Coastal erosion potential threat to community sewage lagoon.

10-13-13 Skin illness on whitefish (Coregonus nelsonii)

The runway, built in 1958, is over-top of permafrost and frozen soils.

9-24-13 Bluff erosion - St. Michael, Alaska

Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) and channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) die from low dissolved oxygen and ammonia that are the result of an over-application of biosolids.

9-14-13 Stickle-back fish kill - Lake Illiamna, Alaska, USA

Rain overnight in Anchorage pushed the number of consecutive rainy days in the city to 18 -- tying a record set in September 1919, the National Weather Service reports.

On my way home for a lunch break, I noticed a different type of bird that I have ever seen before.

9-11-13 Unusual spider - Chignik, Lagoon, Alaska, USA

This has been a great year for the mushrooms

9-5-13 Caribou delayed - Kiana, Alaska, USA

The blueberries are so ripe now that the best time to pick those are late morning while they are chilled down and the leaves are not so moist, otherwise they fall easily or squish in your fingers.

Thousands of varied salmon species reported dead at Klawock River.

8-20-13 Arctiid moth caterpillars, Kake, Alaska, USA

Unknown caterpillar observed

8-12-13 Growth in coho salmon - Hydaburg, Alaska, USA

8-11-13 Long horned beetle - Pitkas Point, Alaska, USA

Thawing permafrost and river bank collapsed on the Cheenik Creek.

Canadian Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio canadensis) butterfly caterpillar

The past couple of years there haven't been a lot to pick.