Ponds in and around the Nome area are drying up.

First toad sighting in years.

Resident becomes sick after consuming oysters and wonders what is being done to prevent future outbreaks of V parahaemolyticus, this new climate related illness in Alaska.

Commercial and Subsistence Harvest

It seems very warm when the sun comes out.

But at least there is a stream...

Fishing for pinks has been really up and down the last few years. In 2014 the catch was really low, and then 2015 it was amazing with more than we had ever seen before. This year's pink salmon return again, was really bad.

Purse seiner crew scrambles to shovel the huge bycatch of Northern sea nettle jelly fish (Chrysaora melanaster) overboard.

Rapid growth of white spruce over the past three summers observed.

Bird sighted far north of normal migratory range.

Earlier and more abundant then normal.

This season's pink salmon were slightly bigger, but southern Panhandle runs fizzled.

Murre die-off in Seldovia continuing.

High rate of change in weather conditions

A large number of bird die-offs

Sick brown bear

Smelt caught on the Kugkaktlik River were found to have dark spots on the skin. Photo examination suggests that the cause is the same black fungus found in saffron cod in Norton Sound. Continued surveillance for this condition in fish is requested by LEO Network members.