Twenty young activists from around the state gathered in Juneau this week for the 12th annual Civics and Conservation Summit, sponsored by Alaska Youth for Environmental Action. The week-long conference teaches teens about the legislative process and how to talk to lawmakers about their issues.
Outdoors
USFS puts trees from Glacier Highway project off limits for now
The U.S. Forest Service is warning Juneau residents not to cut their own firewood from trees removed as part of a state project to widen Glacier Highway out the road.
Steel wedge diverts avalanche along Snettisham line
A recent avalanche along the Snettisham hydroelectric transmission line met its match when it hit a 35-foot steel diversion structure, saving the tower it was headed toward.
Gardentalk – Starts
Master Gardener Ed Buyarski gets us started on the upcoming gardening season.
Second skier dies from injuries sustained in avalanche near Haines
A second victim of Tuesday’s avalanche that hit a group of six backcountry skiers near Haines has died. Nickolay Dodov was taken off life support in Seattle today. He was 26.
One dead after avalanche hits ski party near Haines
One person is dead after an avalanche struck a party of six skiers outside of Haines Tuesday. The avalanche was reported shortly after 11 a.m. Two of the skiers were apparently buried in the snow.