Kokhanok

The sockeye salmon are coming back smaller for the Newhalen River and Iliamna Lake, plus not a thick as they once did when I was younger.

An unseasonable winter insect sighting in Newhalen.

I have been speaking with elders in the community and they have never before seen the river break up that soon.

Closely resembling a spider, this long legged mite belongs to the family Erythraeoidae and can be found in many different environments across Alaska.

A hole cut in the ice has produced a lot of overflow, and flooding is now threatening homes and a state-managed road.

“Something” big has shredded fishing gear and long been spotted in the lake. Bruce Wright plans to use a deepwater camera to find it.

On June 19, some kids spotted an unrecognized creature the size of a large whale offshore near the Alaska village of Iliamna. Other accounts followed.

Taking over my yard

Thunder Storms (?)

Unknown purple plant species.

Very early berries this year.

Identified as a male Varied Thrush (Ixoreus naevius)

Iliamna Lake is not frozen, very unusual for midwinter conditions.

Common murre sightings; a concern for the predatory and scavenger bird numbers

Winter storm grounds birds along the shores of Iliamna Lake.

Delayed freeze-up on Lake Iliamna.