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A new plant species is establishing itself in the area and impacting native beach greens.

No obvious cause of death for this adult and juvenile otter.

Some Southeast fishermen skipping fall season entirely, other’s say season has been “hit or miss”

Two dead otters (one recent) on Kasitsna Bay side. We also found another one yesterday on the Kachemak side.

Walked two miles of spit and did not see any others.

It's cold. And those frigid temperatures aren't going away anytime soon. The cold has set in across most of Alaska and set daily record lows in places like Homer, King Salmon and Bethel. It's relatively early to be seeing such cold.

Warm temperatures are likely causing alders and other woody Alaskan plants to bud in fall and early winter. As winter sets in, the buds are damaged and the plants will produce fewer buds come spring.

The man was walking his dogs on a well-used trail when he came across a sow with two cubs, a Fish and Game assistant area wildlife biologist said.

Highbush cranberries benefited from unusually warm, sunny conditions.

Willow and currants are budding unusually late, during an unusually warm fall.

Dead humpack whale found between Port Graham and Seldovia.

Unusual foam on autumn fallen leaves does not belong to a spittlebug, but may be a type of fungus.

A large group of dead northern sea nettles (Chrysaora melanaster) found near the shore in Kasitsna Bay.

Dead sea otter (Enhydra lutris) found on the beach with no obvious sign of injury although it did show signs of hair loss.

Sea Nettle (Chrysaora melanaster) jellyfish washed up on the beach.

Squid are becoming more common on the shoreline over the past few years.

Spruce branch girdling causing discoloration in tree.

Pink salmon are showing up in unexpected places around the Homer area.

Cloudberries observed in new area around Seldovia.

Kachemak Bay has witnessed massive die-offs of sea stars, murres and razor clams. Whats going on?

Died on beach.

But at least there is a stream...

Rapid growth of white spruce over the past three summers observed.

Murre die-off in Seldovia continuing.

A large number of bird die-offs

Blue Sail Jellyfish

Sea bird deaths

Dead murres on beach

Polystyrene debris on beaches

These ladies found a snail that they had never seen before and brought them.

11-6-13 Dead seabirds - Nanwalek, Alaska. USA