Outdoors

The National Park Service is searching for a solo climber on Denali after he failed to check in with a friend by satellite phone for several days. 

The gondola system weighs several hundred tons and will take more than 25 truckloads to get to Eaglecrest.

On this episode of Garden Talk, Ed Buyarski extolls the virtues of cultivating flowers. If you have questions for Garden Talk, email edbuyarski@hotmail.com or call 907-209-8905.

Cases on Kodiak comprised 25% of statewide incidents of the illness. Areas in Southeast Alaska — like Juneau, Ketchikan and Prince of Wales Island — also recorded high case rates.

This is the time to tranplant or plant berries, cherries, and apples! Ed Buyarski shares tips about the best varieties to grow in Southeast Alaska, and how to make sure they get pollinated. If you have questions for Garden Talk, email edbuyarski@hotmail.com or call 907-209-8905.

On this week’s episode of Garden Talk, Ed Buyarski discusses the ways he tracks the weather and keeps records of his garden from year to year. If you have questions for Garden Talk, email edbuyarski@hotmail.com or call 907-209-8905.

The good Samaritan was aware of the risks — she’s a five-year veteran of Sitka’s search and rescue team.

Time to start direct sowing cool weather crops! Some warm weather crops can be started indoors under lights right now as well. And Ed Buyarski shares advice about how to handle gardening fails. If you have questions for Garden Talk, email edbuyarski@hotmail.com or call 907-209-8905.

So far this winter, Jeffrey Wright had hiked up Mt. Verstovia at least half a dozen times with one goal in mind: hiking the full trail in the snow.

On this week’s episode, Ed Buyarski reminds us that this is the time of year to transplant trees and shrubs. It is also a good time to divide perennials such as hostas and rhubarb. If you have questions for Garden Talk, email edbuyarski@hotmail.com or call 907-209-8905.