The budget impasse with Alaska legislators is wreaking havoc on salmon fisheries across the state, and the industry is bracing for the possibility of a… Continue reading
When David Turner Jr. caught his 29.25 pound king salmon on Monday, he didn’t expect it to be worth $12,000.“That’s the biggest king salmon I… Continue reading
With the intense, endless rain that we had, I didn’t complete planting until just a few weeks ago. Even then it felt like a marathon… Continue reading
When we think of a forest, most of us have a mental image of a stand of more-or-less dense trees that covers a sizable piece… Continue reading
I was introduced to the idea of bucket lists by an adrenaline-seeking couple I guided years ago on an outing to Admiralty Island. I was… 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
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve has implemented a 13-knot speed restriction in the area due to a high number of humpback whales, park superintendent… Continue reading
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game’s annual Family Fishing Day at Twin Lakes will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June… Continue reading
I once wrote about how fire had ravaged more than 10 percent of Interior Alaska during two smoky summers. A wildlife biologist called me out… Continue reading
CELEBRATION 2016 STUDENT ART SHOWJAHC GalleryJuneau Arts & Culture CenterReception: 4:30–7 p.m.Sealaska Heritage Institute’s eighth, biennial Juried Art Show opening next week will feature a… Continue reading
Alaska’s got stories to tell. Some of them are in objects like mammoth tusks, wooden fishing boats or a tiny pair of handcuffs and some… Continue reading
Juneau artist Jim Fowler has taught after-school art programs since 1998 through a collaboration between the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council and the Alaska Housing… Continue reading
Don’t touch fawnsThe Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Division of Wildlife Conservation in Sitka reminds the public that deer fawns should not be handled,… Continue reading
On May 25, the shellfish samples collected by the Sitka Tribe of Alaska Environmental Research Lab to test for biotoxins, specifically paralytic shellfish poisoning, showed… Continue reading
On June 11-12, the Juneau Symphony will hold its summer Pops Concert: A Tribute to the Film Score. It is the final concert of the… Continue reading
The Juneau Suicide Prevention Coalition (JSPC) will hold a two-day conference called “Adverse Childhood Experiences and Suicide: Learn, Change, Prevent” all day on Thursday and… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Sealaska Heritage Institute will open its eighth, biennial Juried Art Show next week and give awards in five divisions. For the first time,… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Sealaska Heritage Institute eighth, biennial Juried Art Show opening next week will feature a new Juried Art Youth Exhibit.The Juried Youth Art Exhibit… Continue reading
United Way of Southeast Alaska is now accepting Community Impact Grant applications. Up to $15,000 in Community Impact money will be awarded to applicants that… Continue reading
A review panel organized by the Anchorage Museum recently has selected five Alaska artists to present exhibitions at the museum between 2017 and 2019. They… Continue reading
