Researchers found that two wolf populations near Gustavus are increasingly relying on marine prey for food. In some cases, the shift is resulting in potentially toxic mercury exposure.
Environment
Although everyone has moved, Newtok’s relocation is far from over
In the fall of 2024, the final residents of Newtok moved from the low lying tundra near the Bering Sea coast to higher, safer ground on a bluff 9 miles away. It’s an effort that’s been ongoing for decades.
On National Trails Day, the future of trail work in Juneau looks brighter
This spring, federal funding uncertainty meant that trail work on some of those beloved trails could have been deferred. Now, the situation is more hopeful: trail workers have their jobs back, and funding may still come.
Mendenhall Valley residents prepare for annual glacial outburst flood
Residents learned about FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program and picked up free sandbags and weather alert radios at a community meeting Saturday.
Juneau is getting a new city-owned public use cabin
The new cabin will be a short hike beyond the existing Amalga cabin.
Feds ask court to dismiss timber industry lawsuit that aims to increase Tongass old-growth logging
Timber companies allege that the Forest Service failed to fulfill a promise to supply the companies with enough timber to meet market demand. But the government asserts it didn’t promise that.