Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
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An unexpected encounter with waxwings and other bohemian surprises
By Bill Sherwonit For the Anchorage Times I have long wondered about the lives and travels of bohemian waxwings before
Remembering “Alaska’s Moose Man,” Vic Van Ballenberghe
By Bill Sherwonit For the Chugach Times I met Vic Van Ballenberghe in the mid-1980s, not long after I’
Participating in a ‘bioblitz’ to document Alaska’s surprisingly varied plant life
By Bill Sherwonit For the Anchorage Press I joined this party late, so I’ve been busily catching up the
Annual release of cottonwood seeds can be spellbinding
By Bill Sherwonit For the Anchorage Press “Moving among a stand of cottonwoods, I notice a summertime ‘blizzard’ all around
City Wilds: Remembering legendary Anchorage birder Dave DeLap
By Bill Sherwonit Preliminary results for Anchorage’s 2021 Christmas Bird Count (CBC) have been reported and based on the
Daddy longlegs offer all kinds of (harmless) surprises to those who pay attention
By Bill Sherwonit On a late October walk with Jan and the dogs, slushy snow covering the Hillside’s Spencer
Keeping a Streak Alive: Last Hill Climb of the Year
By Bill Sherwonit The day after Christmas, my dog Denali and I headed toward Wolverine Peak in the Chugach Front
Celebrating the gift of chickadees
By Bill Sherwonit During this time of celebration and gift exchanges, I celebrate the gift of songbirds. Chickadees, especially, have