A melt-caused landslide is accelerating, prompting action to maintain the route used to transport thousands of visitors through the park every summer.
Outdoors
Gardentalk – Second planting for fall and winter harvests
It’s the right time for either planting fast-growing lettuce and radishes or slower-growing swiss chard and mustard greens.
Alaska waters can be teeming with giardia, as this science writer knows too well
Giardia is no joke. Just ask Ned Rozell of the Alaska Science Forum.
Gardentalk – Tomato plant care and greenhouse modding
An oscillating fan will also help distribute the pollen in a greenhouse, and extra heat will help extend the growing season.
Skagway overhauls trail system as part of economic stimulus plan
Skagway has set aside total of $215,000 over the last two years as part of an economic stimulus program.
Denali Park Road landslide prompts closure and search for long-term fix
A thawing rock glacier underneath a 100-yard section of the road going through Polychrome Pass is causing the road to slump.