Near Ketchikan

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New Ketchikan landslide blocks road, cutting off motorists

1 person killed in Ketchikan landslide, multiple homes destroyed

Melting Starfish

Noctiluca bloom in bay

Ketchikan got drenched with nearly 7 inches of rain on Tuesday

Minke whale pod sighted

Dog killed by wolves in Metlakatla was defending its family, owner says

Evidence of invasive crab that could wreak havoc on Alaska fisheries found near Metlakatla

Reported Landslide Port Saint Nicholas Road, Prince of Wales Island

Decaying Sea Cucumbers

High winds severed Ketchikan’s connection with the island’s largest hydroelectric dam on Friday

Killer whale stranded on Prince of Wales Island frees itself

Paralytic Shellfish Toxin Advisory

Ketchikan evacuees can return home with potential for dam failure subsiding, officials say

Heavy rains in Southeast Alaska block key roads on Prince of Wales Island

Extreme rain brings flurry of landslides

‘Merciless’ rain in Southeast Alaska breaks records, dampens spirits

Seiners in Southeast Alaska rescue an unlikely hard-shelled visitor

Rains erase last of ‘severe drought’ in Southeast as conditions improve statewide

Spider Population May Be Increasing

Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) with White Nodes/Lumps

Large group of black plant bug nymphs (Irbisia sericans)

Aggressive bear killed southeast of Wrangell

Wolves (Canis lupus) are coming too close to the towns of Klawock and Craig

Trumpeter Swan (Cygnus buccinator) Entering Breeding Grounds Early

Ketchikan on 24/7 diesel power for foreseeable future

Drought in a Rain Forest

Spring rains helped but parts of the Panhandle remain in drought

Milky Blue Water Near Prince of Wales Island

Phytoplankton Bloom near Prince of Wales Island

Drought in a rainforest? Yes

Noctiluca Bloom

Sea otters make a comeback in southeast Alaska, and fishermen are not happy

Wolves and logging both cut into Prince of Wales deer

Cougars in Alaska, Alaska Department of Fish and Game

Sightings of large cat, possibly a cougar, reported near Ketchikan

Late Bloomer - Salal / Laughing Berry (Gaultheria shallon)

Parasites on Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)

Small Ladybug Like Beetle (Chrysomela)

Dead Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) and Starfish (Phylum: Echinodermata)

Early Plants

Late Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)

Krill Die-off

Salmon Die-off

Growth in Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)

Bloom Turns Beach Orange

Lots of Earthquakes

Deer with Hair Loss

Square-legged Camel Cricket (Tropidischia xanthostoma)