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Sound the Trumpets!

Photos by Ken Marsh Part the icebergs, trumpeter swans are returning to Southcentral Alaska. These first-of-spring arrivals form the point … Continue reading Sound the Trumpets!

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Spring Update: Waterfowl

No luck this morning on my annual quest for Morchella, but it’s early yet. The springtime dance has barely started here at north latitude 61.2 degrees. We’re getting close, though. The birch buds are just one sunny afternoon away from popping the country into an explosion of green. The morels will appear soon after, but for now signs of the season can be found in the arrival of winged things. Continue reading Spring Update: Waterfowl

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Spring Dispatch

It’s happening already. Springtime has barely arrived and I’m already so busy outdoors hiking, photographing, and watching nature that I’m … Continue reading Spring Dispatch

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And Just Like that, Spring Was Here

So last week’s subzero temperatures finally vanished. Overnight. And just like that the snow started melting as days warmed into … Continue reading And Just Like that, Spring Was Here

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On Their Way

Anchorage, Alaska, remains covered in two or three feet of snow these days, with fresh buckets-full coming down at this … Continue reading On Their Way

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Spring Wings

More than 300 Pacific Flyway bird species funnel through Southeast Alaska each spring, crowding the skies in numbers sure to … Continue reading Spring Wings