A fishing season that was to have seen the worst return of king salmon to Alaska’s Copper River since 1985 has opened with an unexpected bounty of the big fish. Despite […]
King salmon surprise
Three bears & more
Bears, bears, bears have jammed up plans for new mountain bike trails in Anchorage’s Far North Bicentennial Park despite widespread public acceptance. Single Track Advocates, a cycle-trail building group, was doing well […]
New fish war
THIS STORY WAS UPDATED AT MIDNIGHT, MAY 17, 2017 In an unprecedented move, the Alaska Board of Fisheries has decided that subsistence fishermen can be forced to share the burden […]
Now’s the time
Summer has hit Alaska at last; can the Black Tape Project be far behind? Think global warming. Then think Anchorage Duct Tape Ball with a lot less duct tape and a lot more […]
Of moose & politics
A political battle has erupted in Alaska over racial preference, but neither college admissions nor jobs are the issue. It’s about moose. At the center of the dispute is Karen Linnell, who […]
Fish bite back
As Alaska heads into the season of the salmon, it is worth noting the story of a raw-fish eater who made the news at the end of last week for the tapeworm […]
Cooler warming?
Giant larvaceans and a strange interaction between high-north methane and carbon dioxide are now underlining the complexities of trying to predict climate change. “Good news about climate change is especially […]
Oil’s upside
News analysis On the 40th anniversary of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System (TAPS), it might be time to consider the full implications of a study documenting huge increases in the lifespans of northern […]
Copper River disaster
This is a developing story No one seems to have any idea what sort of astronomical price a rare and iconic Copper River king salmon from Alaska might demand when the commercial […]
Good news Alaska
Rural Alaska might be plagued by economic woes and high suicide rates, but there is good news coming out of a national study on life expectancy published Monday in the Journal of the […]
