A video captured an unusually large group of bears at Fort Richardson National Cemetery on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage on Friday evening. The filmer said he regularly sees bears there in summer and fall but never so many at once.
Observers report an increase in the abundance and height of cow parsnip, also know as pushki or wild celery. These conditions may be a signal of warming and wetter climate trends.
European Starlings, an invasive species, have been observed in Anchorage, Alaska, where they compete with native birds for resources. Their presence is concerning due to their aggressive behavior and potential to form large flocks, prompting local monitoring and reporting efforts.
Anchorage is experiencing the highest tree pollen counts in nearly a decade, with counts reaching thousands of grains per cubic meter from birch, poplar, cottonwood, aspen, willow, and alder, triggering widespread allergy symptoms.
Alaska's 2024 commercial salmon harvest was among the lowest since records began and offered the lowest inflation-adjusted value to harvesters since 1975.
Never before seen such huge flocks of white winged cross bills
Big snow falls, warm temperatures, and strong winds covers snow surface with a variety of seeds from trees.
This season the birch pollen has been particularly bad. Some people with asthma have had to leave the state. The peak was May 18 when pollen counts were 974 grains per cubic meter.
I was watching a flock of redpolls at my feeder when I noticed one unusual member with a huge white body. See photo.
"I am seeing spittlebugs deposits everywhere I look in the Sand Lake area."
We are seeing these little flies every outdoors. I don’t recall them like this in the past.
River otters (Lutra canadensis) observed in a lake that typically is home to beavers.
The forest on the East side of Cheney Lake is changing and the biggest change is the proliferation of May Day trees.
Spruce beetles damaged nearly 600,000 acres of forest in 2018, and the damage continues to grow.
Observations From Members 