Chickweed has a mild taste and is nutritious when eaten fresh.
Outdoors
Alaska hunting guide serving 6 months in prison for ‘multi-year wildlife crime spree’
It’s fairly unusual for an Alaskan guide to get a prison sentence for violating wildlife laws.
Garden Talk: Air-drying garlic and herbs
After garlic is harvested, it can be cured by hanging in a warm, dry place with good air circulation for a few weeks.
A very wet Ironman weekend ahead for Juneau
This weekend’s rain event is the result of an atmospheric river — a long, fat column of moisture aloft that looks a lot like a river in satellite imagery.
Sterling man writes guide to Kenai refuge’s ‘underutilized’ canoe trails
The system includes two rivers and 70 lakes, stretching deep into protected refuge lands on the central Kenai Peninsula.
Petersburg man tries to swim across Frederick Sound for ‘no good reason’
Andrew Simmonds is 60 years old. The farthest he’d ever swum was two miles in a pool.
Father and 2 young children rescued after taking wrong Ketchikan trail
It’s the second backcountry rescue in the Ketchikan area in less than a week.
Garden Talk: A tour of Taay Hít, Tlingit and Haida’s new greenhouse
A year after completion, the greenhouse has produced its share of successes and setbacks.
Two hikers rescued from Ketchikan trail after losing their way in the snow
The hikers took a spur trail by mistake and got lost trying to return to the main trail.
Ironman Alaska athletes are scrambling to get their bikes to Juneau
Suzanne Rinehart, from the Chicago area, decided to cancel her whole trip after trying to find a way to ship her bike to Juneau.