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Youth fishing day at Twin Lakes on June 4
The Juneau Ranger District’s annual co-hosted Family Fishing Day will be at Twin Lakes on June 4 from…
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Alaskans ask for improved protections for waters, fish
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources received an unusually high number of comments in a recent public comment…
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Director picked for National Weather Service Alaska Region
Carven Scott has been named director of the NOAA National Weather Service’s Alaska Region in Anchorage. He started…
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Grill yourself on these safety tips
It’s barbecue season, and while people are grilling up hot dogs, hamburgers and steaks, the risk of a…
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Two Alaska communities awarded Forest Service Wood Innovation grants
Two Alaska communities were awarded Forest Service Wood Innovation trants: the Haines Borough and the Hydaburg School District.…
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Wild Shots
Submit your wild shots: The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or…
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Skagway derby cancelled
Skagway derby cancelled SKAGWAY — Skagway’s Pat Moore Memorial Game Fish Derby has been cancelled for the second…
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Jeff Lund on work vs. luck
I recently read an article in The Atlantic about the perception of luck and why it matters more…
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Fish Factor: The start of salmon season
Alaska’s salmon season has gotten underway with lots of optimism, a far cry from the bleak feelings of…
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Woodshed Kings: Wood heat part II
Wealth is different things to different people. When September rolls around two of the best things in the…
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My Turn: Legislators should act for families of officers lost in the line of duty
When I discovered during my service as governor that an Alaska State Trooper who was killed on the…
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Wild Shots
Submit your wild shots: The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or…
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Raincountry Flyfishers’ Casting Night
The 23rd annual Casting Night will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, May 19 at Twin Lakes.…
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Celebrate International Migratory Bird Day in Juneau
The Tongass National Forest in partnership with Juneau Audubon Society and Juneau Community Garden Association will host International…
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Summer closure of four islands in Glacier Bay
To prevent human disturbances and mortality rates of chicks during nesting season, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve…
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Photos: Bears, bears, everywhere
U.S. Forest Service park ranger Donald Macdovgall 59, stands on the Steep Creek Meadow platform looking down at…
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Off the Trails: Sparrows
In late April and early May, I enjoyed seeing a variety of sparrows, most of which were arriving…
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Alaska Science Forum: Much of the Arctic is lower than it was before
When botanist Janet Jorgenson first visited a patch of tundra east of Kaktovik in 1988, it was flat,…
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Arbor Day: American legacy
“Arbor Day is not like other holidays. Each of those reposes in the past, while Arbor Day proposes…
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Harvesting devil’s club shoots
What an incredible spring. Although I am always happy to see the end of winter, I like the…