Meandering the mudflats: 800 miles around Cook Inlet
With the second-largest tides in North America, traveling Cook Inlet isn't easy. Capt. James Cook discovered that more than 200 years ago. We did much more recently.
Meandering the mudflats: 800 miles around Cook Inlet
With the second-largest tides in North America, traveling Cook Inlet isn't easy. Capt. James Cook discovered that more than 200 years ago. We did much more recently.
Digging up Alaska’s volcanic secrets
Alaska is home to 50 volcanoes that have erupted since written records began in 1760. To a geologist, though, those 250 years of records are nothing. To look further back, they dig.
How to document your Alaska adventure
Four people who've spent a lot of time in the Alaska outdoors with notebooks and camera gear can help inspire you on your next adventure.
How to document your Alaska adventure
Four people who've spent a lot of time in the Alaska outdoors with notebooks and camera gear can help inspire you on your next adventure.
Too many pink salmon in Kachemak Bay?
If Alaska expands how many pink salmon its hatcheries — such as the one in Tutka Bay — produce, will there be unintended consequences that harm Kachemak Bay?
When Alaska shellfish turns deadly
Alaskans have been eating shellfish forever, in an uncomfortable, myth-ridden relationship with an invisible risk.
When Alaska shellfish turns deadly
Alaskans have been eating shellfish forever, in an uncomfortable, myth-ridden relationship with an invisible risk.
The art of wilderness mooching: Giving thanks for anything edible
After hiking and paddling thousands of miles across Alaska, the author has perfected the art of ravenous mooching.
The art of wilderness mooching: Giving thanks for anything edible
After hiking and paddling thousands of miles across Alaska, the author has perfected the art of ravenous mooching.
Kachemak Bay has seen massive die-offs of sea stars and other species. What’s going on?
Katie Aspen Gavenus, a naturalist with the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies, was one of the first to notice the dying sea stars.
Kachemak Bay has seen massive die-offs of sea stars and other species. What’s going on?
Katie Aspen Gavenus, a naturalist with the Center for Alaskan Coastal Studies, was one of the first to notice the dying sea stars.