Several avalanches have been observed in known slide paths across downtown Juneau over the past week.
Environment
Army Corps says it’s working on multiple glacial outburst flood solutions for Juneau at once
Staff at the Army Corps said in a press briefing that they never backed out of a long-term solution, and they’re working on the temporary levee and an intermediate solution in the meantime.
Voting is open for bear-resistant trash can art destined for downtown Juneau
The winning design will be printed on an enclosure of bear-resistant cans near the cruise ship docks, as well as on bear-resistant cans in areas of downtown frequented by the animals.
Juneau has officially broken its snowfall record
The city reached 201.2 inches at the Juneau International Airport at midnight, surpassing the previous record of 197.9 inches set in the winter of 2006-07.
Forest Service plans to hold virtual meeting on Tongass Forest Plan revision Wednesday
The virtual meeting has been added to a calendar of in-person meetings in communities around Southeast.
Juneau’s wild winter bucks the climate trend
It’s Juneau’s third snowiest winter on record so far, but the season overall has gotten warmer and less snowy over the long term.