ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- The teenage outdoor education students, having progressed to the point of being on their own in the vast Alaska wilderness, were lined up single file for a river crossing when the ...

Bushcraft Solo Part 6," as we master the essentials of thriving alone in the wild. Delve into advanced bushcraft skills like ...

Katmai National Park’s bears have just 150 days to consume three million calories and pack on 200 pounds to ensure their winter survival. Peacock is viewing this natural process through a competitive ...

The most gripping week of the bear calendar has arrived. The Fat Bear Week is an annual online competition hosted by Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska. This event, which began in 2014 as a ...

Tundra swans — at 15 pounds and with a wingspan of almost 6 feet — are now touching down on the ponds and snowfields of Alaska. Not too long ago, Alaska scientists discovered more about where the ...

From 1951 to 1959, the FBI and Air Force ran Operation Washtub, a covert program that trained bush pilots, trappers, hunters and miners to operate as covert agents if Soviet paratroopers ever landed ...