Outdoors

After a year without tourists, Park Director Philip Hooge says there are moths flying out of his checkbook.

The Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center will open to the public on Tuesday, June 1. It will be the first time since doors closed in March 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns.

Seedlings from Alaska certified seed potatoes should have soil mounded up around them as they grow every two- to three-inches.

Trail and cycling advocates are applauding Alaska U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan for being the first Republican to co-sponsor a bill that would provide billions of dollars to connect trail systems and improve access to trails.

Park officials said three other climbers have been evacuated off Denali so far this season, one with frostbite and two with high-altitude pulmonary edema.

Boosters say destinations like the Appalachian Trail bring in tourists and revenue for the communities they pass through.