Alaska Outdoors

Commissioner Adopts Southeast State Forest Management Plan

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

Flycasting for beginners

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

Audubon talk: Resident Whales

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

Remainder of Winter Fortymile Caribou Season to Close

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

Trout Unlimited: Thousands of Southeast Alaskans support protections for high-value salmon waters in Tongass

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

4H camp registration open

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

Antlers, horns and bear-hide bounty featured at auction

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

This week’s snow report

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

Now's the time to get your garden's starts going.

Planting for spring

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

Now's the time to get your garden's starts going.
The accelerated loss of ice in several forms is a well-documented story of change in Alaska. (Photo by Ned Rozell)

The many signs of northern change

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

The accelerated loss of ice in several forms is a well-documented story of change in Alaska. (Photo by Ned Rozell)

On the Trails: Walking Gustavus beaches

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

National Park Service Centennial activities this week

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

Stomachs wanted: halibut and flounder

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 Observatory

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

Peregrine falcon chicks on a cliff overlooking the Colville River in northern Alaska.

Alaska Science Forum: Country bird, city bird, same bird

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

Peregrine falcon chicks on a cliff overlooking the Colville River in northern Alaska.
Fens and bogs in the rainforest have deep accumulations of carbon.

From rock to forest: Southeast’s carbon sink

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

Fens and bogs in the rainforest have deep accumulations of carbon.
A marbled murrelet with a fish at its nest, taken via a spotting scope so as not to disturb the birds.

On the Trails: Murrelets

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

A marbled murrelet with a fish at its nest, taken via a spotting scope so as not to disturb the birds.

Off the Beaten Path: A raven story

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

Safe Home Food Preservation Certification workshop available

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

Fly tying get together

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