Environment

The region has seen four fatal landslides in the last decade.

The last time the Forest Service studied the Tongass this deeply, the movie Titanic was hitting the screens.

Capital City Fire/Rescue advises residents to stay off the lake completely until the calving occurs.

It’s been over a year since a landslide devastated the Wrangell community, killing six people. Last month, geologists presented their work from a visit to the slide over the summer.

The first phase of barrier installation will cost nearly $8 million. Homeowners in the newly created district will shoulder 40% of that cost, while Juneau taxpayers will pay for the rest of it.

The guide aims to advance the state’s budding mariculture industry at a time when global demand for kelp products is on the rise.