74 days ago by heathermday

The Sitka Conservation Society is one of the National Forest Foundation’s conservation partners in Alaska. They conduct intensive backcountry expeditions during the summer months to collect monitoring data, bringing SCS staff and volunteers deep into the Alaskan landscape by boat, on foot, and by fl ...

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81 days ago by Candice Gaukel Andrews

Getting the perfect photo of a wild animal can be the highlight of a nature trip — or its downfall! Is the desire to post extraordinary videos and photos on social media sites making us disrespectful of wildlife — and causing us to take foolish risks we wouldn’t otherwise consider?

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95 days ago by Deckboss

Last month we told you the National Marine Fisheries Service had published regulations for a potential buyback of Southeast Alaska salmon seine permits. The fishery currently has 379 permits. Naturally, Deckboss was wondering how many permits we might retire, and at what cost. Well, here's a reducti ...

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102 days ago by Deckboss

The Southeast Alaska red king crab fishery opens at noon tomorrow. It's a fairly big deal, as this will be the first opener in six years for this fishery. The quota is a modest 201,000 pounds. Fish and Game Commissioner Cora Campbell has recused herself from any involvement in managing the fishery " ...

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112 days ago by Donna Hull

Three Lake Loops Trail I took this photo while on a small ship adventure cruise with American Safari Cruises. On a sunny afternoon in southeast Alaska, Alan and I joined a group of fellow cruisers to hike Three Lakes Loop Trail. Our journey took us through the rainforest before climbing up into area ...

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128 days ago by Margaret

In Designing California Native Gardens, Alrie Middlebrookdescribes her use of succession (moving through a series of simple-to-complexplanting stages, culminating in a final stage) in her garden designs. Forslower growing shrubs and trees, she recommends planting them with amplespacing, so they can ...

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130 days ago by Chris Arrant

Here’s what I’ve been working on lately. I found alot of inspiration this week from Gravina Island and the Narrows, especially from the back deck or jetty. The night sky has been amazing lately, so there’s a healthy dose of late night photography. Enjoy! If interested in prints, email me at chris@ch ...

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140 days ago by Chris Arrant

A review of some of my daily photography from the last few months.

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142 days ago by Chris Arrant

Photos from one of the last times Ketchikan will hear this great flautist.

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144 days ago by Deckboss

The Southeast Alaska summer salmon troll fishery will close at midnight, with no extension of the season warranted due to low coho abundance. That's the official word from the Department of Fish and Game. The state's latest tally shows a Southeast summer troll catch of just over 1.1 million coho.

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