Juneau Independent

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.

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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.

Animals often form friendships with each other (and even with other species). Horses have favorite equine companions in the pasture, and cows and goats have similar associations. Dogs have canine buddies, cats have feline chums, and both birds and fish are known to form favored associations with other individuals.

November's First Friday will feature a food drive, photography pop-up, and visual art shows.

The overnight marinade results in a deeply flavored roast chicken along with the vegetables that have been cooked in the delicious drippings from the chicken.

The state’s DNR Public Access Assertion and Defense team is a group of roughly a dozen state workers who have, arguably, Alaska’s best public sector jobs. They spend large parts of their summers flying into and floating the state’s remote rivers and lakes, then spend the winters wielding the data they’ve gathered in court.

A longtime local "liberal" columnist joined during the past week — what’s up with other "Voices" being published? (Mark Sabbatini / Juneau Independent) By Mark Sabbatini Juneau Independent One of the primary goals when launching the Juneau Independent was ensuring it featured lots of Voices (hence the name for our opinion section) from a broad range of the community. That means going beyond liberal/moderate/conservative political leanings to include age (students, working p

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.