The Mudflats

Tiptoeing Through the Muck of Alaskan Politics

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Oil Spill Headed for Loop Current and Eastern Seaboard.

Ah yes, there’s our fearless ex-half-leader mocking our current Vice President about concern over oil drilling.  What was that Governor?  Could you repeat that please? Palin to Biden:  You even called drilling…. safe, environmentally safe drilling offshore as “raping the outer continental shelf.”  There with new technology, with tiny footprints, even on land, it is [...]
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Voices from the Flats – The Heartbreak of an Early Spring Day

Bill Sherwonit has been a freelance nature writer since 1992. His most recent book, “Changing Paths: Travels and Meditations in Alaska’s Arctic Wilderness” is now available HERE. For nearly a quarter-century, Bill has written extensively about wild lands and wildlife. Though he continues to journey into the wilderness each year, he has also paid increasing [...]