Feb. 28—The Trump administration's purge of the federal workforce has reduced staff at popular forests and parks in Alaska, raising concerns in the state's tourism industry that services will be ...

'Community-wide' impacts at Mendenhall Glacier Alix Pierce, visitor industry director for Juneau, said 1.6 million cruise guests support a $500 million tourism industry in the city.

The Trump administration’s purge of the federal workforce has reduced staff at popular forests and parks in Alaska, raising concerns in the state’s tourism industry that services will be cut ...

I was a U.S. Forest Service park ranger at Mendenhall Glacier for 14 years until I retired in 2018. Having lived in Juneau since 1969, I have watched the dramatic changes in glacial ice and the ...

How are state, local, and federal agencies preparing for an early fire season in Alaska? What little snow Southcentral Alaska received this winter is melting early in many parts of the state.

The agency received $4.75 million, but city officials say more money is needed for a fleshed-out feasibility study to assess ...

A teenage snowmobiler was caught and killed by an avalanche on the backside of Seattle Ridge at Turnagain Pass, Alaska, on Saturday, according to local authorities and news reports. A press release ...

With glaciers disappearing at an alarming rate, 2025 has been named the Year of International Glacier Preservation. Here's how and where to see one responsibly before it's too late. On an ...

Installation of HESCO barriers intended to protect hundreds of Mendenhall Valley homes from glacial outburst floods began Monday on Killewich Drive, with the first phase of the semipermanent levee ...

GENEVA: All 19 of the world's glacier regions experienced a net loss of mass in 2024 for the third consecutive year, the United Nations (UN) said on Friday (Mar 21), warning that saving the ...

Today marks the first ever World Glaciers Day, an occasion which the UN is using to spotlight these icy landscapes which are fast disappearing. Glaciers are now 9,000 billion tonnes lighter than ...