Alaska Outdoors

Scouts try out environmental stewardship

Scouts try out environmental stewardship

Troop helps plant over 100 trees.

Scouts try out environmental stewardship
A change in season is marked by tree leaves turning color at Evergreen Cemetery on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

Autumn arrives in Juneau

Observations from Eaglecrest, Dan Moller and Gold Ridge.

A change in season is marked by tree leaves turning color at Evergreen Cemetery on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska

Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska

Reader-submitted photos.

Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska
Can I keep this animal part? Wildlife expert shares answers
Can I keep this animal part? Wildlife expert shares answers
In this Nov. 29, 2018 photo, clouds swirl over Douglas Island. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)

Sustainable Alaska: Vote for the trees and stop recycling bad ideas

I am not against logging. And call me hopelessly naïve but I am for living-wage jobs in Southeast and all of Alaska (don’t worry, this… Continue reading

In this Nov. 29, 2018 photo, clouds swirl over Douglas Island. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
Sifting volcanic paydirt to help forecast eruptions

Sifting volcanic paydirt to help forecast eruptions

The science behind predicting volcano eruptions.

Sifting volcanic paydirt to help forecast eruptions
Fishermen catch 2 billionth sockeye salmon in Bristol Bay this year

Fishermen catch 2 billionth sockeye salmon in Bristol Bay this year

‘It wasn’t supposed to happen this fast.’

Fishermen catch 2 billionth sockeye salmon in Bristol Bay this year
Living on the edge of wilderness means the lives of humans and wildlife often intersect. Sometimes planned, sometimes not. (Jeff Lund | For the Juneau Empire

Accidents and negligence

“My bad” doesn’t always do the trick.

Living on the edge of wilderness means the lives of humans and wildlife often intersect. Sometimes planned, sometimes not. (Jeff Lund | For the Juneau Empire
Welcome to the mushroom show

Welcome to the mushroom show

Roving around Boy Scout Beach.

Welcome to the mushroom show
A moon jellyfish swims in Gastineau Channel on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
A moon jellyfish swims in Gastineau Channel on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
Raccoons, wild pigs and other bad ideas

Raccoons, wild pigs and other bad ideas

Tales of imported wildlife.

Raccoons, wild pigs and other bad ideas
Alaska’s changes are many, and so fast

Alaska’s changes are many, and so fast

Thermometers across the state are hitting record highs.

Alaska’s changes are many, and so fast
Why I love September

Why I love September

It’s nice to get our city back, so to speak.

Why I love September
The hapless bee comes to a lupine inflorescence where the spider was waiting. (Bob Armstrong | For the Juneau Empire)
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Crab spiders are voracious little predator

Here’s where to find them in Juneau.

The hapless bee comes to a lupine inflorescence where the spider was waiting. (Bob Armstrong | For the Juneau Empire)
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Space physics expert Peter Delamere at the start of the new UAF Planet Walk in Fairbanks. (Ned Rozell | For the Juneau Empire)

Planet walk puts things in perspective

I am hiking the length of a new planet-walk display.

Space physics expert Peter Delamere at the start of the new UAF Planet Walk in Fairbanks. (Ned Rozell | For the Juneau Empire)
Churn it over: This beaked whale has 13 stomachs

Churn it over: This beaked whale has 13 stomachs

13!

Churn it over: This beaked whale has 13 stomachs
Thermometers at work everywhere in Alaska

Thermometers at work everywhere in Alaska

Let’s talk temperatures.

Thermometers at work everywhere in Alaska
Stuck in the chuck

Stuck in the chuck

Adventures in a salt chuck.

Stuck in the chuck
Wasp, yellowjacket, hornet: Do you know the difference?

Wasp, yellowjacket, hornet: Do you know the difference?

We tend to be quite casual in how we apply common names.

Wasp, yellowjacket, hornet: Do you know the difference?
A felwort starts to flower in late summer. (Courtesy photo | David Bergeson)

End of summer signs are clear

The signs of an approaching fall in Juneau.

A felwort starts to flower in late summer. (Courtesy photo | David Bergeson)