[dropcap]A[/dropcap]t the approach of a canoe, the wolverine tears into the woods, its claws spitting mud. Seconds later, ravens explode from what resembles two branches reaching from a driftwood log After the animals flee the Fortymile River gravel bar, the driftwood turns into chewed velvet antlers the size of a folding chair. A fleshy backbone […]
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]n Anchorage woman was arrested after an accident with a child on board on the Glenn Highway between Wasilla and Anchorage and charged with DUI, Reckless Endangerment, False Information, and an outstanding warrant on Tuesday afternoon, Anchorage police reported. Calls began going into APD at 4:41 pm on Tuesday afternoon reporting a silver Ford Focus inbound […]
(Anchorage, AK) – The State of Alaska Thursday filed a lawsuit against the Bureau of Land Management, asserting ownership of the submerged lands beneath the Middle Fork and North Fork of the Fortymile River. This lawsuit comes on the heels of other successful efforts to confirm the State’s ownership of navigable waterways across the State. […]
While most of Alaska has not felt too wintery yet, 175,000 moose have noticed a change. As biologist Tom Seaton pointed out in last week’s column, moose are now seeking out what amounts to a large dog-food sack of twigs each day. There are no more pond greens to slurp or succulent leaves to strip […]