The birch trees are producing sap earlier. (baseline post)

Birch leaves bud early.

More early bloomers in Southcentral Alaska.

First dandelions of spring

Warm temperatures drive emergence of early willow buds, pollen and honey bee activity.

Unseasonably warm in Chistochina.

Salmonberries (Rubus spectabilis) are in full bloom on Baranof Island.

Early Pussy Willows in Denali Park.

Early blooming salmonberry (was'x'aan tléiGu and blueberry (naanyaa kanat'aayi - Tlingit language) blossoms.

Around Isla Todos Santos, a massive Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) bed die-off was observed, which may be linked to the 2015-2016 El Niño event.

Salmonberry blossom seem a little early this year.

Early pussy willows - Anchorage, Alaska, USA

5-27-14 Early salmon berry blossoms - Toksook Bay, Alaska, USA

5-25-14 High spruce pollen McDonald Spit, Alaska, USA

5-19-14 Poor air quality - Anchorage Alaska, USA

5-15-13 Spruce aphid infestation Kake, Alaska, USA

Batogoo Dorj is a nomad in southern Mongolia’s Bayankhongor Region who makes his living raising cashmere goats. Each spring, Dorj can shear about 300 grams of the valuable, downy wool from each of his 350 goats. Those voracious and sharp-hoofed animals are contributing to the desertification and climate change that is reducing Mongolia’s available grazing land.

A mystery bloom brightens up local beach.

Wind fall trees an obstacle