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Jul 26 2019

A sugar pie pumpkin flower opens in the early morning sunlight in a North Douglas garden. Visible just to the immediate right is a previously bloomed flower that has fallen onto a leaf and began developing mold. At the far right is a cucumber plant that needs support up off the soil's surface.

Gardentalk – Nip that flower after pollination

By Matt Miller, KTOO | Food, Gardentalk, Juneau, Southeast

Removing a zucchini plant’s female flower, for example, can prevent the spread of fungus into the rest of the plant and the developing zucchini.

By Matt Miller, KTOO | July 26, 2019 6:00 am

Jul 19 2019

Gardentalk – It’s garlic harvesting time!

By Matt Miller, KTOO | Gardentalk

If the scapes straighten out, or if you see yellow or brown developing in garlic stalks and at least half of the leaves, then the garlic is ready to be picked.

By Matt Miller, KTOO | July 19, 2019 6:00 am

Jul 16 2019

In this picture taken in early June 2019, tomatoes, peppers, and other vegetables thrive in the scratch-built geodesic greenhouse that Tom Lafollette made at the Annex Creek Hydroelectric Facility in Taku Inlet.

Gardentalk – Harvest potential exploders before the big rain

By Matt Miller, KTOO | Food, Gardentalk, Juneau

Master Gardener Ed Buyarski recommends that you harvest as many ripe cherries and cabbage as you can before they split and become inedible.

By Matt Miller, KTOO | July 16, 2019 6:00 am

Jul 15 2019

View from Meander Way of Mendenhall River as water levels begin to rise on July 14, 2019.

Flood warning cancelled after Saturday’s jökulhlaup releases water into Mendenhall lake and river

By Matt Miller, KTOO | Climate Change, Environment, Juneau, Outdoors, Public Safety

National Weather Service says Mendenhall Lake and Mendenhall River water levels crested at 8.62 feet late Sunday, a little earlier than expected and just below minor flood stage

By Matt Miller, KTOO | July 15, 2019 11:22 am

Jul 12 2019

Theo Houck looks for pedicab passengers as Volendam passengers disembark in downtown Juneau on July 12, 2019. Houck had taken 6 days off because air quality had gotten unhealthy and he asthma-like symptoms.

Juneau officials lift borough-wide ‘air emergency’

By Jeremy Hsieh, KTOO | Environment, Health, Juneau, Local Government, Outdoors, Southeast, Weather

Anecdotal reports attribute this week’s poor air quality to respiratory problems and canceled hiking tours, though a Bartlett Regional Hospital official says activity there hasn’t been out of the ordinary.

By Jeremy Hsieh, KTOO | July 12, 2019 2:28 pm

Jul 12 2019

A helicopter arrives to pick up scientists left on the Mendenhall Glacier for the study of nearby Suicide Basin (background), the source of jökulhlaups that have flooded Mendenhall Lake and Mendenhall River in recent years. Water from Suicide Basin Falls (located just under the lips of ice on the ridge) accumulates in the basin and is trapped by Mendenhall Glacier until a glacial dam release starts.

Jökulhlaup watch: Scientists, Juneau officials waiting for Suicide Basin’s glacial dam release

By Matt Miller, KTOO | Climate Change, Environment, Juneau, Outdoors, Public Safety

There’s enough water in Suicide Basin to fill an estimated 10,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools. This year, as in previous years, that water could eventually flow under Mendenhall Glacier and flood Mendenhall Lake and Mendenhall River.

By Matt Miller, KTOO | July 12, 2019 2:12 pm

Jul 08 2019

Particulate matter in the air obscures the sun and the view of Herbert Glacier from Lynn Canal near Juneau early on the morning of June 30, 2019.

Juneau city officials declare ‘air emergency’

By Jeremy Hsieh, KTOO | Environment, Health, Juneau, Local Government, Outdoors, Public Safety, Southeast, Weather

Juneau’s air quality in recent days has wafted between the EPA’s orange and red benchmarks. The city is discouraging outdoor aerobic activity until the air quality improves.

By Jeremy Hsieh, KTOO | July 8, 2019 4:19 pm

Jul 07 2019

Lyle James scans the waters of Lynn Canal for harbor seals during a hunt early on the morning of June 30, 2019.

Alaska Native men gather to explore culture, identity, domestic violence and building healthy communities

By Jeremy Hsieh, KTOO | 2 Alaska, Alaska Native Arts & Culture, Juneau, Outdoors, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence

Sitting men down together to talk and learning how to harvest seal aren’t silver bullets for ending domestic violence and building healthy communities. But participants in a wide-ranging conference believe they’re positive steps.

By Jeremy Hsieh, KTOO | July 7, 2019 6:00 am

Jul 05 2019

The Beaver Patrol of Juneau helps maintain balance with wildlife and humans

By David Purdy, KTOO | Community, Environment, Juneau, Outdoors, Southeast, Wildlife

Meet Juneau’s Beaver Patrol: a group of volunteers on a mission to ensure that beavers coexist in balance with people and salmon.

By David Purdy, KTOO | July 5, 2019 6:00 am

Jun 28 2019

An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka hoists an injured hiker at Mendenhall Towers outside Juneau, Alaska, June 28, 2019. The climber was flown to an awaiting Capital City Fire/Rescue crew in Juneau and taken to the hospital.

Update: Washington climber dies after Mendenhall Towers fall near Juneau

By Matt Miller, KTOO | Juneau, Outdoors, Search & Rescue, Southeast

A Bartlett Regional Hospital spokesperson says a climber who fell at Mendenhall Towers has died.

By Matt Miller, KTOO | June 28, 2019 1:31 pm

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Gardentalk – Nip that flower after pollination

Gardentalk – It’s garlic harvesting time!

Gardentalk – Harvest potential exploders before the big rain

Flood warning cancelled after Saturday’s jökulhlaup releases water into Mendenhall lake and river

Juneau officials lift borough-wide ‘air emergency’

Jökulhlaup watch: Scientists, Juneau officials waiting for Suicide Basin’s glacial dam release

Juneau city officials declare ‘air emergency’

Alaska Native men gather to explore culture, identity, domestic violence and building healthy communities

The Beaver Patrol of Juneau helps maintain balance with wildlife and humans

Update: Washington climber dies after Mendenhall Towers fall near Juneau

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