Wild salmon is abundant in Alaska and coveted by chefs — but most Americans eat the cheaper, milder farmed kind. Journalist Kim Cross set out to learn why — and how to cook the real thing right.

The Washougal is the week’s shining star with fresh summer steelhead in good numbers from the mouth to the Mercantile ...

High water blew out the weir on the Ayakulik River last week. They also blew through the high end of the escapement level for sockeye salmon there.

Returns of chinook (or king) salmon to Kodiak streams have been historically low so far, continuing a frightening trend. Meanwhile Chignik sockeye (or red) salmon are having a good year, and returns ...

Alaska’s diverse landscapes provide unparalleled opportunities to witness one of nature’s most impressive spectacles—bears fishing for salmon in their natural habitat.

Max Graham is a freelance journalist based in Alaska, where he reports on mining, oil, commercial fishing, and other environmental issues. Formerly a food and agriculture fellow at Grist, he has ...

Road-tripping Alaskans travel through the Yukon to get to the Lower 48. In turn, Yukoners drive down to the coast for Haines’ annual beer festival and fishing derby, camping, hiking, and a taste of ...

Wolves Life lessons from a coastal wolf pack In Alaska, a biologist and her family learn how quickly these iconic predators can change the menu — and bend the rules.

And we happen to have a fish plant in Alaska.” He and his wife and children relocated to La Quinta, opening a store called Haines Packing Company, named after Rietze’s Alaskan hometown, where he grew ...

Alaska itinerary is great for visiting the National Parks, Homer, Seward, Anchorage, Palmer and Fairbanks. See the things to ...

The best Alaska cruise excursions can range from the thrilling to the serene. Passengers can fly on sleds led by huskies, ogle bald eagles and salmon-gobbling grizzlies, and soar over towering ...

Inside the fight for the watershed with the Chilkat Indian Village of Klukwan, residents in Haines, and Audubon Alaska. Klukwan is a small, ancient, Alaska Native village positioned on the banks of ...