On the Tails: Shorebirds in winter
Sightings are no “shore” thing.
Category: Outdoors
Alaska Science Forum: Fun with ice physics in the cryosphere
Here’s why some found recent winter weather fascinating.
Volunteers make winter cool for local skiers
Juneau Nordic Ski Club offers fun and learning
I Went to the Woods: Fending off the cold
While biking, cool air turns cold, and cold air turns bitter.
On the Trails: Surf, bird food and paralytic shellfish poisoning
Surf’s up!
Recessive genes and receding glaciers: Lecture focuses on Southeast’s blue bears
Biologist shares insights about glacier bears.
Midwinter rain-on-snow a game changer
A few hours of a December day may affect living things for years to come in the middle of Alaska.
SalmonState: ‘Alaska’s untold secret’ — The dividends paid by Southeast Alaska’s ‘Seabank’
By Mary Catharine Martin
Pride of Bristol Bay: Novarupta — The Greatest Volcano Eruption of the 20th Century
On June 6, 1912, all hell broke loose.
On the Trails: Strolling on the snow
Snow, and more snow!
Alaska Science Forum: The porcupine’s winter in slow-motion
How do porcupines survive winter? A lengthy study provides insights.
Sustainable Alaska: Humans vs. Volcanoes
We are warming the world tens of times faster than did the ancient volcanoes.
On the Trails: Diving into birds underwater
There’s a lot going on under the surface.
Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska
Reader-submitted photos of Southeast Alaska.
Alaska Science Forum: Mummified forest tells tale of changing north
Ancient fair-weather trees suggest a very warm period in the far north
On the Trails: The weasel family
Flexing our mustelids.
I Went to the Woods: Prioritizing in 2022
I only have priorit-eyes for one focus word.
On the Trails: Observations from four wintry walks
Plenty of creatures stirring.
Alaska Science Forum: News of the Arctic from New Orleans
We need to talk about this report card.
On the Trails: Parthenogenesis in vertebrates
There’s another way to be a single parent.
Alaska Science Forum: Elephant Point and trees growing on ice
Pointing out the origins of a name.
On the Trails: Determination of biological sex —it’s a complex topic
The determination of biological sex is a complicated matter, even just focusing on vertabrates.
Ice day for a swim
Juneau woman completes a mile in near-freezing water
Pride of Bristol Bay: Permanent protections in view for Bristol Bay
By Bjorn Dihle
On the Trails: Transition to winter — maybe
A mat of old leaves lined the roadway, each leaf fringed with crystals, making a pretty mosaic…
Freshly up-gunned Eaglecrest readying for opening day
New snow guns and hardened nordic trails will great winter sport enthusiasts on opening day.
I Went to the Woods: It’s OK to be happy
Of course, it’s not as easy as going fishing.
On the Trails: Caring for offspring
Vertebrates have a broad spectrum of ways to care for their offspring
Alaska Science Forum: Listening to the voices of killer whales
By Ned Rozell
On the Trails: Visiting old home ground
By Mary F. Willson
Alaska Science Forum: Blown back to Alaska, bird perseveres
Second time’s the charm.
On the Trails: Why don’t birds fall off their perches?
A growing body of evidence suggests that birds have a second organ of equilibrium.
Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska
Reader-submitted photos of Southeast Alaska.
Alaska Science Forum: Shorebirds depend on wee slivers of Alaska
By Ned Rozell
On the Trails: Dispersal of fungal spores
How fungus spreads among us.
Alaska Science Forum: Bus 142 to embark on final journey
No longer in transit.
Juneau woman to attempt rare ice swimming feat
Brrrrrr!
I Went to the Woods: The two types of climate change
It’s about reusable water bottles, but also energy efficient homes.
On the Trails: Infanticide and egg-destruction
Some regular infanticide and egg-destruction occurs between species.
On the Trails: Having family for dinner
Cannibalism in nature can be a family affair.
Alaska Science Forum: Red aurora rare enough to be special
In decades of sky-watching in the north, he has seen a few red auroras, but not many.
The Salmon State: Bear man of Admiralty Island Allen Hasselborg — and climate change
By Mary Catharine Martin
I Went to the Woods: Desired vs. realized success
No elk taken, but it’s nothing to grouse about.
Pride of Bristol Bay: Life of a sockeye
It only took one sockeye to remind of how lucky I am to live in a world with wild salmon
On the Trails: Fall colors in our rainforest
Here are a few examples of enjoyable displays of fall colors…
I Went to the Woods: The danger of overexposure
Outdoors content isn’t a monolith.
Alaska Science Forum: The season of senescence is upon us
Trees and other plants are simply shedding what no longer suits them.
The Salmon State: An early fall trip to Hasselborg Lake
We were already happier, ready to skip our phones across the water like stones.
On the Trails: Small things living on leaves
I found a funny looking thing on the underside of an alder leaf.
Wild Shots: Photos of Mother Nature in Alaska
Reader-submitted photos of Southeast Alaska.