The U.S. Forest Service approved a logging project in the Earth’s largest temperate rainforest that could decimate old-growth ...

TOOLIK LAKE, Alaska (AP) — With no tall trees reaching to the sky, Alaska 's North Slope tundra can look desolate — especially to outsiders from the Lower 48 who are used to in-your-face greenery.

Bob Armstrong, a naturalist who has written and photographed several books on Alaska’s wildlife, came to Juneau in the 1960s.

Northern landscapes could soon look different, as wildfires and storms disturb boreal forests ...

Visiting Alaska in fall is the best surprise with its fall colors, active wildlife and smaller crowds. This is the overlooked time to visit, exploring Denali National Park and enjoying the changing ...

POKER CREEK --On this south-facing hillside bathed in spring sunshine, trees are swelling like hot dogs. "They're all a little thicker than they were last week," Jessie Young says of the birch, aspen ...

We just returned from a remarkable trip to our country’s 49th state. Alaska did not disappoint. Besides its spectacular ...

Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore was an Iowa-born writer and traveler who ventured to Alaska alone in 1883, documenting her journey through Southeast Alaska and Glacier Bay. Her writings were later collected ...