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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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
Feds move ahead with plan to block Alaska forest logging
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The federal government said Thursday that it’s beginning the process of repealing a Trump-era rule
Forestry mascot Spruce Moose throws out first pitch
By Tim Rockey Frontiersman.com PALMER — The Alaska Division of Forestry mascot the ‘Spruce Moose’ threw out the first pitch
Wildfire ignites on Marley Drive near Butte
By Tim Rockey Frontiersman.com BUTTE — Fire crews from the Alaska Division of Forestry, Palmer Fire and Rescue and Butte
Wildfire in the Point MacKenzie area grows to 120 acres
Frontiersman.com A wildfire in the Point MacKenzie area grew to 120 acres Thursday. The fire was reported just before
Firefighters respond to grass fire in Point MacKenzie area
Frontiersman.com Local firefighters responded to the second grass fire in the Mat-Su in as many days Wednesday. The
Working for free: What’s the dollar value of wild salmon produced by the Tongass and the Chugach?
By Mary Catharine Martin The Salmon State Clean air. Clean water. Deer. Moose. Blueberries. Salmon. Alaska’s Tongass and Chugach
David Charles (Chuck) Oliver
Age 90, passed away peacefully Sunday, March 17, 2019, in Anchorage, Alaska. He was born September 30, 1928 in Fall
Borough assembly talks timber
By Tim Rockey Frontiersman.com PALMER — Jesse Sumner and Tam Boeve saw their first action as members of the Mat-
Growing spruce beetle populations spurs another officially recognized outbreak, hitting the Mat-Su Valley the hardest
By JACOB MANN Frontiersman.com WASILLA — Spruce beetles are only a quarter-inch long but in 2018, these tiny bugs
SPECTRUM: Rush for Timber at Port MacKenzie Leaves Sea of Unanswered Questions
by JIM SYKES One minute after midnight on Monday, April 16, 2018, twenty troubled years of timber leasing near Trapper