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You can always find somewhere to garden - even when you don't live on land. (Photo by Corinne Conlon)

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Dirt Girl: Finding land – even when you don’t live there

Recently, I ran into someone who told me she’d read one of my articles on gardening — but…

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New Shooter Orientation

The Juneau Gun Club has started a monthly orientation for new shooters. Attendees will learn how to shoot…

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Planetarium to present ‘The night sky’

The Marie Drake Planetarium will on Monday, March 14 present “The Night Sky Tonight,” covering current astronomical events…

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UA Foundation awards migratory bird research grant

The University of Alaska Foundation announced March 4 that Danielle Gerik, a graduate student in fisheries and ocean…

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Trap team spring season

The 2015 spring Juneau Trap Team program runs from March 20 to June 5. For those interested in…

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ACRC awarded $500,000 grant

In February 2016 the Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center was awarded a five-year, $500,000 grant from the National Science…

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Tongass National Forest Draft Plan Monitoring Program requests comments

The Tongass National Forest is seeking comments on intended administrative changes to the Forest’s monitoring program. The intended…

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Fireside Lecture: Mountain Running

An adventurous Fireside Lecture at Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center on Friday, March 4 takes the audience to remote…

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Sea ice research may improve spill cleanup strategies

Although sea ice is often thought to block the flow of oil through ocean water, a team of…

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Fishing fly-in lakes

The Raincountry Flyfishers will meet March 9 at 7 p.m. in the Thunder Mountain High School library. Sam…

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Learn to hunt black bears

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is revving up its 2016 class season. The first class it…

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Humane Society Poll: Alaskans oppose aerial hunting, baiting on National Wildlife Refuges

A new statewide poll by Remington Research Group shows that Alaska voters strongly support an end to certain…

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Beyond BOW: Hunter Ed

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game will soon offer its first “Beyond BOW” class in Southeast Alaska…

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Hands-on for UAS Fisheries students

Some Fisheries students have first hand experience in fishing boats … but only rarely do students get a…

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Winter Fortymile caribou season will close March 4

The State of Alaska winter hunting season for Fortymile caribou under Registration Hunt RC867 will close in the…

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Moose permits available

Surplus drawing permits for moose hunting in Interior Alaska will be issued on a first come–first served basis…

Chickadees open up the galls to reach and eat the tiny larva. (Photo by Kathy Hocker)

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On the Trails: Galls and Gizzards (in Gustavus)

Walking through the expansive stands of willow in Gustavus could give one the impression that a tall lawnmower…

Barrow, Alaska. Photo by Ned Rozell.

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Alaska Science Forum: Barrow’s extreme spring of one year ago

For a town of its size (4,300 people), Barrow receives more visits by scientists than any place in…

Nick Rutecki, who along with fellow Juneauite Logan Miller is walking around the country "with backpacks and no plans" on the side of a Southern road. (Photo by Logan Miller)

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The Walking Trip: The Sprawl

The first thing I see when I wake up is Morris. I squint against the white morning light,…

Nick Rutecki and Logan Miller are walking around America - consciously choosing to walk along roads as opposed to trails, in large part because of all the people they meet. Here, Nick Rutecki walks along a sidewalk in the South.

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On the road

At 11 p.m. on a spring night in 2008, Logan Miller and Nick Rutecki decided to walk the…