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Hunters stranded on sandbar after falling through Yukon River ice in Western Alaska
The cold and wet hunters built a fire to keep warm until Alaska Army National Guard rescuers arrived hours later.
Mountain Village, Alaska, United States
Anchorage Daily News

Unidentified Beetle Pupa Found Near River Bank
Unidentified beetle pupa found near camp on a river bank.
St. Mary's, Alaska, United States

Porpoise sighted in Pastolik River
Porpoise spotted heading up the Pastolik River
Kotlik, Alaska, United States

Southwest Alaska village ‘on edge’ after fox and dog test positive for rabies
Adding to the concerns are stories of increasingly aggressive foxes in Marshall and other villages. It appears to be a strong year for the fox population, a state biologist said. Marshall is shooting stray dogs to protect village residents.
Marshall, Alaska, United States
Anchorage Daily News

Lineup of Storms and Unseasonable Weather
Multiple storms and warm weather in St. Mary's.
Saint Marys, Alaska, United States

Goose populations are shifting in Alaska
For decades, the crowds of small, dark sea geese on the tundra of southwestern Alaska's Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta have been thinning, a situation opposite that of geese on the North Slope.
Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, United States
The Arctic Sounder

A tale of two goose populations: Y-K Delta’s shrink, Arctic coast’s expands
Black brant populations are struggling in the species' once-dominant Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta breeding areas, but conditions are better for brant breeding on the Arctic coastline.
Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, Alaska, United States
Alaska Dispatch News

Permafrost thaw altering chemistry of Yukon River
As Alaska warms and permafrost thaws, the chemistry of the Yukon River's water is transforming chemically, new research from the U.S. Geological Survey shows.
Pilot Station, Alaska, United States
Alaska Dispatch News

Non-native Beetle (Anomala)
Inside of a couch shipping box.
St. Mary's, Alaska, United States

Big Blueberries (Vaccinium ovalifolium), Lots of Them
Plants
Mountain Village, Alaska, United States

Chum Salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Filled with Pus
St. Mary's, Alaska, United States

Dump Fire Raises Wildfire Concerns
Dump and hill fire
Mountain Village, Alaska, United States

Early Blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum)

Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) Caught in Village
Brown bear (Ursus arctos) caught in village.

Old World Swallowtail (Papilio machaon aliaska) Butterfly
Large Old World Swallowtail Butterfly

Early Rhubarb (Rheum rhabarbarum) Sprout

Moose (Alces alces) Near Village
Moose (Alces alces) near village

Early Break-up, Low Water
Early river break-up and low water

Unusual Bird (Lanius excubitor) Sighting
Identification pending.

Dead Black-capped (Parus atricapillus) Chickadee
The bird was flying and just dropped dead.
St. Marys, Alaska, United States

Deformed Whitefish (C. nelsonii)
Nice looking whitefish, but had a bulged out eyeball on one side of head.

Unseasonably warm and raining
11-01-14 Unseasonably warm - Pitkas Point, Alaska, USA
Pitka's Point, Alaska, United States

Longhorn Beetle (Monochamus scutellatus) Observed in Late July
A photo of a black unknown insect taken in late July.

Where is the Snow?
1-27-14 Where is the snow - St. Mary's Alaska, USA

Long-horned Beetle (Monochamus scutellatus)
8-11-13 Long horned beetle - Pitkas Point, Alaska, USA
Pitkas Point, Alaska, United States

Tiger Moth (Arctia caja)
7-21-13 Tiger moth - St. Mary's, Alaska, USA
St. Mary's Alaska, United States

Unusual Moose Sighting
It's not common to see animals of any kind, including moose, in the community of Pitkas Point.
Pitkas Point, Alaska, USA

Unseasonable Chum Salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
4-21-13 Unseasonable chum salmon - St. Mary's, Alaska, USA
St. Marys, Alaska, United States

Wolf (Canis lupus) Sighting Causes Concern
St. Marys residents concerned about possible interactions
St. Marys, Alaska, USA

Winter Brown Bear (Ursus arctos)
1-17-13 Winter brown bear - St Marys, Alaska, USA
St. Marys, Alaska, United States

Air Pockets in River Ice
11-21-12 Air pockets in river ice - St. Marys, Alaska, USA

Sucker Fish (Catostomus catostomus)
First time seeing a sucker fish in the Lower Yukon River.

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