DOT spokesperson Shannon McCarthy said the weather this week -- alternately freezing and thawing -- was likely the culprit.

High PSP level in Sand Point, Alaska

2/15/15 Lantern fish - Haines, Alaska, USA

Nice looking whitefish, but had a bulged out eyeball on one side of head.

1/27/15 Early plants - Klawock, Alaska, USA

Earthworm found while cleaning yard

The paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) results for Sand Point, Alaska (butter clams collected 1/5/2015) had PSP toxin levels of 112 micrograms/100 grams.

Squirrel parka tail plants early

The physical poetry of skiing well can make you feel like a spiritual being. It feels like meaning. That's why we teach our kids to ski. Not because we want

1-9-15 Record high temperatures - Bethel, Alaska, USA

Scientists are trying to determine why thousands of tiny seabirds called Cassin's auklets have washed up on the West Coast, all the way from B.C. to California.

Pine grosbeak

The city of Anchorage can claim a new record. The city did not see a temperature drop below zero for the entire year of 2014. The last time Anchorage residents saw a below zero reading was December 26, 2013.

Weekend storm eroded the face of the sea wall.

A rare winter robin has been spotted in Bethel and it has folks wondering what exactly it means. Locals and a biologist say they think it has to do with climate change.

We used to be able to go ice fishing in the lagoon as well as ice skating. Now community members are using a net to get the tomcods.

More than two weeks after the area typically opens for snowmachiners, the pass remained closed Tuesday as lower elevations continued to see below-average snow levels.

12-31-15 Late coho salmon - Klawock, Alaska, USA