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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Opinion: Get kids outside learning about wildfires
By Heather McFarland, Tori Brannan, Katie Spellman and Hilary Shook Spectrum The start of school is the perfect time to
New Susitna State Forest in planning stages by state
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman A new state forest in the Susitna River valley region is in the planning
Let’s bring wildfire education into the classroom
By Alison York, Molly Gillespie, Mike DeLue, Katie Spellman Spectrum Despite a quiet end to our fire season this year,
Insects of Alaska forest humming along
By Ned Rozell Alaska Science Recent long-term studies revealed a three-quarters reduction of insects in parts of Germany
Governor signs four bills from interior legislators into law
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com On July 29, Governor Mike Dunleavy signed four pieces of legislation into law, addressing different
Murkowski introduces legislation amending the Tribal Forest Protection Act to work better
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com Senator Lisa Murkowski, Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, introduced Senate Bill
Alaska must act now to capitalize on carbon markets
By Gov. Mike Dunleavy Spectrum There has been a renaissance happening in the energy world that’s transformed carbon from
Explore outdoors with Campbell Creek Science Center’s summer programs
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Campbell Creek Science Center (CCSC) is offering a wide variety of free and fee-
Public urged not to drive on Mat-Su forest roads during break-up
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com Now that spring is underway and most, if not all of the snow has melted
Quartz Creek Campground closed for tree removal
Wide-scale tree removal will begin this week in and near Quartz Creek Campground. Tree fallers and heavy equipment will
A new predator stalks the West
By Pepper Trail Writers on the range The grizzly bear. The wolf. The cougar. These magnificent creatures, apex predators, how
Elephant Point and trees growing on ice
By Ned Rozell For all the descriptive Alaska place names out there — like the Grand Canyon, the Wall of China