Neighbors

United Way of Southeat Alaska releases Get Connected networking tool

United Way of Southeast Alaska released Get Connected 2.0, a mobile-friendly tool networking individuals with organizations.“Think of it as a dating service between regional non-profit… Continue reading

  • Nov 1, 2015
Fees to use the U.S. Forest Service's Peterson Lake Cabin may be going up. The USFS has proposed an increase from $35 per night to $75 per night.

Forest Service considers cabin fee hikes in Chugach, Tongass

The U.S. Forest Service is asking for public input as it considers whether to raise rental rates for 184 public cabins in the Chugach and… Continue reading

Fees to use the U.S. Forest Service's Peterson Lake Cabin may be going up. The USFS has proposed an increase from $35 per night to $75 per night.

Rasmuson Foundation announces grants

The Rasmuson Foundation has announced $826,634 in third-quarter grants across the state, and the list includes several in Juneau.The grant list was announced Thursday.The Southeast… Continue reading

Tongass Advisory Committee to meet

The federal Tongass National Forest Advisory Committee will meet in Ketchikan from Dec. 1-3, according to a notice published in the Federal Register on Friday.The… Continue reading

‘Taking Care of the Kids’ the topic of upcoming Wildlife Wednesday lecture

Next Wednesday, local biologist, photographer, author and naturalist Bob Armstrong will give a presentation on how Southeast Alaskan animals — from spiders to deer —… Continue reading

Colorado ski season starts with opening of A-Basin, Loveland

DENVER — Colorado ski season is underway with not one but two resorts to choose from.Both Arapahoe Basin and Loveland ski areas began operating their… Continue reading

On the Trails: Mutual bonds

Mutually beneficial relationships (a type of symbiosis, which just means “living together”) are common under the aegis of Mother Nature. Some obvious ones are bees… Continue reading

Off the Beaten Path: Watch out, Iliamna Lake Monster, here I come

Next summer, I plan to fish for the Lake Iliamna Monster. I’m bored of catching salmon, halibut and trout, and it doesn’t look like the… Continue reading

Kim Valverde and Brian Maupin of the Southeast Soil and Water Conservation District conduct the first comprehensive invasive plants survey in the Mendenhall wetlands.

Southeast Alaska’s invisible (and invasive) war

There are wars most people don’t notice right here in Juneau.There’s a war between fireweed and reed canary grass out at Brotherhood Bridge. There’s one… Continue reading

Kim Valverde and Brian Maupin of the Southeast Soil and Water Conservation District conduct the first comprehensive invasive plants survey in the Mendenhall wetlands.
Dermestid beetles adults and larvae cleaning a grizzly bear skull in the University of Alaska Museum's beetle lab.

Alaska Science Forum: Flesh-eating bugs gorge in the name of science

Aren Gunderson parks his truck, steps out and strips off his sweatshirt.“I always take off my outer clothing layer,” says the caretaker of the University… Continue reading

Dermestid beetles adults and larvae cleaning a grizzly bear skull in the University of Alaska Museum's beetle lab.
Icebergs beached neared Frederick Sound.

A few strange stories

In the early 1960s, shortly after Alaska became a state, a stranger knocked at Nancy Strand’s door. This was Petersburg, a small, rough yet friendly… Continue reading

Icebergs beached neared Frederick Sound.

Fish Factor: Plummeting prices, flushed meds

Alaska’s 2015 salmon season produced the second largest harvest ever, but rock bottom prices yielded the lowest pay out to fishermen since 2006. That will… Continue reading

Stuffed poblano peppers.

Meals with Midgi: Stuffed Poblano Peppers

In my business I walk. I walk a lot. As I guide visitors along Juneau’s scenic waterway and through historic downtown, I add up the… Continue reading

Stuffed poblano peppers.

Shrinking yourself

I can usually tell if I’m going to catch fish or not. That’s not spoken out of arrogance, that’s an admission that the determining factor… Continue reading

Some of Get Felt's puppet performers pose with their humans, Stephani Thompson and Elizabeth Westermann. Get Felt is a Seattle-based improv duo that will be performing in Juneau Nov. 13 and 14.

Seattle-based improv duo to perform Nov. 13-14

Get Felt, a Seattle-based improv duo featuring Stephani Thompson and Elizabeth Westermann, will perform at the Hangar Ballroom on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 13 and… Continue reading

Some of Get Felt's puppet performers pose with their humans, Stephani Thompson and Elizabeth Westermann. Get Felt is a Seattle-based improv duo that will be performing in Juneau Nov. 13 and 14.

Alaska Community Foundation announces $164,000 in grants

The Alaska Community Foundation has announced 13 grant awards totaling $164,000 to meet basic needs in 10 communities across Alaska. This competitive grant cycle is… Continue reading

Small ore buckets lie strewn around the Amalga mill site.

Juneau’s Hidden History: Amalga, Juneau’s ghost town

Deep in the Tongass National Forest sit the remains of the once profitable gold mining town of Amalga. The town’s beginnings can be traced back… Continue reading

Small ore buckets lie strewn around the Amalga mill site.
Venus transits the sun as seen from the Anchorage Museum in 2012.

On Writing: Running out of ink

Editor’s note: Michelle Bonnet Hale, Jim Hale’s partner, is Jim’s guest columnist for “On Writing” this week. The following is a Sept. 30 entry from… Continue reading

Venus transits the sun as seen from the Anchorage Museum in 2012.
Writers Weir: Ski Bummin'

Writers Weir: Ski Bummin’

Ski Bummin' Breaths of wintery-cool airAnd I am antsy for a powder yearAs snowflakes floatIn hesitant freefallLaying thruwayFor backcountry or black diamondThis season’s passGreets high elevation… Continue reading

Writers Weir: Ski Bummin'

SHI hosts talks in honor of Native American Heritage Month

Sealaska Heritage Institute is hosting a lecture series in honor of Native American Heritage Month. David A. Boxley will begin Tuesday, Nov. 3, with a… Continue reading