KENAI — Are exotic plants still exotic when the climate around them changes so that they fit right in? That’s the question a local biologist… Continue reading
Reader-submitted images of Mother Nature in Southeast Submit your wild shots: The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or… Continue reading
When the ferries are running, it’s an easy ride to Gustavus: about four and a half hours, usually, with chance of seeing Dall’s porpoises and… Continue reading
Many creatures, including you and me, emit methane from time to time. Microbes within our guts break down one substance and turn it into another,… 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
On a June day 105 years ago, in a green valley where the Aleutians merge with the mainland, the world fell apart.Earthquakes swayed the alders… Continue reading
I’ve heard several people say “I hate mice!” I think they really mean that they, understandably, don’t want to share their houses with mice. But… Continue reading
Today, I’m proposing the revolutionary creation of a board of outdoor fashion. The idea came to me in the depths of winter while I was… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — You fly more than 100 miles for love. You get rejected. You fly another 100 miles. Another rejection. And another.That’s the high-flying but… Continue reading
DENVER — Some elusive and charismatic lynx have been parading past awe-struck Colorado residents and visitors this winter, electrifying social media and giving biologists reason… Continue reading
Rod Boertje knew it was getting cold when Park Service rangers took the dogs inside. Boertje, then a graduate student in wildlife biology at the… 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 like to take a walk just to see what I can see, like the bear that went over the mountain, in the old song.… Continue reading
The next Wildlife Wednesday lecture will discuss the population decline of tree swallows.Brenda Wright, a naturalist and birder, will give a talk titled “Where have… Continue reading
Wonderful snow! Brightening our short December days; under that full moon, it was spectular.All that glorious snow drew me out, day after day, looking for… Continue reading
A few years ago while looking for deer, I listened to trees creaking and moaning in a Southeasterly gale. Snow fell steadily, illuminating the gloomy… Continue reading
T. Neil Davis has died at 84, in his Fairbanks home. The scientist/author/doer was a graduate student and later director at UAF’s Geophysical Institute. In… 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
The sport and personal use shrimp fisheries in Tenakee Inlet will remain closed in 2017 until further notice, according to the Alaska Department of Fish… Continue reading
SITKA — Mountain goat registration hunt RG150 on Baranof Island will end Dec. 31. Successful hunters must submit hunt reports and goat horns for age… Continue reading
