Published in the Outdoors section of the Juneau Empire (December 16, 2007)

HILDEGARD SELLNER
FOR THE JUNEAU EMPIRE

Sept. 19, 2006. High alert on the space shuttle Atlantis.

KARL SCHOEPPE

Published in the Outdoors section of the Juneau Empire (December 09, 2007)

For some weeks now, I've been meeting with a group of passionate locals; several members, like myself, have called Southeast Alaska home for half a century plus. We have many common interests, but our current collaboration is about Turning the Tides for a healthy ocean - troubleshooting and seeking tiny miracles in reversing the tragedy of marine pollution and biomass destruction.

Published in the Outdoors section of the Juneau Empire (November 11, 2007)

"Didn't you see it coming? What did you do?" I began plaguing my grandmother with those two questions when I first learned about Hitler and the Third Reich.

My German grandma had lived through the Nazis' rise to power and the war. Her answers to my questions showed resignation and helplessness.

Published in the Outdoors section of the Juneau Empire (October 28, 2007)

ALERIA JENSEN
Turning the Tides

I've got plastic on the brain. Last week, I found myself talking it over while hiking Perseverance Trail and the next day, with girlfriends at the Island Pub. I have been thinking about the stark fact that all plastic ever made is still on the planet. If you want to see where it ends up, look at the last page of this month's issue of Sierra magazine. There you will find a photo of an albatross from the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands whose stomach is filled with hundreds of pieces of plastic - its last meals colorful but fatal.

Published in the Outdoors section of the Juneau Empire (October 21, 2007)

BILL ZENTNER

I have been asked to write about my maritime adventures in Southeast Alaska, which have been many and varied because I am a kayaker, diver, and sailor, and have been out, on, under, and around our local ocean environment for almost 30 years.

One of my fondest maritime memories is diving on New Year's Day several years ago at the Shrine of St. Therese with my son, Eric.