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Fin whale nearly 50 feet long washes ashore on Anchorage tidal flats
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
18 Nov 2024
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Most of the red salmon were carrying worms
Kenai, Alaska, United States
18 Jul 2024
LEO Network
Event
2nd seal pup rescued in Kenai, ASLC now caring for 4
Kenai, Alaska, United States
6 Jun 2024
Homer News
Event
Skier killed, 2 others hurt after falling about 300 metres in Alaska avalanche
Summit Lake
15 Feb 2024
CBC
Event
Kenai Peninsula man is the first person to die of Alaskapox virus
Kenai, Alaska, United States
9 Feb 2024
Alaska Public Media
Event
Homeowners along the Kenai River fight rising flood waters
Sterling, Alaska, United States
14 Sep 2023
Event
Unprecedented double glacial dam release brings flooding to the Kenai
Skilak Lake
12 Sep 2023
Alaska Public Media
Event
A white raven has appeared on the Kenai Peninsula
Soldotna, Alaska, United States
6 Jul 2023
Alaska Public Media
Event
Funny River Road closes for 37 hours after culvert collapse
Soldotna, Alaska, United States
9 May 2023
Alaska Public Media
Event
Snow Mold
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
6 May 2023
LEO Network
Event
Invertebrates recover at Miller Creek
Soldotna, Alaska, United States
17 Nov 2022
Peninsula Clarion
Event
Unusual tree fungus?
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
11 Sep 2022
LEO Network
Event
An epic month for mushrooms
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
29 Aug 2022
LEO Network
Event
Cysts on tree at Kincaid Park
Anchorage
15 Jul 2022
LEO Network
Event
One lane of traffic open near Cooper Landing after Sterling Highway landslide
Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States
12 May 2022
Peninsula Clarion
Event
Beetle-killed trees raise safety concerns at Kenai Peninsula campgrounds
Soldotna, Alaska, United States
20 Apr 2022
Alaska Public Media
Event
Bluff erosion top capital priority for Kenai heading into next fiscal year
Kenai, Alaska, United States
19 Mar 2022
Peninsula Clarion
Event
Freeze up on Lower Kenai River
Funny River, Alaska, United States
16 Jan 2022
LEO Network
Event
High clam mortality rate forces closure on east Cook Inlet next year
Clam Gulch, Alaska, United States
22 Dec 2021
Peninsula Clarion
Event
Seeing some Worms in Kenai Salmon
Kenai River, Alaska, United States
3 Aug 2021
LEO Network
Event
Changes in fish size and parasite load of Kasilof sockeye salmon (
Oncorhynchus nerka
)
Kasilof, Alaska, United States
23 Jul 2021
LEO Network
Event
Low king counts to close Anchor River, Deep Creek to fishing
Kasilof, Alaska, United States
4 Jun 2021
Alaska Public Media
Event
Costco customers share experiences of raven thefts
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
5 Apr 2021
Alaska Public Media
Event
A lynx, a toddler and a bizarre encounter in an Anchorage Hillside driveway
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
30 Mar 2021
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Amazing Aurora in Hope Alaska - Watch
Hope, Alaska, United States
20 Mar 2021
YouTube
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American Robin (
Turdus migratorius
) in January
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
21 Jan 2021
LEO Network
Event
Grey Pigeon (
Columba livia
)
Tyonek, Alaska, United States
5 Sep 2020
LEO Network
Event
Dead Sea Cucumbers (
Cucumaria miniata
) on Beach
Anchor Point, Alaska, United States
16 Feb 2020
LEO Network
Event
Snowmachiner dies in avalanche near Cooper Lake
Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States
11 Feb 2020
KTUU
Event
After avalanche scare, Anchorage’s Kincaid Park sand dunes off-limits to Junior Nordic skiers
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
5 Feb 2020
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Car strikes large boulder on rockfall-prone stretch of Seward Highway
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
13 Dec 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
2 rock slides close Seward Highway at miles 111 and 106.5
10 Dec 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Rock slides prompt intermittent closures of Seward Highway south of Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
29 Nov 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Unusually Warm Halloween
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
1 Nov 2019
LEO Network
Event
River otters attack, injure family dog in Anchorage park
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
14 Oct 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Storm damages Nikiski dock
Nikiski, Alaska, United States
4 Oct 2019
Alaska Public Media
Event
Rapid release of water from glacier-dammed lake prompts Kenai flood advisory
Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States
22 Aug 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Fasciated Fireweed (
Chamerion angustifolium
)
Kenai, Alaska, United States
20 Jul 2019
LEO Network
Event
Second Tick I Have Pulled off My Dog This Summer
16 Jul 2019
LEO Network
Event
Unidentified Spider - Brown Recluse, Wolf Spider, or Something Else?
