There are no photographs of bison spilling by the thousands across the Great Plains. By the time cameras came along, most of the bison were… Continue reading
A recent spell of very cold weather made me think about (among other things) bears hibernating in their dens, keeping warm by using the fat… Continue reading
On the upper Chena River in the heart of a cold winter, a songbird appeared on a gravel bar next to gurgling water that somehow… 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
I decided to break away from Juneau to spend New Year’s in Ireland. Directly after arriving in Dublin, which is on the east coast, I… Continue reading
The temperatures plummet to single digits, and maybe the winds howl too, and even if the lovely sun is shining, the days are short, food… Continue reading
Deadwood — every bureaucracy has some! Yet each “deadwood” individual supports a vibrant community of personal bacteria, and perhaps a fungus or a tapeworm. And… Continue reading
The Tongass National Forest has released the schedule for the 2018 Fireside Lectures at Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center. Local photographer Mark Kelley will start the… Continue reading
Richard Forman, a Harvard professor of landscape ecology, once visited a mangrove swamp in the Florida Everglades that he described as the most remote place… Continue reading
The good snow was long gone, leaving only some soggy snowplow berms along the roads, where moose and wolves had left their marks days ago.… Continue reading
Edward Abbey, the iconic wilderness writer, called Alaska “the last pork chop” in an essay based around a float trip he made in the Arctic… Continue reading
NEW ORLEANS — At this gathering of thousands of scientists at a horseshoe bend of the lower Mississippi River, a few talked about a far… Continue reading
Invasive species have devastated marine ecosystems in the Lower 48 but, thanks to its icy waters, the Bering Sea has been largely unaffected. So far.… Continue reading
The average number of flooding disaster declarations or severe storms in Alaska has increased from one to four and a half a year, according to… Continue reading
The price of national forest and grassland visitor maps will increase on Jan. 1, 2018. Currently, visitor maps are $10 for the plastic or $9… Continue reading
Want to have a say in how Alaska’s fisheries are managed? The Alaska Board of Fisheries wants to hear from you. The board issued its… Continue reading
What happened to winter? Rain on Douglas in December? Why no snow on the road? Avy gear? Yeah, probably should. First ODS run of the… Continue reading
This week’s Curious by Nature question comes from Jim Protz: “There’s a small sign at the end of Perseverance Trail with a warning not to… Continue reading
This year, an unprecedented number of bird species made it on to the Audubon Alaska WatchList’s Red List, a designation which signals the highest level… Continue reading
Dust off those boxes, untangle the lights and hang them high for all to see. The holiday season is upon us, and with darkness setting… Continue reading
