This video shot on June 11th outside of Kotzebue shows red-necked phalaropes displaying circling behavior.

This past winter/spring has been incredibly wet here - I wonder if that has something to do with the emergence of this slime mold.

Over the last several weeks the algae bloom has ranged from significant covering the surface of the lake in many places to today seeing patches of the bloom here and there on the surface. It can also be observed below the surface near the shoreline.

Dead birds suspected to have died from Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza have been found on Kigigak Island and Tutakoke River in Alaska, with other bird species displaying unusual behaviors.

The river in Noatak is slowly cutting away parts of the road. This is an on going problem and the observation by Jeffrey Luther provides the latest in a series about erosion and related impacts.

This post is an update on the river erosion situation in Noatak, where a new channel is being cut by the Noatak River.

"My son found this helmet floating here in Prince William Sound."

This is the quietest spring I’ve experienced. It’s not my hearing. The Merlin app is hardly picking any bird songs up.

I have never seen so many little tunnels on my lawn before.

On our camping trip to Moab we saw these nests everywhere.

As the river changes and erosion happens along the banks, new channels are being formed around the community.

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.

Kotzebue experienced one blizzard after another in March, and now with so much piled up and drifted snow, the community is struggling to dig out.

"I was born and raised in Kotzebue and have been through many storms. This was one of the worst."

"In our country Afghanistan I have observed that the level of water is decreasing day by day."

This winter is the snowiest on Donner Summit in the Sierra Nevada mountains since reliable snow measurement began in 1971.

It has been some years since we have had a long storm. March 6 marks the 3rd day and there have been no jets or small planes flying.

There are miles of dead fish washing up on the beach. That's not all. Just breathing the air can be harmful.