Juneau Independent

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

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Just when you thought you’d seen everything in the boreal forest, a reader points out white whiskers sprouting from the ground.

Plants disperse their seeds in many ways. Some cast their seeds into breezes or water currents, some produce seeds with adaptations that facilitate transport on (or in) animals, and so on.

Global attention after 1918 shipwreck was on end of WW I and Spanish flu epidemic, but annual memorial and other tributes recall victims of West Coast’s worst marine disaster.

Those gathering include a relative of a passenger from the 1918 sinking and a historian who has made 200 dives at the shipwreck site.

Steamship’s ability to use lifeboats was limited after striking reef and severe storm kept rescue ships from providing help. Part two of a three-part series.

Steamship collision with reef north of Juneau 107 years ago killed more than 350 people aboard at a time Juneau was dealing with other tragedies.

Although this dessert is made with puff pastry, don't let it scare you. 

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.

They’re fun to watch — always active, leading mixed species flocks in fall, sometimes storing seeds for hard times to come.

A circular scar on Alaska’s face speaks to an event that may have contributed to the fall of societies on the far side of the world.

Almost all mammals have teeth, whose primary function is feeding, although they sometimes have other functions such as display or weaponry. 

In the near future, Juneau’s Mendenhall Glacier will withdraw its icy toe from the lake of its making, scientists say.

Once you have tasted it, you’ll find it irresistible.

On a mild, almost-sunny day near the end of September, a stroll on the dike trail found a large bunch of shorebirds in one of the lagoons.

October's First Friday will feature spooky pottery, live sketching events, and a local quilter raising funds for her brother on the front lines of Ukraine.

Here in the coniferous forest, we don’t get the spectacular display of fall foliage colors that occurs in the eastern deciduous forest. But our cottonwoods and willows do produce bright yellows and golds.

The most gripping week of the bear calendar has arrived. The Fat Bear Week is an annual online competition hosted by Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska. This event, which began in 2014 as a one-day celebration, has since grown into a phenomenon among bear enthusiasts worldwide.

Once you have eaten a homemade one, you will never want to eat one from the frozen food section of your grocery store ever again.

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.

I thought it was about time to come up with a recipe for dog biscuits with ingredients that they love and share them. 

Autumn crept up on us, deluding us with a series of wonderfully sunny, summery days in late August and early September — although those days were getting shorter and shorter.

While paddling a glacial lake complete with icebergs and milky blue water, I dipped my left hand, then tasted my fingers.

September's First Friday will feature poetry readings, visual art exhibits, and a free boreal forest talk at the Alaska State Museum.

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 late summer we usually notice dark "spurs" sticking out of beach rye inflorescences. That is a spore-bearing part of the ergot fungus (Claviceps purpurea) that infects rye flowers.

Although it was a recorded birdsong that chattered through each of the poplar stands we entered, I still occasionally caught myself believing we were hearing the real thing — the call of the gray-headed chickadee, last heard in Alaska in 2018.

Bean salad ready to serve. (Photo by Patty Schied) By Patty Schied With this lovely weather we've been having, this recipe is great for...

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.

An intertidal specimen of the sponge that often settles on shells and hermit crabs. Photo by KM Hocker. By Mary F. Willson My hummingbird...

Miniature bottom-dwellers, who were among the main victims of mysterious die-off near Kensington mine, are excellent indicators of water quality, scientists say.

Three recent incidents in Juneau offer useful examples of what makes news "reportable" by general media industry standards.

Prep for salmon croquettes. (By Patty Schied) By Patty Schied When I was growing up in Juneau, salmon were very plentiful. My father...

Camped on an island in Southeast Alaska a few mornings ago, Sasha Calvey heard a commotion outside her tent.

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. The intent is to familiarize readers with what AI-generated news content looks like, and should not be considered factual or "reporting" in any sense other than as a basis of comparison to the human-written articles.

Juneau craft stores pick up slack, expand stock after craft giant shuts down Shelves of colorful yarn at Changing Tides on Tuesday, July...

Which is better? Peach dessert by Patty Schied By Patty Schied What could be better this time of year than eating homemade fresh peach...

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.

The caterpillar stage of the aspen leaf miner feeds on a leaf. (Photo by Ned Rozell) On one of the friendliest platforms imaginable, a...

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Ancient pollen grains and other plant remains found deep within Hummingbird Lake in Southeast Alaska give clues to its unglaciated past....

The Juneau Independent is debuting its 2.0 release as of Monday with a masthead featuring all six of the Juneau Empire’s newsroom staff as of earlier this year.

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.

It’s hard to put an affordable spin on these facts: Juneau is Alaska’s highest-cost major city, has the state’s highest house prices, and nationally has the second-highest grocery and health care costs among major cities.

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.