The state has established a fire response hub in Aniak to issue supplies to the surrounding fires.

An Aniak resident found these plants below Oskawalik and never have seen them before. Identification is still in progress.

This is the second sighting of muskox in the Middle Kuskokwim, which is outside their known range.

The pair were hoisted from 140 feet above, according to Guard officials. Flooding continues to be a concern in the area.

Warm May temperatures are rapidly melting the above-average snowpack in the Kuskokwim Basin. Snowmelt is running in to still-stable river ice, causing ice jams and flooding near Napaimute.

The ice road on the frozen Kuskokwim River has been plowed to its longest length ever: 355 miles. That’s longer than most traditional highways in the state.

The river is so rough in the Upper Kuskokwim area that it is impassable to vehicle and snow machine traffic. Big boulders of snow-covered ice are scattered across the river caused by high water and a late freeze up.

Spruce rust (Chrysomyxa ledicola) fungal spores found along the banks on the Kuskokwim River

The northern gorundcone (Boschniakia rossica)s not commonly found in this area.

The Kuskokwim River now has its longest ice road ever, despite having the warmest winter on record.

Mid-January robin sighting in Chuathbaluk.