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Fishing vessel drill conductor workshop starts Saturday
The Alaska Marine Safety Education Association (AMSEA) will offer a fishing vessel drill conductor workshop on Saturday from…
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Why did this pond turn pink near Herbert Glacier Trail?
University of Alaska Southeast student Jenae Kesey was on a bike ride with her mom and dad last…
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Recent trail improvements in Juneau (Part 3)
This is part three of a series of articles about trail improvement in Juneau. Read Part One here,…
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Wild Shots
Reader-submitted images of Mother Nature in Southeast Submit your wild shots: The Empire Outdoors page is looking for…
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When Jerry Brown came to Nome
A few Alaska researchers recently accepted a surprise assignment of giving Jerry Brown a tour of the Seward…
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Why are haunted houses scarier than climate change?
In sitting down to write this installment of the UAS Sustainability Committee’s monthly column, I’m taking a break…
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Is climate change making the Chugach Range less hospitable to Dall sheep?
As a wildlife field technician, Luke Metherell combines job, hobby and homework on weeklong backpacking trips in the…
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Cranberries, lichens, and confused porcupines: Ben Stewart valley and more
On one of the few fine days in late September, a friend and I ventured up the Ben…
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The lives of swans
One of the great treats of fall is finding a group of these huge white birds hanging out…
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With numbers halved since ’60s, swallows are subject of local Audubon study
The Juneau Audubon Society recently wrapped up its third year of studying local swallow populations. Next year, members…
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Why are there so many seagulls in the channel?
From Juneau Empire subscriber Catherine Reardon: Hundreds of gulls are assembling at the dock downtown squawking loudly, apparently…
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Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Southeast Alaska
Reader-submitted images of Mother Nature in Southeast Alaska Submit your wild shots: The Empire Outdoors page is looking…
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Photo Contest: Rain
Rain, rain, rain — it just won’t go away. Might as well enjoy it. Here in Southeast Alaska,…
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Seldom-seen large cats
When I write these little essays, I usually focus on something triggered by what I’ve seen along the…
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Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Southeast Alaska
The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or plant life. Send your…
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Toad and frog populations appear to be declining nationally — and locally
As I wandered around a beaver pond one day in mid-September, I noticed something small and dark moving…
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USFS summer trails work roundup
The U.S. Forest Service covered a lot of ground improving local trails over the summer. While our first…
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Sport fish report for Wednesday, Oct. 11
The weekly sport fish report is written by the Alaska Department of Fish &Game and made available to…
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Goat hunting closed on Blackerby Ridge
Blackerby Ridge is now closed to goat hunting, according to an emergency order by the Alaska Department of…
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Curious by Nature: Mysterious white matter
From Empire columnist Bjorn Dihle: Two weekends ago my kayak class made an interesting find washed up on…