The worst-hit areas appear to be established neighborhoods with older spruce trees, especially in Turnagain and Spenard.
Queens are usually out and about at this time of year feeding up on nectar and preparing to nest for the summer. Things are disappointingly quiet this spring, and last summer’s endless rain is the likely reason.
Kettle ponds in Denali National Park contain less water this spring than in previous years, due to low snowfall and permafrost thaw. Shrubs are replacing grasses as the lakes dry.
A sharp decline in chestnut trees caused by a parasitic fungus in Russia's southern Krasnodar region is threatening the area's honey production, according to local beekeepers and scientists.
The sun when direct was intense, definitely not April and not May...more like the month of June.
The closures of the campgrounds, facing the threat of falling trees, likely will last through summer, the state parks division said.
Warm temperatures break 30 year record.
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