A resident of the 20th khoroo in Sukhbaatar District, D.Chuluunbaatar, has been planting fruit trees for 20 years.

Iliamna Lake is not frozen, very unusual for midwinter conditions.

Pussy willows (Salix scouleriana) - a sign of spring in Interior Alaska.

The lynx population is up this year in Kivalina

B.C.'s wild bighorn sheep are facing a deadly threat from a pneumonia-causing bacterial disease

Canada and U.S. Coast Guard Monitoring Conditions

Salmonberries (Rubus spectabilis) Blooming in February

A bighorn sheep herd in B.C.’s interior is in trouble after coming into contact with domestic sheep and the contagious disease they carry.

A small black fuzzy caterpillar seen in the NPS administrative building in King Salmon, Alaska

A fin whale washed ashore in St. George, Pribilofs, Alaska.

The lack of sea ice in Toksook Bay, has allowed for a uniquel sighting - a January beluga whale!

Observers note that the western tree frogs are singing earlier then usual this year, perhaps taking advantage of a break in the drought.

Black bear (Ursus americanus) sighted during a rather warm winter this year.

It was a very warm week of the 25th of January, on my way home it started raining pretty heavy, mind you, no snow, but rain. I was expecting maybe some wet snow, but it was not to be...

Sea bird mortality observed on southeast end of Homer Spit

Common murre sightings; a concern for the predatory and scavenger bird numbers

The level of Eklutna Lake seems to be very low this winter. Over the long term, decline of the Eklutna Glacier is a concern for water and energy supply.

Glide Crack in Turnagain Pass