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Sea of Uncertainty
SOON AFTER CATCHING THE ALASKA STATE FERRY from my hometown of Homer, I stood on the wind-swept foredeck with a man from Minnesota who was nearly...
Sierra, 03/01/01 by Nancy Lord · More from publication -
Two World's, One Whale - belugas of Alaska's Cook Inlet
The belugas of Alaska's Cook Inlet are the victims of a cultural divide between science and tradition. The belugas of Alaska's Cook Inlet are the...
Sierra, 07/01/00 by Nancy Lord · More from publication -
Our only ocean - care for the oceans - includes related articles on fisheries; ocean pollution; coastal habitats; nonindigenous ocean species; global perspective - Cover Story
This planet's oceans are vast in size and occupy the majority of the earth's space. Throughout the centuries the condition of the oceans has been...
Sierra, 07/01/98 by Nancy Lord · More from publication -
Native tongues: the languages that once mapped the American landscape have almost vanished
There were originally 300 different languages spoken by Native Americans, but only 210 of them still survive, and many of these are almost extinct....
Sierra, 11/01/96 by Nancy Lord · More from publication -
Born to be wild - wild salmon; includes recipe - Cover Story
Salmon raised in hatcheries are overpopulating rivers in Washington and Alaska and driving away wild salmon. The hatchery fish overgraze and...
Sierra, 11/01/94 by Nancy Lord · More from publication -
Lovers of otters
The sea otter was singled out as the victim of the Exxon Valdez oil spill because of the appeal of its cuteness. This might have been unfair to...
Sierra, 09/01/92 by Nancy Lord · More from publication -
A crying country - Alaskan wilderness
A nature walk along a creek in Alaska is described. The discovery of a pit made by Dena'ina Indians, a people decimated by smallpox and...
Sierra, 03/01/92 by Nancy Lord · More from publication
