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
Alaska sea cucumber divers could be helping to cure cancer. Sea cucumber meat and skins have long been considered a delicacy in Asian cuisines; they… Continue reading
I bet you haven’t thought much about that lately. After all, how would pondering this question ever help get you to the bottom of your… Continue reading
We’re often told to protect what we love. But love has its limitations. Most people have difficulty looking after even their own self-interest very far… 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
One day in mid-August, I wandered along the Eagle River trail, just to where the old Yankee Basin trail branches off up the hill. In… Continue reading
Bob Marshall once spoke to a Kobuk man named Tobuk, who explained to him how the world works. “Tobuk told me about the ‘dooneraks’ who… Continue reading
In partnership with 350 Juneau, the Con Brio Chamber Series presents “A Call to Life: Variations on a Theme of Extinction,” a dramatic call to… Continue reading
I often think about how I am connected to Alaska, particularly this spot in Southeast. It is an area that captivates both visually, physically, and… Continue reading
Touring wholesale nurseries in Oregon’s Willamette Valley at the annual Nurseryman’s convention is very much like Christmas shopping. The new and exciting plants are being… Continue reading
Parthenogenesis means “virgin birth” or the production of offspring by one parent (a female) without genetic input from a male: the female’s egg is not… Continue reading
Young children naturally explore, investigate, wonder and ask questions about the environment around them. Observe a group of young children in the sand or in… 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
Late one evening in July, a young man and woman were driving on Thane Road. They noticed something that looked like a bird in the… Continue reading
The upland part of this trail is full of ups and downs, roots, and (in wet weather) mudholes, and a messy camp mars a nice… Continue reading
Most of the gardens in Southeast Alaska are spring gardens, they come into color early, pushing the snow aside and popping up with golden Daffodils,… Continue reading
In early August, I went up Gold Ridge in hopes of finding the big, blue, broad-petalled gentian in bloom. Being a rather impatient sort, I’d… 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
SAGANAVIRKTOK RIVER — August, here so soon. And we just passed Trans-Alaska Pipeline mile 100, which means that distance remains on our summer hike from… Continue reading
Cruise ships. Those words elicit a firestorm of opinion in many Alaskans. Some see the potential economic benefit and decide that’s enough reason to roll… Continue reading
