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Forest Service considers cabin fee hikes in Chugach, Tongass
The U.S. Forest Service is asking for public input as it considers whether to raise rental rates for…
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Tongass Advisory Committee to meet
The federal Tongass National Forest Advisory Committee will meet in Ketchikan from Dec. 1-3, according to a notice…
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‘Taking Care of the Kids’ the topic of upcoming Wildlife Wednesday lecture
Next Wednesday, local biologist, photographer, author and naturalist Bob Armstrong will give a presentation on how Southeast Alaskan…
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Colorado ski season starts with opening of A-Basin, Loveland
DENVER — Colorado ski season is underway with not one but two resorts to choose from. Both Arapahoe…
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On the Trails: Mutual bonds
Mutually beneficial relationships (a type of symbiosis, which just means “living together”) are common under the aegis of…
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Off the Beaten Path: Watch out, Iliamna Lake Monster, here I come
Next summer, I plan to fish for the Lake Iliamna Monster. I’m bored of catching salmon, halibut and…
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Southeast Alaska’s invisible (and invasive) war
There are wars most people don’t notice right here in Juneau. There’s a war between fireweed and reed…
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Alaska Science Forum: Flesh-eating bugs gorge in the name of science
Aren Gunderson parks his truck, steps out and strips off his sweatshirt. “I always take off my outer…
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ADF&G to hold meeting on new guide requirements
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game Division of Sport Fish will hold a meeting at 6 p.m.…
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Alaska Science Forum: Human-powered torpedo on Alaska’s remote island
On a damp island far out in the Aleutian chain, a secret weapon of Japan’s World War II…
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Wild Shot
The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or plant life. Send your…
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Invasive species workshop hosted in Juneau
The Alaska Invasive Species Workshop Oct. 27-29 in Juneau will highlight invasive species management and issues in Southeast…
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Eaglecrest bike trail volunteer work day happening Saturday
The Juneau Mountain Bike Alliance has organized a volunteer work day at the site of the new mountain…
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On the Trails: Early fall observations
In the meadows near Cowee Creek, a few late flowers bloomed. Salmon carcasses littered the mudflats and creek…
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Alaska man searching for long-lost national park art
SPEARFISH, S.D. — He calls himself the “Ranger of the Lost Art.” Like Indiana Jones, the adventurous archaeologist…
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Paddleboarding Glacier Bay
When Michelle Eshpeter first told friends she was planning on paddleboarding in Glacier Bay, they were skeptical. Most…
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Alaska man hits 300-pound fur seal on drive to work
ANCHORAGE — Fred Parnell says he wasn’t expecting marine animals to be in the roadway, so he was…
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Drones track health of endangered orcas
SEATTLE — Federal biologists flying a drone have taken thousands of rich images of endangered Puget Sound orcas…
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Off the Beaten Path: Hitchiking on mystery road
Years ago, on the Castner Glacier — an icy corridor leading into the alpine clutches of the easternmost…
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Kupreanof fossils paint picture of a warm and ancient Earth
Once upon a 50- to 57-million-year distant time, just after dinosaurs went extinct, Southeast Alaska was a much…