Outdoors

“They are putting our employees at risk by shooting in blind areas,” mine spokesman Mike Satre said. The Alaska Board of Game will weigh the proposal at its January meeting in Petersburg.

The start of the winter season at Eaglecrest Ski Area was set for this coming weekend, but temperatures and lack of snow mean the season will be pushed back at least another week.

If built, the motoplex would offer different types of racing including drag races, go-kart races, motocross, legends-car races and bicycle races.

The state Alcohol Beverage Control Board has denied an application to begin selling beer and wine at Juneau’s city-owned ski area this season.

Remove all dead and dying vegetation so that it doesn’t turn into prime slug habitat. And, don’t forget to bring in your begonias, dahlias and fuschias for the winter.

With the first snow appearing on top of the mountains, Juneau residents are starting to wonder what kind of winter it will be on the ski slopes. Eaglecrest Ski Area has several improvements in the works they hope will improve the winter ski season.

Softness, taste and sometimes color are the best ways to check the ripeness of kiwi, apples, pears and tomatoes.

Gov. Walker’s advisory panel is looking at where roads could be built inside the Tongass National Forest. But more than two dozen people testified at a hearing in Juneau against the idea.

Cool, dry weather will actually boost the sugar content of plants, especially root vegetables.

Parks and Recreation will be clearing a rockslide along a portion of Perseverance Trail from Oct. 3 to Oct. 9. Basin Road will also be closed beyond the Mount Roberts trailhead at times while heavy machinery is in use.