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Girdwood, Alaska, United States
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Turnagain Pass, Alaska
23 Feb 2023
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Alaska SeaLife Center admits first fur seal patient in 6 years
Seward, Alaska, United States
7 Feb 2023
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Train derailed by avalanche debris
Girdwood, Alaska, United States
17 Jan 2023
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Soldotna, Alaska, United States
17 Nov 2022
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
11 Sep 2022
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An epic month for mushrooms
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
29 Aug 2022
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Cysts on tree at Kincaid Park
Anchorage
15 Jul 2022
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Unidentified spider in Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
29 Jun 2022
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
23 Jun 2022
Alaska Public Media
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Volunteers confront an invasion of black slugs near Whittier
Whittier, Alaska, United States
20 Jun 2022
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One lane of traffic open near Cooper Landing after Sterling Highway landslide
Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States
12 May 2022
Peninsula Clarion
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Lowell Point Road closed due to landslide - Shelter open at Seward High School
Seward, Alaska, United States
7 May 2022
Seward Journal
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Anchorage couple creates wildlife app to help others enjoy nature more safely
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
27 Apr 2022
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Beetle-killed trees raise safety concerns at Kenai Peninsula campgrounds
Soldotna, Alaska, United States
20 Apr 2022
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Freeze up on Lower Kenai River
Funny River, Alaska, United States
16 Jan 2022
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Seward, Alaska, United States
24 Nov 2021
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Girdwood, Alaska, United States
30 Oct 2021
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University Lake
28 Sep 2021
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
5 Sep 2021
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Girdwood, Alaska, United States
27 May 2021
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Coyote (
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
10 May 2021
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Washed up - euphausiid shrimp on area beach
Whittier, Alaska, United States
24 Apr 2021
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Far North Bicentennial Park, Anchorage, Alaska, United States
7 Apr 2021
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
5 Apr 2021
Alaska Public Media
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Girdwood, Alaska, United States
31 Mar 2021
Alaska's News Source
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
30 Mar 2021
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Hope, Alaska, United States
20 Mar 2021
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
21 Jan 2021
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19 Aug 2020
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Summer of the Fly
16 Jul 2020
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10 Jul 2020
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Alaska SeaLife Center takes on 6 rescued harbor seal pups
Seward, Alaska, United States
26 Jun 2020
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21 Apr 2020
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Snowmachiner dies in avalanche near Cooper Lake
Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States
11 Feb 2020
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
5 Feb 2020
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Car strikes large boulder on rockfall-prone stretch of Seward Highway
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
13 Dec 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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2 rock slides close Seward Highway at miles 111 and 106.5
10 Dec 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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Man who found hiker trapped in Flattop Mountain avalanche said rescue was ‘a miracle’
8 Dec 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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Rock slides prompt intermittent closures of Seward Highway south of Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
29 Nov 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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Mergansers (
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
2 Nov 2019
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Unusually Warm Halloween
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
1 Nov 2019
LEO Network
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River otters attack, injure family dog in Anchorage park
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
14 Oct 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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Warm Summer Yields Garden Tomatoes
Anchorage, Alaska
15 Sep 2019
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
13 Sep 2019
LEO Network
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Rapid release of water from glacier-dammed lake prompts Kenai flood advisory
Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States
22 Aug 2019
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Anchorage Daily News
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Whittier, Alaska, United States
15 Aug 2019
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Surprise Cove, Alaska, United States
27 Jul 2019
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Anchorage, Alaska, United States
24 Jul 2019
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Lake Is Full of Algae This Summer
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
20 Jul 2019
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16 Jul 2019
LEO Network
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Unidentified Spider - Brown Recluse, Wolf Spider, or Something Else?
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
10 Jul 2019
LEO Network
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Soldotna, Alaska, United States
23 Jun 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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Kalifornsky, Alaska, United States
20 Jun 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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Beached Grey Whale (
Eschrichtius robustus
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Placer Creek
3 Jun 2019
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Black bear behavior raises concerns on Turnagain Arm Trail
Knik, Alaska, United States
30 May 2019
Alaska Public Media
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May Day Trees (
Prunus padus
) Take Hold at Cheney Lake
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
29 May 2019
LEO Network
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Big Sky Thunder
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
17 May 2019
LEO Network
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Another gray whale has been found dead in Turnagain Arm
16 May 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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Red Velvet Mite (Family
Trombidiidae
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15 May 2019
LEO Network
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Second whale found dead in Turnagain Arm within 2 weeks
Turnagain Arm, Alaska, United States
14 May 2019
Anchorage KTUU News
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This rare duck from Asia is causing a stir among birders. How it got to Anchorage is a mystery.
Knik, Alaska, United States
10 May 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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Juvenile Elephant Seal
(Mirounga angustirostris)
Hauled Out
Seward, Alaska, United States
5 May 2019
LEO Network
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A humpback whale died in Turnagain Arm. Here’s what might have happened.
Girdwood, Alaska, United States
1 May 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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April Snowfall Road Carnage
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
20 Apr 2019
LEO Network
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Early Trumpeter (
Cygnus buccinator
) Swans on Cheney Lake
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
17 Apr 2019
LEO Network
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The Willow Ptarmigan (
Lagopus lagopus
) are Courting
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
30 Mar 2019
LEO Network
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Snow is going Fast at Glen Alps
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
30 Mar 2019
LEO Network
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Pussy Willows (
genus Salix
) Make Early Showing
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
30 Mar 2019
LEO Network
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Alyeska Resort closes mountain operations amid ‘severe weather’
Girdwood, Alaska, United States
22 Mar 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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Strong winds may have been a factor in avalanche that killed skier in Kenai Mountains, report says
Moose Pass, Alaska, United States
21 Mar 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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First Sighting of a Nuthatch (
Sitta canadensis
) at My Feeder
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
12 Mar 2019
LEO Network
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Black bear wandering around Kincaid Park in the middle of winter? Here’s why.
Kinkaid Park
1 Feb 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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Driver badly hurt when falling rock hits car on Seward Highway
25 Jan 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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A coyote attracts attention in Anchorage
23 Jan 2019
Anchorage Daily News
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Sinkholes in parking lot - earthquake aftermath?
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
11 Jan 2019
LEO Network
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Northern Extension of Crow Habitat/Range
Kenai Peninsula and Anchorage, Southcentral Alaska
28 Dec 2018
LEO Network
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Earthquake creates massive sinkhole on Anchorage roadway
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
30 Nov 2018
KTVA
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Accelerating Erosion at Kincaid Beach
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
30 Sep 2018
LEO Network
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Discolored Spruce (
Picea sitchensis
) Trees
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
19 Sep 2018
LEO Network
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Late-blooming Clover (
Trifolium pratense L.
?) or Perhaps Second Bloom?
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
9 Sep 2018
LEO Network
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A summer without insect stings
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
17 Aug 2018
LEO Network
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Fireweed Clearwing Moth (
Albuna pyramidalis
) Sighting
16 Jul 2018
LEO Network
Event
Spruce beetles take flight in search of new host trees
Sterling, Alaska, United States
6 Jul 2018
Alaska Public Media
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Cougar Sighted on Upper Kenai River
Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States
30 Jun 2018
LEO Network
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