Elodea, an aggressive invasive plant, was discovered this month in the lake used by hundreds of floatplanes, raising fears that it will be spread to multiple sites within flying reach.
Air Quality will vary between Good and Unhealthy depending on wind flow and proximity to the fire.-Southcentral areas near–Willow, Wasilla, Palmer, Butte, Anchorage, and south over the Kenai Peninsula to include Cooper Landing, Kenai Keys and Skilak Lake areas.
6/17/15 Drought - Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Smokey air as a result of wildfires to the north and south of Anchorage.
Sockeye wildfire at mile post 77 of the George Parks Highway near Willow.
There seems to be an unbelievable bumper crop of spruce cones both in trees and on lawns this spring. Their abundance has been quite a topic of conversation, at least in my circles. It is coneucopia!
Low lake water on ANTHC campus (Algae)
A moose was seen with some of its fur missing.
4/16/15 Early waterfowl - Anchorage, Alaska, USA
A family of five black bears is roaming an Alaska neighborhood, toppling trash cans as the group rummages for food and scaring some residents who believe the animals are the same ones seen in the area last summer.
3/24/15 Early golfing - Palmer, Alaska, USa
Early pussy willows - Anchorage, Alaska, USA
The victim, identified as 28-year-old Alexander Hellweger, was part of a group of eight friends from Italy and Belgium vacationing in Alaska.
DOT spokesperson Shannon McCarthy said the weather this week -- alternately freezing and thawing -- was likely the culprit.
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
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.
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.
9-10-14 Unusual caterpillar - Big Lake, Alaska, USA
9-2-14 Caterpillar with reddish tail - Tyonek, Alaska, USA
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