(Anchorage, AK) – The State of Alaska has joined an amicus brief, led by the State of Montana, challenging the constitutionality of Maine’s 72-hour waiting periods for firearms purchases. “The Constitution acknowledges the rights of citizens to firearms, and it is incredibly clear that nothing shall stop the free exercise of those rights,” said Acting […]
After three days of trenching and laying cable through the Valdez tidal flats, in the early morning hours of September 29th 1904, the U.S. Army Transport Burnside began laying 650 miles of cable from Valdez to the southeast community of Sitka. The steamer was successful in its task of laying the cable, which would cut […]
Mallard — Nillqitaq Nillqitat amlertut.—There are many mallards. Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) are an abundant species of dabbling duck found in wetlands around the world. These animals eat a wide range of foods, from plants and insects to fish eggs, invertebrates, and snacks offered by people. They are present across Alaska during the summer breeding season […]
Over 26 years ago, my friend Ned Rozell wrote about a startling new deformity seen in Alaska’s black-capped chickadees: “In 1991, a man living in King Salmon noticed three black-capped chickadees with beaks curved like fishhooks,” Rozell wrote. “Since then, hundreds of people from Southcentral Alaska have seen chickadees with overlong beaks that make it […]