Posts Near Anvik Map Timeline

Is this a sign of more to come? Land changes raises questions about possible causes.

No one in Grayling has seen this big a whitefish before. ADFG lists state record for broad whitefish as 11 lbs. This one weighed in at 15 lbs!

Spring like thaw a week after winter begins: During the 3 days it got warm and the water going its usual route as it does in the spring when it thaws out, but this was a week after winter began.

This pink larvae will grow into a sawfly, which are common across Alaska although not often noticed.

Two flying insects and two spiders observed in Grayling are not unexpected in the area, but had not been recognized before.

Some mushers worried what the warm weather would mean for the trail ahead.

Delphiniums (Delphinium glaucum) are still growing late in to the season.

More open water on rivers and lakes that add to the near-ground moisture.

The village of Anvik along the west bank of the Yukon River has an increase in defoliation associated with caterpillar numbers.

Infestation of an unknown species of caterpillar.

Last year there was a large infestation of caterpillars in the area, wondering if that is why we have all the moths this spring

Early butterfly observed south of the Kaiyuh Mountains along the west bank of the Yukon River.

What are the weather conditions for Anvik in mid-April?

Never seen before in area.

Once believed extinct, Alaska’s wood bison have survived their first winter, and new calves represent a huge milestone for the state’s experimental project.