Just outside my window here at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, workers are drilling into the asphalt of a parking lot using a truck-mounted rig.… Continue reading
Dear Intrepid Visitors and Curious-Minded Locals, After years of researching Southeast Alaska’s tourism industry, it’s my great pleasure to release the 2018 Guide to Lesser… Continue reading
Dear Intrepid Visitors and Curious-Minded Locals, After years of researching Southeast Alaska’s tourism industry, it’s my great pleasure to release the 2018 Guide to Lesser… Continue reading
I have a memory of shallow water rushing over my feet.
The bears in my head are much scarier.
The valley is rich in nesting, singing songbirds.
Their cheery, bright yellow flower heads adorn the roadsides in late spring, before the compulsive mowing machines decapitate them. Foraging deer, bears, and human herbivores… Continue reading
The morning before I began a trek across Chichagof Island, I was so nervy I vomited. I came up with rational reasons to stay home… Continue reading
Last Monday, my friends Ian and Claire joined me on a mellow meander through the forest, out Fish Creek on North Douglas. Last time I… Continue reading
In early June, Parks &Rec hikers went up the Sheep Creek trail on a day of fitful rain showers and intermittent sunshine. This is a… Continue reading
Their cheery, bright yellow flower heads adorn the roadsides in late spring, before the compulsive mowing machines decapitate them. Foraging deer, bears, and human herbivores… Continue reading
For most people, steelhead — sea-run rainbow trout — are “the fish of 10,000 casts.” To catch them, you stand waist-deep in a spring-melt river,… Continue reading
The University of Alaska Southeast Outdoor Studies Program has a yearly leadership capstone trip to compile all of the skills learned over the year. This… Continue reading
We often think of land and sea as totally separate entities, and this is commonly reflected in separate governmental jurisdictions. But the biological reality is… Continue reading
Mid-May brought some fairly low tides during the daylight hours, so naturally I had to go prowling in the intertidal zone to see what I… Continue reading
Birds are usually very choosy about where to put their nests. Some species prefer a site right next to a tree trunk where the nest… Continue reading
The end of April and early May brought signs that our reluctant spring was finally happening, at least at low elevations. The bright yellow display… Continue reading
Last week, we asked you to send us your best outdoors shot that epitomizes “spring” in a photo. Thanks to everyone who shared their photos… Continue reading
In mid-April, I had the privilege of observing a necropsy of a subadult male sea lion that recently died. The carcass lay near the end… Continue reading
United Fishermen of Alaska, the state’s largest organization for commercial fishermen, has posthumously named Michael Bangs of Petersburg as its Fisherman of the Year for… Continue reading
