Gustavus with less than 500 year-round residents is remote. Yet it gets about 20,000 annual visitors who stay at lodges and step off tour boats.To stay on top of this influx, it aggressively recycles.
Environment
Can Congress squeeze $1B from ANWR?
The U.S. Senate will hold a hearing today on whether to allow drilling in the refuge as part of the Republican tax plan, and now the environmental argument has shifted.
Entangled: Making the sea safer for whales
More than 30 times this year, the federal government has received reports of whales tangled in fishing gear along the West Coast. Sometimes the whales manage to wriggle free. Other times you see heart-rending pictures on the news or a rescue mission.
Talking Trash: The garbage that doesn’t make it to the dump
About 25 miles out the Haines Highway, there’s a pullout. From the road, a large sand pile obstructs trails leading to the Chilkat River. In the summer they provide a short route down to the water. In the winter, a popular cross-country ski track. Over the years, the area has also become an informal and illegal dump.
One Arctic species is listed, one isn’t. Did politics play a role?
Two of the Arctic’s most iconic animals, polar bears and walrus, face challenges with retreating sea ice. But they haven’t been granted the same federal protections.
Talking Trash: Composting startup tackles Juneau’s green waste
A small Juneau start-up is proving that household composting works. Lisa Daugherty of Juneau Composts! is already receiving accolades for her subscription-based service that’s keeping tons of green waste out of the landfill.
Cleanup continues for roads and trails affected by record rain
Residual damage from Friday’s rainstorm continues to affect roads and trails around Juneau.The Calhoun Avenue bridge below Cope Park remained closed Monday afternoon and the Flume Trail is expected to be closed to hikers for up to two weeks.
Wrangell borough and local tribe push back on state’s plan to relocate lead-contaminated soil to Pat’s Creek
The Wrangell Borough and local tribe are working together to find a new location for tons of lead-contaminated soil. Almost 20,000 cubic yards of treated soil is slated to be hauled from the old Byford Junkyard to a rock quarry near Pat’s Lake.
New dumpster helps keep Airport Dike Trail clean
The Airport Dike Trail is one of Juneau’s most accessible trails. But with dogs come dog waste, and the trail is often littered with bags of poop.
Juneau residents and roads dry out after record rains
As the Juneau area dried out over the weekend, residents were able to take stock of the damage from Friday’s record-setting rain. According to the National Weather Service, a total of 3.3 inches of rain fell on downtown Juneau over a 24-hour period Friday.