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Off the Beaten Path: The visitor
Years ago, while camped alone on a ridge in the White Mountains, I crouched over a boiling pot…
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Fly fishing film fest
The Juneau Chapter of Trout Unlimited is hosting the 2016 International Fly Fishing Film Festival “IF4”. IF4 consists…
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Commissioner Adopts Southeast State Forest Management Plan
The Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources adopted the Southeast State Forest Management Plan on Feb. 29.…
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Flycasting for beginners
Community Schools has scheduled two learn-to-flycast work workshops in March and April. They will be taught by Tony…
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Audubon talk: Resident Whales
At the Juneau Audubon Society meeting on Thursday, March 10, Joshua Peters will present “Southern Resident Whales and…
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Remainder of Winter Fortymile Caribou Season to Close
The State of Alaska winter hunting season for Fortymile caribou under Registration Hunt RC867 will close in the…
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4H camp registration open
Registration is open for Alaska Experience Camp, a program of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service,…
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Antlers, horns and bear-hide bounty featured at auction
Three-dozen bear skins – including some large brown bears – moose and caribou antlers, sheep horns and even…
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Trout Unlimited: Thousands of Southeast Alaskans support protections for high-value salmon waters in Tongass
According to a press release from the fishery conservation group Trout Unlimited, more than 3,500 fishermen, sportsmen and…
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This week’s snow report
Eaglecrest Ski Area: New snow (24 hours): • Base: 0 inches • Top: 2 inches New Snow (48…
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Planting for spring
Despite a recent cold snap and snow, we here in Southeast Alaska are moving closer to spring. The…
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The many signs of northern change
In anticipation of an arctic science conference happening next month in Fairbanks, an editor asked me to write…
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On the Trails: Walking Gustavus beaches
On a recent walk on some of the great sandy beaches of Gustavus, two friends and I observed…
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National Park Service Centennial activities this week
The National Park Service’s Centennial year is under way, and Alaska’s national parks are kicking off a series…
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Stomachs wanted: halibut and flounder
Ever caught an arrowtooth flounder when you were hoping for halibut? Ever had to face the prospect of…
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Wrangell Ranger District requests public input on Anan Wildlife Observatory
Wrangell Ranger District requests public input on Anan Wildlife Observatory Till March 1, the public can give their…
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Alaska Science Forum: Country bird, city bird, same bird
The upper Colville River is one of the quietest places on the planet, a land of cliffs and…
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From rock to forest: Southeast’s carbon sink
To talk with local scientists about the Tongass National Forest is to become aware of how much lies…
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On the Trails: Murrelets
If you venture out on the water, you will see small, dark brown birds that dive with a…
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Off the Beaten Path: A raven story
The other day, near the tree line on Thunder Mountain, I heard what sounded like an owl. I…