The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or plant life. Send your photos to: Outdoors Editor, outdoors@juneauempire.com. For all… Continue reading
Alaska Native and conservation groups asked the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to investigate six hard-rock mines in British Columbia this week. The groups, which include… Continue reading
Goat hunting has closed in a management area near Skagway, the Alaska Department of Fish & Game announced Wednesday. Resident and nonresident goat hunting seasons… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — Nearly 300 species of fish, mussels and other sea critters hitchhiked across the Pacific Ocean on debris from the 2011 Japanese tsunami, washing… Continue reading
My friend back East cautioned me against mushrooms. She told me of someone she knew, a lifelong wild mushroom enthusiast, who ate the wrong one… Continue reading
One day in mid-September, I was perched on a rocky outcrop high on the side of Gold Ridge. Despite the hopeful forecast of clearing skies,… Continue reading
Speaking at a conference in coastal Texas last fall, a researcher from Florida mentioned with relief that her home was 13 feet above sea level.… Continue reading
The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or plant life. Send your photos to: Outdoors Editor, outdoors@juneauempire.com. For all… Continue reading
The turn of seasons that the weather tells us is here brings with it a whole list of desirable actions for the garden. It’s time… Continue reading
People travel north from all over for a chance to see the aurora. Soon, Chris Fallen will make his own. Sometime around the darkness of… Continue reading
A trip at low tide to one or our rocky intertidal sites always yields an array of pleasures and some treasures. Maybe I’ll see my… Continue reading
Waterfowl hunting season starts with a bang this Saturday. The last day of hunting is Dec. 31. Hunters will be allowed to target duck, geese,… Continue reading
The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or plant life. Send your photos to: Outdoors Editor, outdoors@juneauempire.com. For all… Continue reading
The State of Alaska is looking for citizen help in stewarding its trails. The Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation is… Continue reading
Glacier center updates: Free days, hours change The Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center will host its annual autumn family fun day on Saturday, Sept. 23 from… Continue reading
Discover Eaglecrest Day, a family fun day at Juneau’s only ski area, takes place Saturday, Sept. 16, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Mountain staff will treat… Continue reading
A rock quarry surrounded by second growth and alder trees: the land in front of berry pickers Thomas Sanders and Harold McKinley Jr. didn’t look… Continue reading
One year after completing her degree in natural sciences at University of Alaska Anchorage, Jasmine Gil stands at a crossroads. What comes next? The signpost… Continue reading
The Boy Scout/Crow Point trail is one that some of us walk several times a year. We get to know every rise and turn pretty… Continue reading
Glaciers in Southeast and around the world are melting. This much scientists know. About half of the water in the Gulf of Alaska comes from… Continue reading
