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Local emergency declared after high seas damage Homer Spit

New kind of plant on the beach

Dead Sea Otters

Most of the red salmon were carrying worms

2 more seals admitted to SeaLife Center

2nd seal pup rescued in Kenai, ASLC now caring for 4

Kenai Peninsula man is the first person to die of Alaskapox virus

Homeowners along the Kenai River fight rising flood waters

Unprecedented double glacial dam release brings flooding to the Kenai

Something is eating salmonberry leaves

Salmonberries are a month late

What's making the water yellow in Kasitsna Bay?

In the absence of fireweed

A white raven has appeared on the Kenai Peninsula

Oyster catchers return to Nanwalek

Grubby's son captured as Homer faces growing opossum problem

Funny River Road closes for 37 hours after culvert collapse

Invertebrates recover at Miller Creek

Sea otter lunch for bald eagle

Dead sea otter

Infestation of caterpillars

Beetle-killed trees raise safety concerns at Kenai Peninsula campgrounds

Bluff erosion top capital priority for Kenai heading into next fiscal year

Freeze up on Lower Kenai River

High clam mortality rate forces closure on east Cook Inlet next year

Alaska sees early cold snap, and it's not going away anytime soon

Seeing some Worms in Kenai Salmon

Changes in fish size and parasite load of Kasilof sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)

Burn ban issued for Kenai Peninsula

Low king counts to close Anchor River, Deep Creek to fishing

Red bloom in bay isn’t harmful

Sleeper Shark (Somniosus pacificus) in Kasitsna Bay

New Arrival - Speckle Belly Geese (Anser albifrons)

Whale Carcass on McDonald Spit

Homer residents briefly evacuate after quake, tsunami warning

Green Sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris) in Kachemak Bay

Dead Baby Sea Otter (Enhydra Lutris)

Mysterious Holes in Leaves

Northwestern Crow (Corvus caurinus) with Ticks

Dead Sea Cucumbers (Cucumaria miniata) on Beach

Boisterous bay

Alders (genus Alnus) Budding Out of Season

Homer man survives bear attack

Big Year for Highbush Cranberries (Viburnum edule)

Black Currant (Ribes laxiflorum) and Willow (Salix scouleriana) Bushes Are Budding

Dead Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Unidentified Foam on Fallen Leaves

Large Northern Sea Nettle (Chrysaora melanaster) Die-off

Storm damages Nikiski dock

Low water supply in two Kenai Peninsula communities prompts disaster declaration

Nanwalek is rapidly running out of water

City Implements Water Conservation Measures

Drought Causes Water Emergency

Jakolof Creek Fish Die-off

Moderate drought hits the Kenai Peninsula

Fasciated Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium)

Hoverfly Larva (possibly Dasysyrphus)

Common Loon (Gavia immer) Calling Circle

Alaska’s changing climate

Farmers concerned about heat, lack of rain

Warm, windy weather stokes Kenai Peninsula wildfire, leading to traffic delays and campground closures

Smoke from Kenai Peninsula wildfire likely to blow into Anchorage through this weekend

Kenai Peninsula wildfire doubles in size but spreads away from populated areas

Low Tide and No Sea Stars

Fire season kicks off with over a dozen fires statewide

Birders spy 70 species during Christmas Bird Count

Dead Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)

Large Sea Purse (Big Skate, Raja binoculata?)

Sea Nettle Jellyfish (Chrysaora melanaster) are Landing

Unusual Squid Found on Shoreline

Discolored Spruce (Picea sitchensi) in Seldovia

Unusual Grasshopper Sighting

Very sick dog after eating from the beach

Burying Beetle (genus Nicrophorus)