10-17-13 No ice fishing yet - Shishmaref, Alaska, USA

10-15 13 Too wet for food preservation - Elim, Alaska, USA

Coastal erosion potential threat to community sewage lagoon.

10-13-13 Skin illness on whitefish (Coregonus nelsonii)

The runway, built in 1958, is over-top of permafrost and frozen soils.

9-24-13 Bluff erosion - St. Michael, Alaska

Common carp (Cyprinus carpio) and channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) die from low dissolved oxygen and ammonia that are the result of an over-application of biosolids.

9-14-13 Stickle-back fish kill - Lake Illiamna, Alaska, USA

Rain overnight in Anchorage pushed the number of consecutive rainy days in the city to 18 -- tying a record set in September 1919, the National Weather Service reports.

On my way home for a lunch break, I noticed a different type of bird that I have ever seen before.

9-11-13 Unusual spider - Chignik, Lagoon, Alaska, USA

This has been a great year for the mushrooms

9-5-13 Caribou delayed - Kiana, Alaska, USA

The blueberries are so ripe now that the best time to pick those are late morning while they are chilled down and the leaves are not so moist, otherwise they fall easily or squish in your fingers.

11-27-12 Still no snow or Yukon ice - Fort Yukon, Alaska, USA

Aleknagik, November 26, 2012 (ice) Our lake froze weird again this year.

Birch shieldbug found in Wasilla home in November.

11-21-12 Air pockets in river ice - St. Marys, Alaska, USA

Half of what we usually have this time of year.

November is usually the second snowiest month in Anchorage, but this year, snow totals are well below average. So far, only about three inches of snow has fallen in the city. November usually sees an average of seven inches by now, with a total of a little more than 13 inches for the month. National Weather Service Meteorologist Dave Snider says total snowfall for the season is also well below normal.