Alaska Outdoors

Trap team spring season

The 2015 spring Juneau Trap Team program runs from March 20 to June 5. For those interested in finding out more, the team sign-up and… Continue reading

ACRC awarded $500,000 grant

In February 2016 the Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center was awarded a five-year, $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to develop and facilitate the Coastal… Continue reading

Tongass National Forest Draft Plan Monitoring Program requests comments

The Tongass National Forest is seeking comments on intended administrative changes to the Forest’s monitoring program. The intended changes modify the current program to meet… Continue reading

Beyond BOW: Hunter Ed

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game will soon offer its first “Beyond BOW” class in Southeast Alaska — a basic hunter education course. BOW,… Continue reading

A big bull caribou in the White Mountains of interior Alaska. (Photo by Bjorn Dihle)

Off the Beaten Path: The visitor

Years ago, while camped alone on a ridge in the White Mountains, I crouched over a boiling pot of ptarmigan soup. It was late September.… Continue reading

A big bull caribou in the White Mountains of interior Alaska. (Photo by Bjorn Dihle)

Fireside Lecture: Mountain Running

An adventurous Fireside Lecture at Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center on Friday, March 4 takes the audience to remote regions of Southeast Alaska for ultra-running explorations.… Continue reading

Sea ice research may improve spill cleanup strategies

Although sea ice is often thought to block the flow of oil through ocean water, a team of researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks… Continue reading

Fishing fly-in lakes

The Raincountry Flyfishers will meet March 9 at 7 p.m. in the Thunder Mountain High School library. Sam Capp will speak on fishing fly-in lakes… Continue reading

Learn to hunt black bears

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is revving up its 2016 class season. The first class it will offer is an Alaskans Afield class,… Continue reading

Humane Society Poll: Alaskans oppose aerial hunting, baiting on National Wildlife Refuges

A new statewide poll by Remington Research Group shows that Alaska voters strongly support an end to certain practices used to kill bears, wolves and… Continue reading

Hands-on for UAS Fisheries students

Some Fisheries students have first hand experience in fishing boats ... but only rarely do students get a chance to listen, interact, and even influence… Continue reading

Winter Fortymile caribou season will close March 4

The State of Alaska winter hunting season for Fortymile caribou under Registration Hunt RC867 will close in the remainder of the hunt area on lands… Continue reading

Moose permits available

Surplus drawing permits for moose hunting in Interior Alaska will be issued on a first come–first served basis to hunters whose faxed applications are received… Continue reading

Chickadees open up the galls to reach and eat the tiny larva. (Photo by Kathy Hocker)

On the Trails: Galls and Gizzards (in Gustavus)

Walking through the expansive stands of willow in Gustavus could give one the impression that a tall lawnmower had been at work. Many of the… Continue reading

Chickadees open up the galls to reach and eat the tiny larva. (Photo by Kathy Hocker)
Barrow, Alaska. Photo by Ned Rozell.

Alaska Science Forum: Barrow’s extreme spring of one year ago

For a town of its size (4,300 people), Barrow receives more visits by scientists than any place in America. The northernmost community in the U.S.… Continue reading

Barrow, Alaska. Photo by Ned Rozell.
Nick Rutecki, who along with fellow Juneauite Logan Miller is walking around the country "with backpacks and no plans" on the side of a Southern road. (Photo by Logan Miller)

The Walking Trip: The Sprawl

The first thing I see when I wake up is Morris. I squint against the white morning light, trying to read the billboard that towers… Continue reading

Nick Rutecki, who along with fellow Juneauite Logan Miller is walking around the country "with backpacks and no plans" on the side of a Southern road. (Photo by Logan Miller)
Nick Rutecki and Logan Miller are walking around America - consciously choosing to walk along roads as opposed to trails, in large part because of all the people they meet. Here, Nick Rutecki walks along a sidewalk in the South.

On the road

At 11 p.m. on a spring night in 2008, Logan Miller and Nick Rutecki decided to walk the 12 miles from a friend’s house to… Continue reading

Nick Rutecki and Logan Miller are walking around America - consciously choosing to walk along roads as opposed to trails, in large part because of all the people they meet. Here, Nick Rutecki walks along a sidewalk in the South.

Fly fishing film fest

The Juneau Chapter of Trout Unlimited is hosting the 2016 International Fly Fishing Film Festival “IF4”.IF4 consists of short and feature length films produced by… Continue reading

Commissioner Adopts Southeast State Forest Management Plan

The Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources adopted the Southeast State Forest Management Plan on Feb. 29. In addition, the Commissioner reclassified nearly 46,600… Continue reading

Flycasting for beginners

Community Schools has scheduled two learn-to-flycast work workshops in March and April. They will be taught by Tony Soltys, President of the Raincountry Flyfishers, who… Continue reading