Becoming an Outdoors Woman (BOW) celebrated 10 years in Southeast this year. The first event was up in Haines, followed by nine years at Echo… Continue reading
The question was: how to move a building from point A to point B in the bush with only one or two men? In 2006… Continue reading
The 2017 summer season marks the seventh anniversary of Sitka-based Alaskans Own (AO), a Community Supported Fishery (CSF) that delivers sustainably-harvested fish to seafood lovers… Continue reading
Submit your wild shots: The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or plant life. Send your photos to: Outdoors… Continue reading
When I walked this same path 20 years ago, I averaged six miles each day. After a few weeks in 2017 of hiking the path… Continue reading
I hope this isn’t your first gardening season here in Southeast. Our typical cold, wet season has gotten even shorter with an unusual string of… Continue reading
Four baby juncos, in a nest tucked under a drooping clump of grass, lie low and are very quiet. Only when their parents come with… Continue reading
One day in late April, two friends and I scrambled up a steep stream-side slope to a perch on a cliff below a waterfall. We… Continue reading
Reader-submitted images of Mother Nature in Southeast Submit your wild shots: The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or… Continue reading
I first visited the Pack Creek Brown Bear Sanctuary on Admiralty Island seven years ago during a kayak trip. It was the third week of… Continue reading
Since the Civil War, Americans have shown our respect for fallen military by visiting cemeteries, caring for graves, and caring for trees growing in the… Continue reading
Submit your wild shots: The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or plant life. Send your photos to: Outdoors… Continue reading
Unlike most people who attended the Alaska Design Forum’s workshop, I hadn’t read any of Joel Salatin’s books. I barely knew his name. I was… Continue reading
As a young professional, I was interested in animals — how they make a living, how they raise offspring, how they behave. Plants were just… Continue reading
With one year in the books, the Alaska Forest Fund (AFF) is throwing a party. The celebration will take place from 10-11 a.m. Tuesday, May… Continue reading
Streptopus amplexifolius has long been one of my favorite plants to munch. In the spring, I like to pick the curled leaves with their strong… Continue reading
Note to reader: A lot of hard work has gone into restoring and enhancing the Treadwell Ditch Trail. It's well kept for around 10 miles… Continue reading
Saturday morning, the day before Mothers Day, at Safeway’s parking lot on the day of the big plant sale, the excitement is palpable as volunteers… Continue reading
Reader-submitted images of Mother Nature in Southeast Submit your wild shots: The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or… Continue reading
On the next-to-the-lowest tide in late April, some friends and I explored the intertidal zone not far from town. We soon catalogued all the usual… Continue reading