Alaska Outdoors

What lurks beneath: Creatures under tree bark and the stories they tell

What lurks beneath: Creatures under tree bark and the stories they tell

Spiders, millipedes and the lethal consequences of family life.

What lurks beneath: Creatures under tree bark and the stories they tell
Why should anyone care about clam breath?

Why should anyone care about clam breath?

Respiration rates are numbers scientists can plug into ecosystem models.

Why should anyone care about clam breath?
Finding solace in nature amid grief and despair

Finding solace in nature amid grief and despair

A personal statement from a local naturalist.

Finding solace in nature amid grief and despair
Salmon derby season set to kick off

Salmon derby season set to kick off

Catch these competitions in Southeast.

Salmon derby season set to kick off
When the going gets relaxing, the weak take naps

When the going gets relaxing, the weak take naps

Take a moment to relax outside.

When the going gets relaxing, the weak take naps
A powdery idea to reduce loss of sea ice

A powdery idea to reduce loss of sea ice

Ice911 team is hoping to restore it over time.

A powdery idea to reduce loss of sea ice
A fun game to play while hiking

A fun game to play while hiking

What will you discover?

A fun game to play while hiking
Warm spring may result in icy breakup

Warm spring may result in icy breakup

Forecasters predict mellow transition for most of Alaska’s big rivers.

Warm spring may result in icy breakup
Arctic tern nesting areas closed at glacier

Arctic tern nesting areas closed at glacier

The area is off limits for the summer.

Arctic tern nesting areas closed at glacier
Finding purpose in exploring the Last Frontier

Finding purpose in exploring the Last Frontier

Travel to get somewhere, not to get away from something.

Finding purpose in exploring the Last Frontier
How do plants breathe?

How do plants breathe?

They also need oxygen to live.

How do plants breathe?
Yukon’s Innoko is a long river short on people

Yukon’s Innoko is a long river short on people

Innoko will soon be a noisy place.

Yukon’s Innoko is a long river short on people
Birds large and small sniff their way through life

Birds large and small sniff their way through life

Birds’ inability to smell has proven wrong many times.

Birds large and small sniff their way through life
Tick, tick, tick: Alaska braces for invading parasites

Tick, tick, tick: Alaska braces for invading parasites

State’s warming climate helping ticks gain foothold.

Tick, tick, tick: Alaska braces for invading parasites
Alaska should not rank 43rd in US in sustainable development

Alaska should not rank 43rd in US in sustainable development

Cuts to public education, climate action, ferry system constitute reckless governance.

Alaska should not rank 43rd in US in sustainable development
Did Juneau’s pine trees arrive from the north?

Did Juneau’s pine trees arrive from the north?

Opining on the history, ecology of these tall specimens.

Did Juneau’s pine trees arrive from the north?
Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska
Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska
Photos: Juneau Springs to Life

Photos: Juneau Springs to Life

It’s getting brighter and warmer.

Photos: Juneau Springs to Life
Finding bright spots in the gray of Southeast

Finding bright spots in the gray of Southeast

Spring is sprouting.

Finding bright spots in the gray of Southeast
Friends, fishing and the ones that got away

Friends, fishing and the ones that got away

Losing a 20-pound halibut isn’t fun.

Friends, fishing and the ones that got away