Dry spring conditions and strong winds are allowing a burn at the dump to grow near Pilot Point. Fire crews are dropping suppressant and 12 smokejumpers worry working the fire estimated at 250 acres as of Monday night.
Young gray whale found dead on the beach.
"Within a week we saw thousands of shearwaters along the beaches, and witnessed hundreds dead. They would sit on the tideline unable to walk, foraging on dead fish that had washed ashore and trying to feed on the fish in the nets of the set net sites as well."
Strange tracks between Pilot Point and Ugashik, found near the river may belong to an Alaska hare (Lepus othus)
After a very slow beginning to their season, fishermen in Ugashik Bay saw millions of sockeye salmon return in a little over a week in mid-July.
The walrus count at this location was approximately 500-1000, and looks like they are here to stay well at least for this season of time before they return to the north.
Pacific Walrus haulout at Cape Greig.
Large shearwater die-off at a Pilot Point beach.
11-29-14 Mollusks in moose gut - Egegik, Alaska, USA
On a rising tide, a line of bubbles from the mud under the water of Ugashik Bay can be observed rising forcefully to the surface.
6-12-12 Weird orange bug - Pilot Point, Alaska, USA
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