NAME: BleuTYPE OF BIRD: Great Blue HeronWHEN RESCUED: Aug. 21. WHAT HAPPENED: When a Douglas resident discovered a Great Blue Heron hunkered down in her… Continue reading
Eaglecrest Ski Area will give Juneauites a chance to shake off their turkey hangovers with a little early skiing.On Wednesday, Juneau’s ski area announced it… Continue reading
The public is invited to try their luck and skill at this year’s Juneau Gun Club Turkey Shoot happening from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.… Continue reading
New snow (24 hours):• Base: 3.4 inches• Top: 4 inchesNew Snow (48 hours):• Base: 6.4 inches• Top: 7 inchesTotal snow:• Base: 21 inches• Top: 50… Continue reading
HAINES — Due to recent budget cuts, the Alaska Division of Forestry office in Haines will be closed to the public for most of the… Continue reading
Eaglecrest Ski Area’s annual Hilary Lindh Scholarship Competition is open once again, with four winners who will be awarded a 2015-16 season pass to Juneau’s… Continue reading
The public is invited to attend Trail Mix Inc.’s annual dinner and auction happening at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 21. Proceeds from this year’s… Continue reading
Montana Creek Road beyond the Hank Harmon Rifle Range is now closed for the winter season; the road will reopen on May 1, 2016 or… Continue reading
The Empire Outdoors page is looking for superb images of Alaska’s wildlife, scenery or plant life. Send your photos via email to: Outdoors editor, outdoors@juneauempire.com.… Continue reading
Lieutenant Gov. Byron Mallott on Monday shared with a citizens’ advisory group a draft copy of a statement of cooperation with British Columbia about an… Continue reading
British Columbian officials have told the owners of a long-closed mine polluting the Taku River to come up with a plan to fix the mine’s… Continue reading
Ed Berg has spent much of his life observing the natural happenings on a large peninsula (the Kenai) that juts from a larger peninsula (Alaska).… Continue reading
With the arrival of enough snow to cover Eaglecrest Ski Area from top to bottom, snow enthusiasts have been taking advantage of the additional outdoor… Continue reading
On day in early-mid November, I was splashing and splodging around in one of the campground lakes, noting signs of beaver activity. As I emerged… Continue reading
In certain places, it’s easy to forget about Jordan Creek: its lower reaches run between parking lots, shopping complexes, and the airport.It’s also easy to… Continue reading
The Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute has named Alexa Tonkovich its new executive director.Tonkovich previously served as the organization’s international director, supervising its overseas marketing programs.… Continue reading
The National Marine Fisheries Service has outlined rules to protect whales and other marine mammals during testing conducted by the U.S. Navy off the Pacific… Continue reading
ANCHORAGE — A professional skier who walked away after falling 1,600 feet down an Alaska mountain says the experience was “gnarly.”Video of Canadian skier Ian… Continue reading
During Patrick Druckenmiller’s not-so-restful sabbatical year, he is flying to museums around the world. In Alberta a few weeks ago and London now, the University… Continue reading
Juneau sees magpies in fall, winter, and early spring, outside of the nesting season. They come to us from nesting areas in the Interior. They… Continue reading
