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On the Trails: Minature lives of spores and seeds
All plants need to produce offspring and those offspring need to be sent out into the world to…
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State OKs hunting of musk oxen stranded on sea ice
ANCHORAGE — Alaska big game officials have legalized an unusual hunt that will take a boat and a…
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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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Nick Jans to speak on Romeo
Local author Nick Jans tonight will discuss the subject of his best-selling book, “A Wolf Called Romeo,” at…
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Alaskans invited to take part in National Farm to School Month
In recognition of National Farm to School Month in October, the state Division of Agriculture is collaborating with…
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Auke Lake Wayside parking lot, boat launch closed to June
The Auke Lake Wayside parking lot and the boat launch are closed for the season beginning today, Oct.…
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Alaska Science Forum: Why we spilled crude just to watch it burn
On a clear day last spring, fire sizzled on water at Poker Flat Research Range in the Chatanika…
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Photo: Wilderness navigation in a nutshell
Instructor Dave Zungia, with the U.S. Forest Service, teaches Floyd Dryden Middle School sixth-graders Brittany Johnson and Mackenzie…
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Public invited to talk planetarium talk ‘Astronaut Humor’
Marie Drake Planetarium will host a free presentation and night sky viewing from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct.…
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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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Polls show concern over transboundary mining, desire for action
Salmon Beyond Borders and SkeenaWild, groups from Alaska and British Columbia that have opposed mining in BC and…
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The Zen Master of the Big Salmon River
It’s become a tradition: the fall trip to Yukon, Canada, and a week or so spent on some…
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Northern bog lemmings at cliff’s edge?
Many may not know the northern bog lemming lives in Southeast Alaska —but the U.S. Fish and Wildlife…
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On the Trails: Animals disguised by ‘trash backpacks’
Animals hide themselves from visual searchers in many ways. Some hide in plain sight with camouflage (snowshoe hares,…
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Early closure to mountain goat hunting season
Biologists with the Alaska Department of Fish & Game in Douglas on Thursday announced an early closure to…
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Aramark contract renewed for Glacier Bay park
The National Park Service has selected Aramark Sports and Entertainment Services, LLC, to provide lodging, tour boat, food…
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NPS selects companies to offer exclusive tours
The National Park Service has selected the businesses that will provide exclusive tours in Glacier Bay beginning in…
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Dockside safety exams encouraged before rule change
The U.S. Coast Guard is urging owners and operators of commercial fishing vessel to get a dockside safety…
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Willow ptarmigan
One nice day in September, I walked with a few friends in a subalpine meadow of no-longer-blooming wildflowers…
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Dirt Girl: Putting the bed to rest
Summer is over and the clouds have closed in like a blizzard of rain. Now is the time…