A close look at this fallen spruce tree raises questions underlying causes and tree health.
Invasive Elodea has been observed since 2020.
Elodea found on and near Eielson Airforce Base
Invasive elodea decade history in the Chena slough with mitigation and persistent infestation.
Autumn colors have been quite delayed this year, maybe ten days to two weeks later than "usual"
Elodea was first observed in Harding Lake in 2020 growing in isolated patches and has since been assessed and managed by the Fairbanks Soil and Water Conservation District and its partners.
European Honey Bee a.k.a Western Honey Bee (apis mellifera) spotted with 2 feet of snow still on the ground.
Wild roses typically bloom in June and July, and go dormant when temperatures drop in the fall and winter.
Wild roses usually bloom in May and June, but warm fall temperatures may have signaled roses in Fairbanks to bloom later than usual.
Browsing moose may have damaged the primary flowering shoot of the fireweed, causing it to form multiple blooming stalks.
These berries were on a south slope in a recently burned area. Seems early to me!
After a cold winter and spring, high temperatures around the Interior prompted birch tree buds to burst, sending record-setting levels of pollen into the air.
During a summer of unusually warm temperatures, highbush cranberries (Viburnum edule) are blooming, using buds that would have normally bloomed next spring.
Warm temperatures are rapidly melting snow and creating ice, which creates difficult conditions for dog mushers. Migratory birds are arriving early, and a mosquito emerged months early. Small owls dead around the Goldstream Valley that looked unusually thin.
Prickly rose plant is blooming when others have gone to hips.
Front page of the Daily News-Miner documents a late blooming rose during a colder than average August.
Golden Valley Electric Association crews are still working to repair damage to power lines caused by warm chinook winds that blasted the Interior over the weekend, especially around Delta Junction.
An afterschool club have been monitoring rosehips and found this late-blooming flower.
Fairbanks rose bush blooming in early September, 2017.
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