive species in town, just discovered in late June. It’s a disease-causing fungus…
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Making do in the wilderness — refrigeration
When I told my friend Jo (who blogs at www.alaskafloatsmyboat.com) that I was building an outdoor cooler to…
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Plantains are everywhere, and offer many uses
Some plants are so commonplace that we fail to see them, even when we are paying attention. I…
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Biologists make room for the loons
Loons are a boon for bioresearch. Much like the canary in the coalmine, the health of these top…
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Hunting fossils under the midnight sun
Lou Marincovich’s book “True North: Hunting Fossils Under the Midnight Sun,” published May 15, sheds light on the…
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High summer along the pipeline’s path
YUKON RIVER — It’s high summer, past the solstice. Everything is alive here on the path of the…
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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…
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STEM in the summer: Cool activities for our hottest months
This is a reoccuring monthly columns about Science Technology Engineering and Math in Juneau: what it is and…
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Relearning composting
Almost everything that I had learned about composting in Southeast Alaska was debunked by Lisa Daugherty. I was…
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Interdependence Day 2017
This season has been filled with what the Irish call “fine soft days”, and a better climate for…
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Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Southeast Alaska
Reader-submitted images of Mother Nature in Southeast Submit your wild shots: The Empire Outdoors page is looking for…
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Unconscious adult bald eagle recovers
On May 2, Juneau Raptor Center volunteers responded to a page about an unconscious adult bald eagle on…
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A restock and recharge along the pipeline’s path
FAIRBANKS — I left my home here to begin a hike along the Trans-Alaska pipeline in late April.…
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Kayaker encounters
It goes without saying that I’m accustomed to having the wilderness entirely to myself. Which was why I…
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Beach greens make a wonderful edible
Some wild foods are easy to nibble as you walk trails or meander the tide line. Snacks that…
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Slugs (the mollusc kind)
The slug season is upon us, it seems. I recently pulled the first little brown slug off one…
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Drama on the home pond
A great ruckus arose on my pond, one afternoon in early June, while I was leisurely scribbling, comfortable…