Author: Lily Mihalik

A two to three year old Brown Bear was shot in the 2500 block of Sawmill Creek Road at 1:30 this afternoon.

A warm spring and winter may be good for your early berry crop, but not for your spruce tree.

Alaska is home to over half the nation’s wilderness lands, and some of the Forest Service’s most remote, and isolated Cabins.Green Top Cabin on Yakobi Island is one of these, and because it’s on land classified as “wilderness” upkeep on the cabin and surrounding trails is a little different than it would be in other locations.

Sitka’s historical museum is preparing to display a new painting. Or, rather, an old painting. It’s about 130 years old, was donated to the museum some time in 1984, and then sat in storage until last year.

Tenakee Springs deployed its 2-year-old fire and rescue boat last week, to put out a small fire in the forest near Pavlov Harbor.

Over 1,000 mourners attended the Coast Guard Memorial Service for the three crewmen who died aboard CG 6017. KCAW's Lily Mihalik attended the ceremony in the hangar at Air Station Sitka, and sent this audio postcard.

Two Sitka organizations have teamed up to foster sustainable economic opportunities in the community. They’ve jointly hired an intern to explore ways entrepreneurs can tap into money and expertise in the changing economy of the Tongass.

Barth Hamberg’s trails are known for their scenic meanderings, natural contours and forward-thinking sustainability.The Forest Service landscape architect is known throughout Alaska, and he says his work represents a new way of thinking about trail building as a window into the natural world.