Opinion
The Riley Creek pack’s sole survivor
As I was driving down the highway one spring day eight years ago, I saw a shaggy, gray-black…
Opinion
Fuzzy memories of a real Alaska cold snap
More than 35 years have ticked away since I turned my pickup left onto a North Pole road…
Opinion
A whale of a mammoth tale
Matthew Wooller couldn’t believe his ears after a California researcher rang his cellphone recently.
Opinion
A wrinkle beneath the icy face of Alaska
A few days ago, the forces beneath Alaska rattled people within a 500-mile radius: A magnitude 7 earthquake…
News
Christmas Bird Count is this weekend
Homer’s Count Day will take place on Saturday, Dec. 20, following a bird identification class on Dec. 18.
Opinion
The mystery of the dancing wires
In this quiet, peaceful time of year, with all the noisy birds flown south and all the scary…
News
Semester by the Bay students present at symposium
Students participating in Kachemak Bay Campus’ Semester By the Bay program gave presentations during a day-long symposium hosted…
Opinion
Faces on a beach in Southwest Alaska
Walking a storm-scoured Alaska beach, archaeologist Rick Knecht knelt to pick up a wooden figurine the size of…
Opinion
‘Hair ice’ enlivens an extended fall in Interior Alaska
Just when you thought you’d seen everything in the boreal forest, a reader points out white whiskers sprouting…
News
Kachemak Crane Watch releases annual report
The report summarizes sandhill crane arrivals, departures, fledgings and nest data for 2025.
Community
Seward teams earn 2nd, 4th place at Alaska Tsunami Bowl
Seward students who competed this year were recognized Monday with a commending resolution by the Seward City Council.
News
Kachemak Bay Science Conference to take place this month
The Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve is hosting the 10th Kachemak Science Conference March 17-20 at Kachemak…