The Forest Service has been working on plans to upgrade the recreation area since 2019.
Outdoors
Homer woman saved by a hare after falling through ice
Exploring around the Grewingk Glacier, Kelsey Haas picked up the body of a dead hare. It came in handy.
Construction to start on bridge over landslide site in Denali National Park
Full access to the park road is not expected until 2025.
Pro skier aims to get more Indigenous youth on the slopes in Juneau
The event was part of a broader effort to remove some of the barriers that face Alaska Native youth who want to learn to ski.
Iditarod veteran Hugh Neff denied entry for 2023 race
A race spokesperson said the decision was based on Neff having been asked to scratch due to his dogs’ poor health.
Alaska’s Arctic waterways are turning orange, threatening drinking water
One researcher described streams that have become “so acidic that they curdle your powdered milk.”
Juneau’s Eaglecrest Ski Area will remain open at limited capacity this weekend
The base of the mountain has a relatively thin snowpack, which exposes skiers to early-season hazards.
Mislabeled photos, newly discovered at UAF, bolster 1910 Denali summit claim
The geophysics professor who found the photos say they move the summit claim “from shadowy, maybe it did or didn’t happen, right into the mainstream.”
Iditarod’s smallest field ever raises the question: Is dog mushing dying?
The 34 dog mushers signed up to run the next Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race are the fewest in the race’s 50-year-old history.
How to bring home your own Southeast Alaska Christmas tree
CBJ says each household can cut down one Christmas tree in December, in accordance with the local tree harvest map.