On April 13, Eaglecrest Ski Patrol and other skiers will take a memorial run for longtime ski patrol members Bob Janes and Ron Dippold, who have died.
Outdoors
Arctic Sea ice reaches season’s maximum extent
Arctic sea ice reached its maximum extent this year on March 21.
Herring seiners hit target — and then some — in quick Saturday opener
The 48 permit holders caught the last remaining fish in this year’s harvest limit — and then some — in a wild 45-minute opener Saturday afternoon right in front of downtown Sitka.
Fish and Wildlife to review Southeast Alaska wolves
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will review whether or not Southeast Alaska wolves should be listed for protection under the Endangered Species Act.
Trees awaken from long winter’s nap
This relative warmth — more than 30 degrees warmer than just a few days ago — has silently nudged the trees out of their winter sleep in interior Alaska.
Eagles nesting, swooping again near Unalaska clinic
It’s spring in Unalaska, and that means bald eagles are building new nests — and attacking pedestrians who stray too close.
Herring update: ‘We’re going after these fish’
With the herring spawn starting in Sitka Sound, the Fish & Game is quickly developing plans for a third commercial seine opening — possibly today.
Murkowski: Clean Water Act rule a threat to development
Critics say the rule would expand the reach of the Clean Water Act to cover most creeks and wetlands across the country.
On the track of the wolverine
The few biologists who have studied wolverines in Alaska say they are exceptional creatures.
Tsunami debris clean up is slowed by huge volume, rugged terrain
The state is planning an aerial survey this spring to figure out how much new debris from the 2011 Japanese tsunami has arrived on Alaska’s shores.