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
10 Jul 2019
LEO Network
Event
Warm, windy weather stokes Kenai Peninsula wildfire, leading to traffic delays and campground closures
Soldotna, Alaska, United States
23 Jun 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Smoke from Kenai Peninsula wildfire likely to blow into Anchorage through this weekend
Kalifornsky, Alaska, United States
20 Jun 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Kenai Peninsula wildfire doubles in size but spreads away from populated areas
Kenai, Alaska, United States
13 Jun 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Black bear behavior raises concerns on Turnagain Arm Trail
Knik, Alaska, United States
30 May 2019
Alaska Public Media
Event
‘Pretty unnerving’: Eroding cliff creeps closer to popular trail at Point Woronzof
Susitna, Alaska, United States
27 May 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Red Velvet Mite (Family
Trombidiidae
) Found Near Potters Marsh
15 May 2019
LEO Network
Event
Second whale found dead in Turnagain Arm within 2 weeks
Turnagain Arm, Alaska, United States
14 May 2019
Anchorage KTUU News
Event
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
Event
Fire season kicks off with over a dozen fires statewide
Ninilchik, Alaska, United States
30 Apr 2019
Alaska Public Media
Event
Erosion in Cook Inlet Damaging Old Growth Trees
Tyonek, Alaska, United States
15 Apr 2019
LEO Network
Event
Black bear wandering around Kincaid Park in the middle of winter? Here’s why.
Kinkaid Park
1 Feb 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Driver badly hurt when falling rock hits car on Seward Highway
25 Jan 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
A coyote attracts attention in Anchorage
23 Jan 2019
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Northern Extension of Crow Habitat/Range
Kenai Peninsula and Anchorage, Southcentral Alaska
28 Dec 2018
LEO Network
Event
Earthquake creates massive sinkhole on Anchorage roadway
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
30 Nov 2018
KTVA
Event
Accelerating Erosion at Kincaid Beach
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
30 Sep 2018
LEO Network
Event
Late-blooming Clover (
Trifolium pratense L.
?) or Perhaps Second Bloom?
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
9 Sep 2018
LEO Network
Event
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
Event
Cougar Sighted on Upper Kenai River
Cooper Landing, Alaska, United States
30 Jun 2018
LEO Network
Event
All king salmon fishing on the Kenai River closed starting Wednesday
Kenai, Alaska, United States
19 Jun 2018
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Weak king salmon return prompts Kenai Peninsula fishing closures
Ninilchik, Alaska, United States
4 Jun 2018
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Beluga whales visiting Alaskan river earlier, in greater numbers: researcher
Kenai, Alaska, United States
30 May 2018
CBC
Event
Spruce bark beetles are back with a vengeance. Here’s how to defend your trees.
Southcentral, Alaska, United States
19 Apr 2018
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Heavy Fog Brings Diverted Flights To Kenai Airport From Anchorage
Kenai, Alaska, United States
3 Nov 2017
Radio Kenai
Event
Kincaid Beach Littered with Whale Parts
Upper Cook Inlet, Alaska, United States
2 Nov 2017
LEO Network
Event
Increase in Red Voles and Gray Shrews
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
11 Oct 2017
LEO Network
Event
Investigation into washed up whale’s death begins in Alaska
28 Sep 2017
Eye on the Arctic
Event
The dead whale floating in Cook Inlet has washed ashore at Kincaid Park
Cook Inlet, Anchorage, Alaska, United States
25 Sep 2017
Alaska Dispatch News
Event
Can sea stars make a comeback in Kachemak Bay?
