This roast served four of us with second helpings along with tidbits for my sister’s Jack Russell terrier who demanded her share from under the table.

The weather was dismal on the day I ventured out onto the floats in Auke Bay — rain with a cold wind. But I went there anyway, with a friend, just for something different from my usual haunts.

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February's First Friday will feature artist pop-ups, a science and art exhibit, and a radio theatre performance.

Nature connectedness is associated with increased vitality, mindfulness, and compassion.

Transforming frozen fish with Indian spices will tantalize your taste buds.

A rather common but seldom seen denizen of our forests is the northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus). They are strictly nocturnal and rather small (about the size of our more familiar red squirrel).

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Jays are perhaps the songbird most familiar to Juneau resident. They are known by their bright blue plumage, with black head and crest.

Making winter foods while ready for spring.

Massive snowstorms of past hit when city lacked modern detection and removal equipment, led to changes in safety preparations and technical analysis.

The outer bark of trees evolved chiefly to protect the trees from pathogenic microbes, fungi, and some insects, and it may provide some incidental protection from damaging forces such as ice or falling branches. It is structurally and chemically resistant to damage and invasion, a set of adaptations that take different forms in different species. We observe some of the external differences along our trails — the ridged bark of hemlock, the scaly bark of spruces, and so on.