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On the Trails: Mallard mayhem and other observations

All is quiet on the home pond. Three male mallards are lined up, next...Sometimes they all go up to the head of the pond and perch on branches that droop just...let one of those females arrive on the pond, as she takes a feeding break from incubating...

http://juneauempire.com/outdoors/2013-05-17/trails-mallard-mayhem-and-other-obse
Outdoors
Orphaned polar bear cub lands at NY zoo

...physical introduction," Fernandes said at a press conference as Luna, behind a glass partition, dove over and over into a pond, pounced on a toy ark and ball, and wrestled with shrubbery."When you have adult animals, it can be more problematic...

http://juneauempire.com/state/2013-05-16/orphaned-polar-bear-cub-lands-ny-zoo
State
UPDATE: Small plane crashed at JIA

...International Airport just before 7:30 p.m. Sunday.The single-engine Maule M-5 came to a stop near the float plane pond. The three occupants were tended to by emergency personnel. There were no injuries, said FAA Northwest Communications and...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2013-05-05/small-plane-crashed-jia
Local
New wave of seismic modeling: using supercomputers to study earthquakes

...back and forth, up and down, within the 7.5-kilometer-thick sedimentary basin."It's like throwing a rock in the pond. Except water is a homogeneous material. In the solid earth you have basins and mountains and other variations," said Carl...

http://juneauempire.com/not-web/2013-05-03/new-wave-seismic-modeling-using-super
Not For Web
On the Trails: Winter to spring

...a hard time finding enough food for herself. The ducks on my pond are swimming through thick slush. Juncos, which typically forage...ground, are driven to visit the seed feeders hanging over the pond; they cling with some difficulty to perches made for smaller...

http://juneauempire.com/outdoors/2013-05-03/trails-winter-spring
Outdoors
On the Trails: The ice tells ...

Mid-April, and my home pond is still mostly covered by ice, with...The pair of mallards that claim this pond are, at the moment of writing, resting...up under the feeders suspended over the pond. When the ice thaws and dumps the remaining...

http://juneauempire.com/outdoors/2013-04-26/trails-ice-tells
Outdoors
Wetlands area future land uses back to planners on Tuesday

...pit near the airport known as Honsinger Pond and allow industrial uses on part of the...Assembly Chambers.The gravel pit turned pond has been branded a safety hazard, as it...according to the city's report.The pond would be almost completely filled if the...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2013-04-08/wetlands-area-rezoning-back-planners-tu
Local
On the Trails: Winter or spring?

...ice is just starting to melt on my home pond, so there is a little open water at both...spilled from the feeders that hang over the pond.Then one day I noticed quite a kerfuffle...avoid predation, I may see ducklings on my pond in due course.A stroll to Nugget Falls...

http://juneauempire.com/outdoors/2013-04-19/trails-winter-or-spring
Outdoors
Pearson's Pond inn earns Green Star certification

Pearson's Pond luxury inn and adventure spa has been recognized...green business certification to Pearson's Pond Thursday at the Chamber of Commerce lunch...Maryann Ray owns and operates Pearson's Pond with her daughter Rachael Ray (not that...

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-12-07/pearsons-pond-inn-earns-green-star-cert
Local
Historical photo: Lloyd Winter, Percy Pond, and the Winter & Pond Co. shop.

Lloyd Winter and Edwin Percy Pond between two unidentified men on a sidewalk in front of their photography studio.

http://juneauempire.com/local/2012-12-31/historical-photo-lloyd-winter-percy-pon
Local

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