Last year I switched growing my greens from the community garden to the back deck of the boat. I had thought that having lettuce at… Continue reading
In birds, mammals, some plants and many other organisms, biological gender is typically determined genetically. That is, biological sex of an individual is determined at… Continue reading
NY-ALESUND, Norway — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday visited Norway’s extreme north, viewing areas where climate change has melted ice and opened… Continue reading
Interior Alaska is a hungry place — lots of boreal forest and swampy wetlands with big, flat rivers winding through. Wildlife sightings, especially of big… Continue reading
Help plan Glacier Bay’s futureThe National Park Service invites the public to plan for the future of the “Frontcountry areas” of Glacier Bay National Park… Continue reading
Trout Unlimited and the US Forest Service have teamed up for another habitat rehabilitation project and need volunteers at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 11 at… Continue reading
Salmon unite and divide Alaskans across the state.Gear type, purpose and region all come into play in a divisive debate over salmon allocation. Three years… Continue reading
Late May and early June found us wandering in several very fine places. Most of the time the weather was also fine!On the trail to… Continue reading
Fishermen on the central Kenai Peninsula will be able to head to the Kenai and Russian rivers for some fishing starting Saturday.Sockeye fishing on the… Continue reading
While sitting in the front of a canoe on a twisty Alaska creek, my daughter asked to steer closer to the riverbank. She wanted to… 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
From Noma, a restaurant rated best in the world, to Juneau’s The Rookery Cafe, chefs are using traditional foraged foods to create a menu that… Continue reading
BOATS USE FISH FROM TAIL TO HEADAlaskan fishermen have raised the bar for big fishing boats with the F/V Northern Leader of Kodiak, and Discovery… Continue reading
The budget impasse with Alaska legislators is wreaking havoc on salmon fisheries across the state, and the industry is bracing for the possibility of a… Continue reading
When David Turner Jr. caught his 29.25 pound king salmon on Monday, he didn’t expect it to be worth $12,000.“That’s the biggest king salmon I… Continue reading
With the intense, endless rain that we had, I didn’t complete planting until just a few weeks ago. Even then it felt like a marathon… Continue reading
When we think of a forest, most of us have a mental image of a stand of more-or-less dense trees that covers a sizable piece… Continue reading
I was introduced to the idea of bucket lists by an adrenaline-seeking couple I guided years ago on an outing to Admiralty Island. I was… 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
Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve has implemented a 13-knot speed restriction in the area due to a high number of humpback whales, park superintendent… Continue reading
