When my daughter was little, I created the question game. Basically, it’s an either or game. Would you rather eat ice cream or cake? Go… Continue reading
A very large Admiralty Island brown bear, its bloated belly hanging low, waded down Pack Creek pouncing on the last of the year’s salmon. It… 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
One sunny day in late August, a friend and I headed up to the meadows at the base of Mount Jumbo, just above the Treadwell… Continue reading
In late August and early September, Juneau folks frequently remarked on the numbers of fuzzy, orange and black caterpillars in their gardens or crawling over… Continue reading
Rabies is a death sentence for any animal. Experts have wondered how a virus survives when it kills all the creatures it infects.“We don’t have… Continue reading
Alaska Department of Fish and Game will hold an informational meeting for the upcoming Gustavus moose hunt (RM049) at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14 at… Continue reading
Back when I had a small garden, I didn’t need to worry too much about the end of the season. By the time the temperatures… 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
In retooling 6,000 acres of prized recreation area surrounding the Mendenhall Glacier, the U.S. Forest Service is taking a fresh approach: letting the community lead… Continue reading
Some friends and I find it endlessly entertaining to take a walk and just see what we can see. Sometimes our curiosity raises more questions… Continue reading
While Alaskans have long endured dense mosquitoes and frigid air, we’ve always had the absence of venomous snakes and dog ticks.But the latter may be… Continue reading
HONOLULU — Halfway between East and West, President Barack Obama traveled Thursday to one of the most remote corners of the ocean — Midway Atoll… Continue reading
BILLINGS, Mont. — Montana re-opened portions of the Yellowstone River and some tributaries Thursday but is keeping a popular stretch closed to all recreational activity… Continue reading
HILO, Hawaii — A tropical storm left parts of Hawaii’s Big Island soggy but intact Thursday as residents of the island state prepare for a… Continue reading
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — When Asha Jones and other Grand Canyon interns arrived for their summer at the national park, they were struck… Continue reading
A bumblebee colony begins in spring, when a queen bee emerges from hibernation and searches for nectar and pollen.She mated the previous fall, so her… Continue reading
Alfred Brooks was a geologist who traveled thousands of miles in Alaska and left his name on the state’s northernmost mountain range. Twenty years before… Continue reading
The Johnson Youth Center Garden Program may not have taken gold, but at the Harvest Fair I counted 29 ribbons from their entries. In the… Continue reading
Waterfowl hunting season opens Sept. 1 over much of Alaska and several regulations changes – including increases to daily bag limits for canvasbacks, snow geese… Continue reading
