The Obama-era change followed decades of requests from Native Alaskan leaders for the mountain’s native name ‘Denali’, a Koyukon Athabaskan word meaning "the tall one," "the high one" or "the great ...

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The National Forest Service was hit with budget cuts, and 32 seasonal workers will not be returning to the San Juan National Forest.

A symposium focused on including indigenous voices in the Northwest Forest Plan's amendment was held Wednesday afternoon at ...

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Gusts of more than 60 mph were recorded at several locations across the city, and some higher elevations saw gusts exceeding ...

Gusty winds with unusually warm temperatures were battering the Anchorage area on Sunday, with gusts of more than 90 mph ...

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In fact, their lives together — in Cordova, Anchorage, Homer, Seldovia and then Washington state — moved on a positive trajectory for many years before their relationship soured. It ended in a ...

"Most times, it's a little ember, that little spark, that lands on a roof," said U.S. Forest Service agent Gwen Beavans. Photograph by Mark Thiessen, National Geographic Before and after a home ...