Despite a number of proposals and public comments in favor, the Board of Fisheries made few changes to the Lower Cook Inlet’s winter saltwater king… Continue reading
Snow was falling, snow on snow, as the song goes, and another four inches fell on the thick snow blankets already on the ground. Splendid!… Continue reading
A lynx that roamed more than 200 miles from Kluane Lake in the Yukon Territory to near Chitina is still being tracked across the Alaska… Continue reading
BILLINGS, Mont. — Republicans and business groups pledge to reverse or block a string of recent and pending actions from the administration of President Barack… Continue reading
Have you ever dipped a paddle or an oar into the sea on a dark night, or watched the wake of an outboard motor, and… Continue reading
Dear National Geographic:Today, I offer a proposal more inspiring than your feature on the first ascent of Mount Everest, more dramatic than your television show… Continue reading
Federal judges keep smacking down the North Pacific Fishery Management Council’s decisions.For the second time in the last three months, a federal court has overturned… 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
Registration is now open for Juneau’s 4-H Cross Country Ski Club. Juneau youth between grades 1 and 12 and their families are invited to join… Continue reading
As biologist Craig George was helping Native whale hunter Billy Adams cut sections of blubber from a bowhead whale, he pressed his knife into an… Continue reading
November brought many small delights and some puzzles along the trails. On the first day of November, near the swamp on the Lemon Creek trail,… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — Stocks have stabilized and bycatch is as low as it’s been since 1960, however the halibut quota for next year will edge down… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE - Pebble Limited Partnership is asking for legal fees to wrap up one lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency and hopes to settle another… 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
The Alaska Wildlife Alliance presents its speaker series, Wildlife Wednesdays, at the Mendenhall Valley Public Library from 7-8 p.m. on Dec. 7. The presentation “Beavers… Continue reading
Glacier Bay National Park now has its own app. The program, called “Glacier Bay National Park Chimani,” runs on iPhone and Android devices, and allows… Continue reading
The forces shaping Alaska never sleep, especially near Yakutat.I once visited the fishing town of about 800 people and many dogs. My assignment was to… Continue reading
GREEN BAY, Wis. — A Wisconsin hunter has killed an eight-point ... doe?WLUK-TV reported that Wayne Douville was hunting near Abrams in northeastern Wisconsin on… Continue reading
In mid November, the tide tables told us that there would be some big (over 20-foot) tides during the daylight hours. These were associated with… Continue reading
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Gov. Tom Wolf has signed a bill into law that expands the list of firearms permitted for hunting in Pennsylvania to include… Continue reading
