You have through this weekend to comment on an assessment of Alaska’s wild, salmon-rich Bristol Bay that says the watershed could be harmed by mines such as the proposed gash in the earth known as Pebble. Sorry, a little bit biased...
From the spike camp, we scrambled across the river and started the ascent up the steep rocky cliffs. We needed to get level with or above the bedded ram....
No, you are not looking at the skull of some prehistoric species of alligator that once slithered through the swamps of Alaska when it was at a more southerly, tropical locale. Or a baby dragon. Nor is it the snout of...
The Driftwood Lodge offers 62 modern rooms and suites in four different floor plans in downtown Juneau. All rooms have private baths, TV with cable, WiFi access and coffee makers. The kitchen units also have microwaves. Laundry facilities are available on...
The report concludes that there is potential for certain activities associated with large-scale mining to have adverse impacts on the productivity and sustainability of the salmon fishery in the watershed. Potential impacts could include loss of habitat used for salmon spawning...
Lessons on picking Alaska guides from someone left for a week in the wild by ‘an unscrupulous pilot.’ QUESTIONS TO ASK, THINGS TO CONSIDER By Tom Reale Even if you’ve got friends or relatives living in Alaska, and even if they’re...
The 2011 salmon sportfishing season was the usual mixed bag of ups, downs, missed predictions, surprises for biologists, and just general chaos. However, there were more than a few bright spots in the season, and very few total washouts.
In Southeast, salmon...
