Nature & Outdoors

The Alsek, a world-class rafting river that flows into the Gulf of Alaska from its headwaters in Canada, may soon abandon the lower part of its drainage for a steeper one 15 miles...

The Alsek, a world-class rafting river that flows into the Gulf of Alaska from its headwaters in Canada, may soon abandon the lower part of its drainage for a steeper one 15 miles away....

By Kevin Maier In 2006, Juneau’s City Assembly gathered a scientific panel to consider potential impacts of climate change on our community. Showcasing our considerable local expertise, the concise report emerged a year later,...

By Jeff Lund For the Juneau Empire A charter guide buddy of mine over on Prince of Wales attached a GoPro to his downrigger set up and recorded an absolutely sickening number of...

By Mary F. Willson On (yet another) drippy, gray day in late March, I found myself strolling over the tide flats at Eagle Beach, on a moderately low tide. I don’t often go...

Photo by Ned RozellA pair of male white-winged crossbills drink from Jarvis Creek in Alaska.While out on a springtime snow trail, I recently saw a dozen white-winged crossbills pecking at snow on the...

By Ned Rozell While out on a springtime snow trail, I recently saw a dozen white-winged crossbills pecking at snow on the side of the trail. When I reached the spot, I saw a...

By Mary F. Willson For the Juneau Empire Just before the vernal equinox, I strolled in the Eagle Beach area with a couple of friends. The lower reaches of the river bore a...