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Living close to the bone in modern Alaska: A review of Bear Down, Bear North

The short stories in Melinda Moustakis' book plunge the reader into the challenging world of contemporary Alaskans.

by Alexa Mergen, Sep 18, 2011
Craig Medred on predator-prey science

Both proponents and opponents of predator control claim to have science on their side. But the actual science -- and all of its complexities -- is often lost in the debate.

by Cally Carswell, Feb 21, 2011
What was and what is

In Anchorage, Alaska, Inupiaq poet Joan Kane dreams of the uninhabited island where her ancestors lived.

by Michelle Theriault Boots, Sep 17, 2010
The wild home of hope

Rock Water Wild: An Alaskan Life is Alaska writer Nancy Lord's celebration of her state.

by Michael Engelhard, Nov 23, 2009
When reverence isn't enough

Writer and philosopher Kathleen Dean Moore talks about water, family and the sacredness of landscapes.

by John Calderazzo , Sep 28, 2009
The Most Cooked-Up Catch

Saving fisheries -- and taking the edge off the dangerous derby of the sea.

by Matt Jenkins, Jul 27, 2009
Pushed to the wall, we can power down

Tim Lydon tells how Juneau, Alaska, cut its energy consumption by over 40 percent when its electricity supply was interrupted by avalanches.

by Tim Lydon, Oct 28, 2008
A wolf tale that’s all too true

Brian Connelly tells the harrowing story of a family of wolves killed by aerial gunners in Alaska.

by Brian Connelly, Nov 12, 2007
Heard around the West

Bears on the ski runs; free land in Alaska; DNA cousins; train versus buffalo in South Dakota; good news, bad news about the weather; digging out of the snow near Ouray.

by Betsy Marston, Apr 30, 2007
Getting out of the office, and into hot water

California geology professor Jeff Mount uses river trips as an educational tool

by Matt Jenkins, Oct 16, 2006