Juneau Independent

One person said they tasted ‘like Christmas’, another said they were a fragrant explosion of flavors.

Scientists with the Alaska Earthquake Center created this diagram in which red dots represent the Dec. 6, 2025, Hubbard Glacier earthquake and its many aftershocks. The dotted line connecting the Totschunda and Fairweather fault systems represents a possible “connector fault,” about which scientists have theorized for years. (Graphic courtesy Alaska Earthquake Center) By Ned Rozell A few days ago, the forces beneath Alaska rattled people within a 500-mile radius: A magnitude

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First, a word about definitions: we use the word "anadromous" to refer especially to fish that run up streams from the sea to spawn. That word comes from the Greek words meaning "to run up." However, since some salmon live in freshwaters and run up from lakes into the spawning streams, they also fit the definition of anadromous. So here, I will use the term "sea-run" for the familiar types of salmon.

Fall is not really a good time to look for wildflowers, but along several trails we have noticed that yarrow is still blooming nicely, even a bit past the middle of the month.

AI Tries To Write The News is a weekly feature where a commercial AI blog tool is asked to write news stories about notable local events of the past week, with excerpts of the results provided.

You just realized you will need a quart of gravy for your Thanksgiving dinner guests! Don’t panic. 

Trail-walkers here often see signs of bark-eating. For example, porcupines leave their "art-work" at the bases of hemlock trees, with patches of bark removed, exposing the wood beneath it.

AI Tries To Write The News is a weekly feature where a commercial AI blog tool is asked to write news stories about notable local events of the past week, with excerpts of the results provided.

In review: Green auroras occur at about 60 miles above Earth. Red auroras are much higher, from about 200 to 300 miles up, which allows people closer to the equator to see them. An important gas remaining at that altitude is oxygen; electrons that excite the oxygen atoms there produce red light.

We served this with hot focaccia, a green salad and lots of wine. Bon appetit!

e are surrounded by several invasive species of birds, some of which have been in this country so long that lots of folks think of them as native. Here’s a bit of their history and a brief synopsis for our local avian invasives.