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Fishery spending analyzed
KENAI – Most of the benefit from the commercial fishing industry goes to local government, while the state…
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FWS: Alexander Archipelago wolf not endangered
The Alexander Archipelago wolf is not endangered, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Tuesday. In a 94-page…
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Wild Shots
The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or plant life. Send your…
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Forecast could mean early fishing for Stikine River kings
PETERSBURG — The Alaska Department of Fish and Game is predicting a return of about 34,000 king salmon…
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Outdoors year in review
2015 was another great year to be hiking, boating and in general being in Southeast Alaska (well… aren’t…
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Rambling in winter
The short December days don’t allow for long explorations, but even short ones can be productive for a…
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The world’s largest ski and snowboarding lesson coming to Eaglecrest
During Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month in January, Eaglecrest Ski Area will participate in a nationwide Guinness…
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User conflicts over halibut, salmon on horizon for 2016
The year about to end saw the beginnings of some fisheries regulations and legal battles that will either…
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Seafood buyer cycles to help those fighting cancer
Alaska Glacier Seafoods president Mike Erickson fought cancer six years ago. In 2015, he turned his work commute…
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Parental care by males (birds and mammals)
This essay will consider male parental care in birds and mammals. Both birds and mammals evolved from reptiles,…
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The birches’ last blaze
Walter Harper, one of Alaska’s greatest, is buried in Juneau’s Evergreen Cemetery. His wife, Frances Wells Harper, lies…
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Mackey, Derk, Union lakes northern pike-free
Ice fishermen in East and West Mackey lakes, Derks Lake and Union Lake will be limited to two…
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Environmental assessment for Treadwell Ditch Trail
The Juneau Ranger District is moving forward with planning for the Treadwell Ditch Trail Bridges Construction project. The…
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Eaglecrest to open full mountain
Eaglecrest Ski Area is opening the entire mountain Saturday, Dec. 19 and will remain open daily until Jan.…
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Council tightens Southcentral charter halibut allocation for 2016
The ratchet keeps tightening on Southcentral halibut charter operations, among other groups, and relief measures are still stuck…
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Alaska Science Forum: Measuring the highest peaks in the Brooks Ridge
U.S. Geological Survey topographic maps give you a choice on the height of Mount Isto. Depending on what…
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Marten trapping in Southeast Alaska
I grew up trapping muskrat in western New York state in the small rural community of Bolivar. I…
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Parental care by males (fishes and amphibians)
Editor’s note: This is part one of a two-part series. Some months ago I was captivated by a…
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Mystery of the glass tool kit in the sand
From space, the Nogahabara Dunes are a splotch of blond sand about six miles in diameter surrounded by…
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Mendenhall River soon to shorten (then lengthen)
In the not-too-distant future, the Mendenhall River will get about a half mile shorter. The land inside the…