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Off the Beaten Path: An old bear hunter’s love
Late in life, Ralph Young, a bear guide, found himself sitting alone at a bar in Petersburg, well…
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On the Trails | A wildlife extravaganza in Auke Bay
During late November and early December, Auke Bay harbor put on a wildlife spectacular, drawing photographers, reporters, and…
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Southeast Alaskans deliver transboundary mining letter, MOU comments to State
It’s a matter of sequence. Southeast Alaskans involved on the issue of transboundary mines Wednesday delivered a letter…
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Denali wolf numbers and viewing remain at historic low level
The National Park Service this week released its fall 2015 update on the status of Denali National Park’s…
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Ski scholarship period extended
Eaglecrest Ski Area is extending the application process for the Hilary Lindh Scholarship, in which the selection committee…
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Mountain conditions
New snow (24 hours): • Base: 0 inches • Top: 11 inches New Snow (48 hours): • Base:…
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Auke Bay’s Wild Kingdom
If you’ve visited Auke Bay’s Statter Harbor in the last few weeks, you’ve seen a world gone wild.…
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On the Trails: Animals that help each other
As I was reading a research paper about the foraging behaviors of killer whales (orcas), I found a…
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Avalanche workshop aims to give people tools to survive
On a Friday night about a dozen years ago, Tom Mattice, then the owner of a snow cat…
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Alaska Science Forum: Mystery of the dancing wires revealed
In this quiet, peaceful time of year, with all the noisy birds flown south and all the scary…
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Mountain conditions
New snow (24 hours): • Base: 0 inches • Top: 0 inches New Snow (48 hours): • Base:…
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Christmas in Space at the Marie Drake Planetarium
The Marie Drake Planetarium will feature a free presentation on “Christmas in Space” Tuesday, Dec. 8 at 6:30…
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Trappings season opens on ABCs
The trapping season for marten, river otter, mink and weasel opened Dec. 1 on Admiralty, Baranof and Chichagof…
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Troopers investigate deer wasting
Alaska Wildlife Troopers on Dec. 1 found a pile of discarded deer bones and meat in a dirt…
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November rain (and trap shooting)
On a cold, dark, rainy day in late November, the shooters at a Juneau Gun Club registered match…
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Eaglecrest’s Rail Jam postponed
Eaglecrest Ski Area’s Downtown Rail Jam, which was scheduled to happen Saturday, Nov. 28, has been postponed. In…
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Alaska Science Forum: A migratory house for villages on the move
As a river eats its way into Newtok, residents are planning their moves to a new village site…
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Wild Shots
The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or plant life. Send your…
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On the Trails: Snow!
The first halfway decent snowfall in mid November drew me out to look for animal tracks and anything…
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More otters washing up; cause remains unknown
The cause of an unusual number of dead and dying otters winding up on Homer beaches remains unexplained,…