A close look at this fallen spruce tree raises questions underlying causes and tree health.
Sand dunes disappear with more frequent and powerful storms in Western Alaska. These storms have impacted bird nesting grounds and tundra plants.
Observations and research across Alaska indicate shifting berry ripening times and unpredictable yields, with climate change as a key factor affecting these important subsistence and cultural resources.
An unusual abundance of dropped spruce cones prompts questions about the factors influencing cone production and its comparison to previous years.
Workers are using sargassum and sand to rebuild the beach, with shore retention and reef protection in mind.
Unseasonable blooming of goldenrod (Subphylum Angiospermae).
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"
Western red cedars in South Langley, BC are dying, with browning starting at the tops during summer and progressing downward until the trees are completely dead.
Red and Black Currants are present on the property and the moose seem to be picky about what berry they like to consume.
"This season we have observed many salmonberry bushes that appear to be defoliated. It seems something is eating the leaves. We have also noticed the berries look sickly."
Out commercial fishing on the water in the inter Kotzebue Sound the weather was calm and there were miles and miles of a strange floating orange layer on the surface.
Is the abundance of insects unusual? Updates from around the state with picking and weather impacts.
"We usually pick salmon berries in early July."
A 24-hour, 245 mile survey of fireweed plants from Anchorage to Seldovia revealed an almost complete absence of flowering.
Foam or saliva-looking substance on seen on flowering plants like fireweed and yarrow.
Factors like reduced summer precipitation, extreme heat events, and ponderosa pine's superior drought resilience highlight the need to adapt reforestation practices to species more suited to changing environmental conditions.
“We spent the weekend outdoors camping on the peninsula and notices shoreline grasses has dried and shriveled.”
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