Tired of the August rain? Well, August is over and the first day of September gave us a day to dry out before the heavy rains of the fall begin. According to the National Weather Service, Juneau got nearly five inches more rain than usual for the month of August. And the daily high temperature…
Environment
Gardentalk – Juneau Community Garden
Its harvest time and the Juneau community garden celebrated on Sunday with the 19th annual Harvest Fair.
Gardentalk – Drainage
Master Gardener Ed Buyarski has some tips for drainage and a preview of some upcoming gardening events.
Heavy rains help hydro
Recent heavy rains likely mean Juneau will have plenty of water to produce hydroelectric power this winter. “Our fuel is rain and snow, so even though we all like sunshine and nice weather, we need the rain,” says Alaska Electric Light and Power generation engineer Scott Willis. He watches water levels in the lakes that…
Flood advisory prompted by heavy rains
Mendenhall Lake and Mendenhall River are now at minor flood stage. The National Weather Service has issued a flood advisory for both areas. Mendenhall Lake was nearly at 9.7 feet last hour. The river was over 11.8 feet. Hydrometeorological technician Geri Swanson says they expect water levels to continue rising a bit. “Right now with…
Humpback unbound
A humpback whale calf has been disentangled from fishing gear near Juneau. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Adminstration spokeswoman Julie Speegle says the calf and its mother were spotted Wednesday morning by a charter fishing boat near Halibut Cove on Shelter Island. The whales appeared to be heading up Lynn Canal at about 5 knots. Other…
Gardentalk – Seed Collecting
Master Gardener Ed Buyarski has some tips for collecting and drying seeds.
Fish & Game relocates downtown bears
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game on Friday relocated a family of black bears that had been frequenting downtown Juneau this summer. Wildlife biologist Ryan Scott says the department had been looking for the sow and three yearlings for a couple months. He says they finally caught up with them just south on the…
Gardentalk – Journal keeping
Master Gardener Ed Buyarski tells us about planting the seeds for future success by keeping a journal of our efforts.
Woman injured when wave from calving glacier hits Tracy Arm tour boat
A 60-year-old woman suffered a broken leg last Thursday when the tour boat she was on got too close to a calving glacier in Tracy Arm. A video of the incident posted on the website LiveLeak.com on Sunday shows a large chunk of the glacier break off, sending waves and ice flying toward the vessel.…