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Raincountry Flyfishers’ Casting Night

The 23rd annual Casting Night will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, May 19 at Twin Lakes. Raincountry Flyfishers and the local chapter of… Continue reading

A Townsend's Warbler banded in Alaska. The winter range of the species extends south along the Pacific coast to the mountains of Central America.

Celebrate International Migratory Bird Day in Juneau

The Tongass National Forest in partnership with Juneau Audubon Society and Juneau Community Garden Association will host International Migratory Bird Day activities on Saturday, May… Continue reading

A Townsend's Warbler banded in Alaska. The winter range of the species extends south along the Pacific coast to the mountains of Central America.

Summer closure of four islands in Glacier Bay

To prevent human disturbances and mortality rates of chicks during nesting season, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve is closing four different islands in Glacier… Continue reading

A two-year-old black bear walks near the Steep Creek Meadow platform on Tuesday afternoon.

Photos: Bears, bears, everywhere

U.S. Forest Service park ranger Donald Macdovgall 59, stands on the Steep Creek Meadow platform looking down at a adolescent male bear, estimiated to be… Continue reading

A two-year-old black bear walks near the Steep Creek Meadow platform on Tuesday afternoon.

Off the Trails: Sparrows

In late April and early May, I enjoyed seeing a variety of sparrows, most of which were arriving from their winter quarters and fueling up… Continue reading

More than 20 years of changes in an undisturbed patch of tundra in northern Alaska, east of Kaktovik.

Alaska Science Forum: Much of the Arctic is lower than it was before

When botanist Janet Jorgenson first visited a patch of tundra east of Kaktovik in 1988, it was flat, dry and thick with 29 species of… Continue reading

More than 20 years of changes in an undisturbed patch of tundra in northern Alaska, east of Kaktovik.

Béla Fleck, Katie Thiroux, Marine Jazz Band headline Jazz & Classics’ second weekend

JUNEAU — Jazz & Classics’ second weekend will showcase the stunning talent of Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn, the Katie Thiroux jazz quartet and its… Continue reading

Architects selected for Arts Complex

JUNEAU — Northwind Architects of Juneau has been chosen to design a new arts complex for Juneau, the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council announced.Northwind is… Continue reading

Public design workshop to meet on Adair Kennedy Park Master Plan

JUNEAU — The CBJ Engineering and Public Works Department and the Parks and Recreation Department will host a public design workshop to develop a master… Continue reading

The Alaskan Laundry, a novel by Brendan Jones, follows a young woman named Tara on a journey of personal recovery in Port Anna, a fictionalized version of Sitka. Courtesy image.

“The Alaskan Laundry” shows one woman’s path home

The first time Brendan Jones moved to Sitka, he was 19 years old and lost.He volunteered at Sheldon Jackson Hatchery in exchange for room and… Continue reading

The Alaskan Laundry, a novel by Brendan Jones, follows a young woman named Tara on a journey of personal recovery in Port Anna, a fictionalized version of Sitka. Courtesy image.

On Writing: In defense of Strunk & White

I made the mistake of emailing Jim Hale an opinion. I sent him a mewling defense of the classic writing guide “The Elements of Style”… Continue reading

Juneau Dance Theatre’s Spring Showcase

JUNEAU — Juneau Dance Theatre will present an an exciting mixed repertoire during their annual Spring Showcase.The performance series will incorporate all JDT youth programs,… Continue reading

Alaska Youth Choir to hold concert

JUNEAU — The Alaska Youth Choir will perform “OYE, Listen to the Voice of Our Children” featuring Alaskapella on Saturday, May 14.The concert starts at… Continue reading

UAS Tech Prep films win Telly award

JUNEAU — Juneau-based G-Force Productions Digital Cinema has been named a winner at the 27th annual Telly Awards for their series “UAS Tech Prep.”Competiting with… Continue reading

10 artists picked for residency program at Ernest Gruening Cabin

Ten talented artists have been selected for the 2016 summer Alaska State Parks artist-in-residence program, which runs from May through September at the Ernest Gruening… Continue reading

Women of the Moose award grant to help with elementary school Juried Art Show

JUNEAU — The Juneau Arts and Humanities Council received $300 from the Juneau Women of the Moose for assisting with the production of the annual… Continue reading

A teen driver participates in a technical driving course organized by the Taylor White Foundation in 2013. The foundation has scheduled another session for this May. It aims to gives teen drivers the tools to avoid car accidents. Photo courtesy of Carol White.

Taylor White Foundation sponsors second course

Life can change in the second it takes for a bear to run out in the road, a car’s tires to slip on ice, or… Continue reading

A teen driver participates in a technical driving course organized by the Taylor White Foundation in 2013. The foundation has scheduled another session for this May. It aims to gives teen drivers the tools to avoid car accidents. Photo courtesy of Carol White.
Young boy planting a seedling

Arbor Day: American legacy

“Arbor Day is not like other holidays. Each of those reposes in the past, while Arbor Day proposes for the future.” - J. Sterling MortonTrees… Continue reading

Young boy planting a seedling

Jazz & Classics looking for instruments

Juneau Jazz & Classics is looking for several musical instruments to use in the free public performance of “Inuksuit” by John Luther Adams on Saturday,… Continue reading

A Townsend's Warbler banded in Alaska. The winter range of the species extends south along the Pacific coast to the mountains of Central America.

Forest Service invites public International Migratory Bird Day

JUNEAU — The Tongass National Forest, in partnership with Juneau Audubon Society and Juneau Community Garden Association, will host International Migratory Bird Day activities on… Continue reading

A Townsend's Warbler banded in Alaska. The winter range of the species extends south along the Pacific coast to the mountains of Central America.