I suspect that when most of us think about parasites, if we think about them at all, we conjure up a notion of something like… Continue reading
Effective 11:59 p.m. Tuesday, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced an early closure of the middle portion of the Takshanuk Mountain Range to… Continue reading
Alaskans love fungi. This was evident one Saturday when author and mycologist Lawrence Millman offered a mushroom walk at Creamer’s Field on one of the… Continue reading
State and federal managers don’t yet know what to expect after the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a 2011 decision by the North… Continue reading
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council will meet in Anchorage from Oct. 5-11 to overview crab season projections, hear further discussions of halibut management, and… Continue reading
Fish Creek Park, a small City and Borough of Juneau park at the mouth of Fish Creek, is the site of intensive fishing and waterfowl… Continue reading
JUNEAU — A $4 million deal between the U.S. Forest Service and a Southeast Alaska Native corporation will return 4,500 acres of heavily logged forest… Continue reading
Forest Service purchases land in Cube Cove, returning it to wildernessJUNEAU — Sept. 16 marked the completion of the purchase of the first two segments… Continue reading
The U.S. Forest Service is hosting Fall Fun Fest at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24. The… Continue reading
The U.S. Forest service is offering free government contracting workshops in Juneau and Ketchikan for tribal governments and small businesses interested in contract work with… Continue reading
For the third season in a row, the world’s largest sockeye salmon run featured above-average numbers, a late run, and sub-average prices for the fishermen.… Continue reading
This summer, Sam Herreid has slept for 12 nights on these rocks that ride slowly downhill on a mass of ice. For a few days… Continue reading
Many of our muskegs are dotted with small ponds that are wonderful microcosms; I like to prowl around them, just to see what is going… Continue reading
When my daughter was little, I created the question game. Basically, it’s an either or game. Would you rather eat ice cream or cake? Go… Continue reading
A very large Admiralty Island brown bear, its bloated belly hanging low, waded down Pack Creek pouncing on the last of the year’s salmon. It… 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
One sunny day in late August, a friend and I headed up to the meadows at the base of Mount Jumbo, just above the Treadwell… Continue reading
In late August and early September, Juneau folks frequently remarked on the numbers of fuzzy, orange and black caterpillars in their gardens or crawling over… Continue reading
Rabies is a death sentence for any animal. Experts have wondered how a virus survives when it kills all the creatures it infects.“We don’t have… Continue reading
Alaska Department of Fish and Game will hold an informational meeting for the upcoming Gustavus moose hunt (RM049) at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14 at… Continue reading