Kachemak Bay, Alaska, United States
15 Aug 2017
Alaska Public Media
Event
Retreating Exit Glacier has become an icon of climate change
Exit Glacier, Alaska, United States
4 Aug 2017
Alaska Dispatch News
Event
Emptied tide pools tell the story of Kachemak Bay’s disrupted ecosystem
Bear Cove, Alaska, United States
10 Jul 2017
Alaska Dispatch News
Event
Dead Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) at Spit Beach
6 Jun 2017
LEO Network
Event
Anchorage Area Rarity – Hawfinch
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
4 Apr 2017
Anchorage Audubon Society
Event
Our mysteriously shrinking Kenai king salmon
Kenai, Alaska, United States
26 Feb 2017
Alaska Dispatch News
Event
New restrictions made on king salmon fishing in Kenai and Kasilof
Kenai, Alaska, United States
19 Feb 2017
Alaska Public Media
Event
Kenai Peninsula permafrost thawing rapidly
Ridgeway, Alaska, United States
25 Jan 2017
KBBI Homer
Event
Asian tapeworm found in Alaskan salmon
Hope, Alaska, United States
19 Jan 2017
Alaska Public Media
Event
Freezing Rain on Kenai Peninsula
Caribou Hills, Alaska, United States
30 Dec 2016
LEO Network
Event
Invasive plant discovered near Anchorage’s Potter Marsh
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
8 Nov 2016
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Mushy halibut syndrome reported by Inlet fishermen
Kenai, Alaska, United States
29 Sep 2016
Alaska Dispatch News
Event
Quite Early for Goatsbeard (
Aruncus dioicus
)
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
19 Jun 2016
LEO Network
Event
Yellow Fungus (
Phragmidium
) on Wild Rose and other Plants
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
19 Jun 2016
LEO Network
Event
Early breakups seen on Kenai Peninsula
Soldotna, Alaska, United States
13 May 2016
Peninsula Clarion
Event
Living in Ice Land
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
2 Mar 2016
LEO Network
Event
Invasive weed makes its way into world's largest floatplane base
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
24 Jun 2015
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Early Pussy Willows
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
21 Mar 2015
LEO Network
Event
DOT says weather likely caused rockslide that closed Seward Highway
Seward Highway Alaska, USA
19 Feb 2015
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Caterpillar (
Hyles gallii
) with reddish tail
Tyonek, Alaska, United States
2 Sep 2014
LEO Network
Event
High pollen levels
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
13 Jun 2013
LEO Network
Event
Windy winter good for wind generation
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
1 Jan 2013
Alaska Dispatch
Event
Falling ice traps driver, closes highway
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
6 Apr 2012
Anchorage Daily News
Event
Unusually large ice formation next to highway
17 Mar 2012
LEO Network
Event
Ice formation on cliffs
Anchorage, Alaska, USA
17 Mar 2012
LEO Network
Event
Anchorage Residents Push for Water Protections in Title 21
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
22 Dec 2011
Alaska Public Media
Event
Shell shock - thousands of Ninilchik clams wash up on beach in unusual die-off
Ninilchik, Alaska, United States
24 Nov 2010
Redoubt Reporter
Event
ALASKA: A havoc-wreaking beetle loose in the forest
Sterling, Alaska, United States
15 Aug 2008
SciGuy
Event
Crayfish - Invaders from the Bayou
Kenai, Alaska, United States
9 Jul 2007
Alaska Fish and Wildlife News
Event
East Cook Inlet clamming to remain closed again this summer as population still lags
Clam Gulch, Alaska, United States
Anchorage Daily News
Event
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