The Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources adopted the Southeast State Forest Management Plan on Feb. 29. In addition, the Commissioner reclassified nearly 46,600… Continue reading
Community Schools has scheduled two learn-to-flycast work workshops in March and April. They will be taught by Tony Soltys, President of the Raincountry Flyfishers, who… Continue reading
At the Juneau Audubon Society meeting on Thursday, March 10, Joshua Peters will present “Southern Resident Whales and the Effect of Damming Washington and Oregon… Continue reading
The State of Alaska winter hunting season for Fortymile caribou under Registration Hunt RC867 will close in the remainder of the hunt area on lands… Continue reading
According to a press release from the fishery conservation group Trout Unlimited, more than 3,500 fishermen, sportsmen and salmon advocates throughout Southeast Alaska, and 7,300… Continue reading
Registration is open for Alaska Experience Camp, a program of the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, Juneau volunteers, and the Alaska Department of… Continue reading
Three-dozen bear skins – including some large brown bears – moose and caribou antlers, sheep horns and even a muskox hide are some of many… Continue reading
Eaglecrest Ski Area:New snow (24 hours):• Base: 0 inches• Top: 2 inchesNew Snow (48 hours):• Base: 0 inches• Top: 2 inchesTotal snow:• Base: 4 inches•… Continue reading
Despite a recent cold snap and snow, we here in Southeast Alaska are moving closer to spring. The light has changed, stretching earlier and longer.… Continue reading
In anticipation of an arctic science conference happening next month in Fairbanks, an editor asked me to write a column on climate change in the… Continue reading
On a recent walk on some of the great sandy beaches of Gustavus, two friends and I observed several interesting things. The four-footed friend probably… Continue reading
The National Park Service’s Centennial year is under way, and Alaska’s national parks are kicking off a series of special events with three activities this… Continue reading
Ever caught an arrowtooth flounder when you were hoping for halibut? Ever had to face the prospect of tossing back your long-awaited catch or cutting… Continue reading
Wrangell Ranger District requests public input on Anan Wildlife ObservatoryTill March 1, the public can give their say on the Draft Anan Recreation Plan, which… Continue reading
The upper Colville River is one of the quietest places on the planet, a land of cliffs and tundra and tangles of willow. Fashion Island… Continue reading
To talk with local scientists about the Tongass National Forest is to become aware of how much lies literally beneath its surface.It’s a lot, and… Continue reading
If you venture out on the water, you will see small, dark brown birds that dive with a flick of their wings or take off… Continue reading
The other day, near the tree line on Thunder Mountain, I heard what sounded like an owl. I zigzagged up the slope a few yards,… Continue reading
Want to learn how to safely preserve Southeast Alaska’s local food resources? Well now you can and get certified at the same time.Through the Juneau… Continue reading
The Raincountry Flyfishers will hold a fly tying and social meeting on Wednesday Feb. 24 starting at 7 p.m. in the Thunder Mountain High School… Continue reading