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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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A wilderness feel along an industrial path
GOLD RUN CREEK — This clear waterway running through boreal swampland marks the farthest Cora and I will…
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The language of summer
Communication is everything. Being able to make yourself understood clearly is at the base of all good relationships.…
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Weeds: The nemesis of gardening
After an empowering afternoon of watching Wonder Woman, I faced the ever-present task of weeding my plot. No…
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Farming in Southeast Alaska
May and June bring out all the new faces. The smaller the town the more noticeable you are;…
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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 superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or…
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Visiting Yakutat for the Tern Festival
In early June, I had the privilege of participating in the Yakutat Tern Festival. This gave me the…
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Delicious, poisonous elderflowers
A few years back, a high school friend had a fire that destroyed her house. Naturally, she mourned…
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Wild edibles and Becoming an Outdoors Woman
Becoming an Outdoors Woman (BOW) celebrated 10 years in Southeast this year. The first event was up in…
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Archimedes in the Wilderness
The question was: how to move a building from point A to point B in the bush with…
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Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Southeast Alaska
Submit your wild shots: The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or…
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Gear has come a long way in 20 years
When I walked this same path 20 years ago, I averaged six miles each day. After a few…
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It’s been a tough spring for gardening
I hope this isn’t your first gardening season here in Southeast. Our typical cold, wet season has gotten…
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Sustainable, high-quality seafood delivered to Southeast Alaska
The 2017 summer season marks the seventh anniversary of Sitka-based Alaskans Own (AO), a Community Supported Fishery (CSF)…
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How do loud baby animals not get eaten by predators?
Four baby juncos, in a nest tucked under a drooping clump of grass, lie low and are very…
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Bird stories
One day in late April, two friends and I scrambled up a steep stream-side slope to a perch…
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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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A window into the lives of brown bears
I first visited the Pack Creek Brown Bear Sanctuary on Admiralty Island seven years ago during a kayak…
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The Ancient Tradition of Planting Trees for Remembrance
Since the Civil War, Americans have shown our respect for fallen military by visiting cemeteries, caring for graves,…
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Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Southeast Alaska
Submit your wild shots: The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or…