Alaska Outdoors

Community input requested for Glacier facilities design

The U.S. Forest Service invites the community to participate in design meetings beginning 6:30 p.m. Sept. 7 at the Juneau Ranger District conference room at… Continue reading

Wolf advocates outraged that state preparing to kill wolves

SPOKANE, Wash. — Wolf advocates are outraged that the state is preparing for the second time to exterminate an entire wolf pack for preying on… Continue reading

ATA registered shoot results

On a rainy Juneau day, seven members of the Juneau Gun Club participated in a scheduled ATA Registered Shoot. Six shot while one member, “Bud”… Continue reading

Western Governors plan workshops on forest management

HELENA, Mont. — The Western Governors’ Association plans five workshops to discuss forest and rangeland management practices and develop a compromise that could include more… Continue reading

Shooting practice league prep for duck season

For the upcoming duck season, the Juneau Gun Club is offering to its members and the general public a four-week shotgun shooting practice league. The… Continue reading

Niagara Falls latest natural wonder to add zip line

Niagara Falls is the latest natural wonder to add a zip line, offering honeymooners and everyone else the chance to take an adrenaline-pumping plunge toward… Continue reading

Toxins found in phytoplankton in Sitka and Hydaburg

The Southeast Alaska Tribal Toxins partnership discovered harmful toxins in some phytoplankton that could cause health effects in humans while collecting samples in Southeast Alaska.SEATT… Continue reading

Alaskan restrictions help Yukon kings meet Canadian goals

For the second year running, Yukon River chinook salmon seem to be climbing out of an abundance pit.The river is home to a bulk of… Continue reading

commercial fishermen have only harvested 8 million pinks as of Aug. 15 in Prince William Sound, the state's largest pink run.

Poor production of pink salmon mystifies

Weather patterns contributed to a screwy sockeye run in 2015, and this year the same is happening to pinks, the second-largest salmon harvest in Alaska.In… Continue reading

commercial fishermen have only harvested 8 million pinks as of Aug. 15 in Prince William Sound, the state's largest pink run.

Off the Trails: Plant evolution and life cycles

Occasionally, friends have asked me about the life cycles of plants, so here I will attempt to summarize them, in the context of plant evolution.… Continue reading

Fish and Game applied a radio tag to this Keen's myotis bat as part of their research for the Threatened, Endangered and Diversity Program.

Tracking Juneau’s endangered bats

“It sounds a little bit crackly,” Courtney Pegus said, putting his ear to what looked like an oversized walkie talkie.“Turn the volume up,” Fish and… Continue reading

Fish and Game applied a radio tag to this Keen's myotis bat as part of their research for the Threatened, Endangered and Diversity Program.
In this Aug. 27, 2015 photo, protesters march down Main Street after a rally on the steps of the Alaska State Capitol to bring attention to the long-term protection of transboundary waters, principally the Taku, Stikine and Unuk watersheds.

Southeast tribes voice mining concerns to State Department

Southeast tribal groups met with officials from the Department of State and the Environmental Protection Agency last week in Juneau and Ketchikan to discuss ongoing… Continue reading

In this Aug. 27, 2015 photo, protesters march down Main Street after a rally on the steps of the Alaska State Capitol to bring attention to the long-term protection of transboundary waters, principally the Taku, Stikine and Unuk watersheds.

Grants available for snowmobile trail grooming and safety

The Division of Parks and Outdoor Recreation reopened the application period for the Snowmobile Trails Grant Program, which provides competitive and reimbursable matching grants for… Continue reading

Aug. 6 trap shooters from left to right: Mal Menzies, Chip Verrelli, Fred Bergander, Mer'Chant Thompson, Garret Hermann, Fred Wilson, Pete Hudson, Jerry Godkin and Wayne Bertholl.  Note jr. trap shooter Garret Hermann holding his ceremonial hat and his 25 straight patch.

August trap shooting results

On Aug. 6, ten members of the Juneau Gun Club trap shooters took part in the trap shooting event.Singles, 10 entries, overcast, 58 degrees A… Continue reading

Aug. 6 trap shooters from left to right: Mal Menzies, Chip Verrelli, Fred Bergander, Mer'Chant Thompson, Garret Hermann, Fred Wilson, Pete Hudson, Jerry Godkin and Wayne Bertholl.  Note jr. trap shooter Garret Hermann holding his ceremonial hat and his 25 straight patch.

Deep Bay Cabin available for rental

The Deep Bay Cabin on Zarembo Island, which used to be an administrative site for the Wrangell Ranger District, will be a public recreation cabin… Continue reading

An aerial view of Chena River water backed up into a floodplain that is part of the Chena River Lakes Flood Control Project.

Alaska Science Forum: Flood control project keeps Fairbanks dry

MOOSE CREEK DAM — For the thirteenth consecutive day, four plates of steel in a framework of concrete have quietly saved Fairbanks.Heavy rains in the… Continue reading

An aerial view of Chena River water backed up into a floodplain that is part of the Chena River Lakes Flood Control Project.

Dirt Girl: A few words on fennel

With so many plants at the point of harvest, I feel a bit guilty talking about one plant. And, by one plant, I mean one… Continue reading

Anglers without tickets miss derby position

Two anglers in the past week found themselves pulling giant halibut out of the ocean without a derby ticket to their names.David Pudlosky of Mountain… Continue reading

Off the Trails: Summer ending and seed dispersal

Summer seems to be closing down all too quickly. Bird song is past, replaced by the chips and squeaks of juvenile birds scuttling in the… Continue reading

15 states to appeals court: Overturn endangered frog ruling

NEW ORLEANS — Fifteen states are asking a federal appeals court to reconsider a Louisiana landowner’s attempt to keep the government from listing 1,500 forest… Continue reading