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Brooks Range pulsations: My own unsolved mystery
In August and September of 2010, during a long solitary trip across the Central and Western Brooks Range,…
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A new season of wildlife on Wednesdays
A new season of Wildlife Wednesdays, hosted by the Southeast chapter of the Alaska Wildlife Alliance, begins this…
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Composting art contest
The US Composting Council is inviting artists from three age categories — grades 3-7, grades 8-12, and college-adult…
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Kantner, Heacox in Juneau for book signing
Two authors whose works frequently focus on Alaska’s outdoors will be in Juneau signing new works within the…
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Natural asbestos mapped
The Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys has released maps depicting the likelihood of naturally occurring asbestos in…
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Farm-raised food
October is National Farm to School Month, and the Division of Agriculture is encouraging organizations to sign on…
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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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Yellow-throated Warbler spotted in Glacier Bay
Just three days after a mother-son team spotted a hooded oriole in Juneau, two National Park Service interpreters…
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On the Trails: Early September observations
By the end of summer the numbers of sockeye in Steep Creek had declined markedly, but there were…
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14-year-old IDs hooded oriole in Juneau
When 14-year-old Owen Squires first looked through a pair of binoculars and told his mother the bird she’d…
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Wood bison finding home in Alaska
These nights, Tom Seaton is dreaming less about red-brown, steaming, humpbacked hulks. He’s also getting more sleep, knowing…
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The legend of Hosea Sarber
I learned of Hosea Sarber as a teenager when I picked up the gem of a book “No…
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Keeping it basic
Acidifying oceans are a big concern for Southeast Alaska’s tribes. At the 2015 Southeast Environmental Conference, hosted by…
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Parks: Welcome, Fourth Graders
If you have a fourth grader and like visiting national parks, this might be the year to plan…