January is Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month, which includes the 34th annual Learn to Ski Weekend on January 16 and 17 at Eaglecrest Ski… Continue reading
On yet another, wet, overcast, beautiful dark day in Alaska’s capital city, the Juneau Gun Club held a PITA Registered Shoot. Only four members showed.… Continue reading
The second Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center Fireside Lecture of the season features U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Biologist Michelle Kissling discussing Kittlitz’s Murrelets. The birds… Continue reading
The comment period for improvements the US Forest Service plans on Treadwell Ditch Trail between the Blueberry Hill and Bonnie Brae access trails ends Tuesday,… Continue reading
KETCHIKAN - A new ranger has been selected to guide the Tongass National Forest’s Petersburg Ranger District. Dave Zimmerman, Timber and Special Forest Products program… Continue reading
Keep an eye out for the Juneau Nordic Ski Team, which is conducting two days of “Peaceful Pursuits” races this Saturday and Sunday. Saturday, they’ll… Continue reading
Fairbanks’ Ruth Burnett Sport Fish Hatchery is a towering complex of tanks, tubes and growing fish.It also carried a towering price tag. When it opened… Continue reading
New snow (24 hours):• Base: 0 inches• Top: 0 inchesNew Snow (48 hours):• Base: 0 inches• Top: 0 inchesTotal snow:• Base: 18 inches• Top: 86… Continue reading
The Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center’s Friday night lecture series has returned for 2016, with 12 lectures scheduled between today and March 25.The first lecture features… Continue reading
One year, while on vacation, my partner Bjorn and I went snorkeling and marveled at the life in the world beneath us – there’s a… Continue reading
A lovely day in late December found friends and I at Eagle Beach State Park with lots of options for exploration. The main trail was… Continue reading
Ann and Alan Doty will present their photos of “The Birds and Beasts of Belize” at the Juneau Audubon Society’s meeting Jan. 14, 7 p.m.… Continue reading
Here are some reminders and tips on ice safety from the U.S. Forest Service:Mendenhall Lake ice is never safe. The thickness is not measured or… Continue reading
Capital City Fire and Rescue will host an ice safety workshop Saturday, Jan. 9 at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center, from 1:30 - 3 p.m.… Continue reading
KENAI - Most of the benefit from the commercial fishing industry goes to local government, while the state overspends itself, according to a new analysis.A… Continue reading
The Alexander Archipelago wolf is not endangered, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Tuesday.In a 94-page analysis, staff of the Anchorage office of U.S.… Continue reading
The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or plant life. Send your photos via email to outdoors@juneauempire.com. For all… Continue reading
PETERSBURG — The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is predicting a return of about 34,000 king salmon to the Stikine River next year in… Continue reading
2015 was another great year to be hiking, boating and in general being in Southeast Alaska (well… aren’t they all?) But as we looked through… Continue reading
The short December days don’t allow for long explorations, but even short ones can be productive for a curious naturalist.I took a little stroll on… Continue reading