Ash from Mount Pavlof Lands in Nelson Lagoon

Residents concern over die-offs persist

First dandelions of spring

An early season?

The Department of Fish and Game plans to trap a flock of birds not native to Alaska that is trying to move in. The agency says starlings could cause big problems for humans and other birds native to the area. They want to get rid of the flock before their numbers grow.

Warm temperatures drive emergence of early willow buds, pollen and honey bee activity.

Unseasonably warm in Chistochina.

Salmonberries (Rubus spectabilis) are in full bloom on Baranof Island.

Early Pussy Willows in Denali Park.

An unusual visitor, or new neighbor?

Department biologists do not keep track of coyote numbers, but Fairbanks-area trapper Randy Zarnke said coyotes began showing up on his trapline trails three or four years ago.

Early blooming salmonberry (was'x'aan tléiGu and blueberry (naanyaa kanat'aayi - Tlingit language) blossoms.

An ice road near Deline, N.W.T. is closed after a fuel tanker plunged through on Saturday.

Second sea otter stranding in one week.

Persistent warm temperatures the last few weeks have melted much of the snow, including stockpiles the city tried to set aside.

Winter transformed from time of snow to time of ice.

Rapid changes raise questions.

Open water interferes with subsistence practices.