Posts by Dan Kirkwood
American Salmon Forest Sessions
(This article originally appeared in The Drake.) A playlist for flying out to a remote southeast Alaskan salmon stream.
Read MoreMy Summer As A Bear Watching Guide
The bear was trying to get around us again. He had approached us twice already, turned away by my fellow guide with a stern word. Our group stood paces up from a wild salmon stream on Chichagof Island in the middle of the Tongass National Forest. The bear, a hefty male coastal brown bear, was…
Read MoreDispatch From The Field: A Trip Into Tongass Bear Country
In May, I was lucky enough to join our good friend Ken Leghorn on a recent trip to Pack Creek, located in the Kootznoowoo Wilderness on Admiralty Island. The name “Kootznoowoo” comes from the indigenous people of SE Alaska, the Tlingit, and means the “Bear Fort” or “Fortress of the Bears.” Ken owns and runs…
Read MoreDispatch From The Field: A Hiker’s Guide To Wolf Sign And Climate Change
Everyone who visits the Tongass National Forest in southeast Alaska wants to know: have you seen evidence of climate change? As if experiencing climate change was like catching a fleeting glimpse of a wolf slipping through the trees.
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