Near Fritz Creek

	Plants / Kelp	19
	Invertebrates	18
	Ocean / Sea	18
	Birds	14
	Fish	14
	Marine Mammals	12
	Insects	11
	Death / Die-off / Decline	10
	Seasonal Timing	9
	Unusual Range / Sighting	8
	Surface Waters / Wetlands	8
	Weather	8
	Drought	7
	Food Security	6
	Land	6
	Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning	5
	Cultural Impact	3
	Extreme Temperature	3
	Human Health	3
	Infestation	3
	Land Mammals	3
	Unusual Size / Abundance	2
	Agriculture	2
	Fisheries	2
	Buildings	2
	Microbes	2
	Sports / Recreation	2
	Storm Surge	2
	Air Quality	1
	Air	1
	Algal Bloom	1
	Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning	1
	Unusual Animal Behavior	1
	Deformity / Disease / Injury	1
	Displacement	1
	Earthquake	1
	Extreme Wind	1
	Harvest Change	1
	One Health	1
	Pets	1
	Rain on Snow	1
	Safety	1
	Sanitation	1
	Ice / Snow Change	1
	Transportation	1
	Vibrio parahaemolyticus	1
	Water Security	1
	Fire	1

	Summer	48
	Fall	28
	Spring	14
	Winter	9

	January	2
	February	4
	March	3
	April	2
	May	9
	June	11
	July	25
	August	12
	September	9
	October	12
	November	7
	December	3

	2024	1
	2023	5
	2022	3
	2021	5
	2020	6
	2019	18
	2018	11
	2017	16
	2016	14
	2015	10
	2014	5
	2013	2
	2012	2
	2010	1

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Dead Sea Otters

Something is eating salmonberry leaves

Salmonberries are a month late

What's making the water yellow in Kasitsna Bay?

In the absence of fireweed

Grubby's son captured as Homer faces growing opossum problem

Sea otter lunch for bald eagle

Dead sea otter

Infestation of caterpillars

Alaska sees early cold snap, and it's not going away anytime soon

Burn ban issued for Kenai Peninsula

Red bloom in bay isn’t harmful

Sleeper Shark (Somniosus pacificus) in Kasitsna Bay

New Arrival - Speckle Belly Geese (Anser albifrons)

Whale Carcass on McDonald Spit

Homer residents briefly evacuate after quake, tsunami warning

Green Sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris) in Kachemak Bay

Dead Baby Sea Otter (Enhydra Lutris)

Mysterious Holes in Leaves

Dead Sea Cucumbers (Cucumaria miniata) on Beach

Boisterous bay

Alders (genus Alnus) Budding Out of Season

Homer man survives bear attack

Big Year for Highbush Cranberries (Viburnum edule)

Black Currant (Ribes laxiflorum) and Willow (Salix scouleriana) Bushes Are Budding

Dead Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)

Unidentified Foam on Fallen Leaves

Large Northern Sea Nettle (Chrysaora melanaster) Die-off

Low water supply in two Kenai Peninsula communities prompts disaster declaration

City Implements Water Conservation Measures

Jakolof Creek Fish Die-off

Moderate drought hits the Kenai Peninsula

Hoverfly Larva (possibly Dasysyrphus)

Common Loon (Gavia immer) Calling Circle

Alaska’s changing climate

Farmers concerned about heat, lack of rain

Low Tide and No Sea Stars

Fire season kicks off with over a dozen fires statewide

Birders spy 70 species during Christmas Bird Count

Dead Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris)

Large Sea Purse (Big Skate, Raja binoculata?)

Sea Nettle Jellyfish (Chrysaora melanaster) are Landing

Discolored Spruce (Picea sitchensi) in Seldovia

Unusual Grasshopper Sighting

Very sick dog after eating from the beach

Burying Beetle (genus Nicrophorus)

Weak king salmon return prompts Kenai Peninsula fishing closures

No Sea Stars on Bishop's Beach

Hummingbird sighted on SW-Side of Kachemak Bay

Pink salmon found in odd places near Homer

Cloudberries (Rubus chamaemorus) in Seldovia

Giant Wrymouth (Cryptacanthodes giganteusin)

That's a lot of Humpies (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)

Can sea stars make a comeback in Kachemak Bay?

Unidentified Ant

Weird Jelly on Tube Worms

Emptied tide pools tell the story of Kachemak Bay’s disrupted ecosystem

Squid Found in Seldovia Bay

Too many pink salmon in Kachemak Bay?

Sea star populations in Kachemak Bay annihilated by wasting disease

When Alaska shellfish turns deadly

Bloated Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus) in Harbor

After die-off, sea stars face uncertain future

Erosion at Homer Spit is speeding up

The Detective of Northern Oddities

Freezing Rain on Kenai Peninsula

Kachemak Bay has seen massive die-offs of sea stars and other species. What’s going on?

Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) Mortality

Low Stream Water for Pink Salmon

Rapid Growth of White Spruce (Picea glauca)

Unusual 'Sea Butterflies' (thecosomes) On Beach

Year of the Salmonberry (Rubus spectabilis)

Dead Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus)

Eight-spotted Forester (Alypia octomaculata) Moth or Langston's Forester (Alypia langtoni)

Spruce Aphid (Elatobium abietinum) Damage

Spruce aphid (Elatobium abietinum Wal)

Fish and Game look to round up invasive starlings

Seldovia beach erosion and glacial rebound

Dead Murres (Uria aalge)