Near Lakes

	Weather	25
	Plants / Kelp	22
	Seasonal Timing	20
	Ice / Snow Change	19
	Safety	16
	Transportation	15
	Buildings	14
	Insects	13
	Extreme Temperature	12
	Surface Waters / Wetlands	12
	Extreme Precipitation	8
	Food Security	8
	Land Mammals	8
	Birds	7
	Energy	6
	Land	6
	Sports / Recreation	6
	Agriculture	5
	Extreme Wind	5
	Flooding / Draining	5
	Sanitation	5
	Deformity / Disease / Injury	4
	Displacement	4
	Human Health	4
	Unusual Range / Sighting	4
	Death / Die-off / Decline	3
	Economic Impact	3
	Erosion	3
	Fish	3
	Infestation	3
	Landslide / Avalanche	3
	Livestock	3
	Rain on Snow	3
	Fire	3
	Air	2
	Communication	2
	Drought	2
	Forestry	2
	Glacier Change	2
	Harvest Change	2
	Water Security	2
	Zoonotic Flu	2
	Unusual Size / Abundance	1
	Atmosphere	1
	Unusual Animal Behavior	1
	Cultural Impact	1
	Debris / Trash	1
	Earthquake	1
	Fisheries	1
	Fungi	1
	Pets	1
	Pollution	1
	Marine Mammals	1
	Thunderstorm	1
	Pathogen	1
	Eruption	1
	Water Management	1

	January	4
	February	6
	March	8
	April	6
	May	4
	June	5
	July	12
	August	12
	September	8
	October	5
	November	7
	December	9

	2024	4
	2023	8
	2022	7
	2021	7
	2020	6
	2019	14
	2018	6
	2017	8
	2016	14
	2015	3
	2014	5
	2012	2
	2011	1
	2010	1

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Weather Ups and Downs

Litter change along the Glenn Highway

Houston man injured in moose trampling outside his home

2 found dead after residential fires in Mat-Su

Mat-Su schools closed Tuesday after blizzard hits power lines, highways

Monday storm again closes Anchorage, Mat-Su schools and state offices

Moose with lesions on hind leg

Cold, wet weather delays lucrative peony harvest in Southcentral Alaska

Hatcher Pass Road opens for summer, but with winter lingering

Open Water at Moose Creek

Palmer Library suffers roof collapse

Mat-Su schools closed Tuesday amid Southcentral rain, icy roads

Strong winds from weekend continue into Monday morning

‘This is totally unusual’: Highly pathogenic bird flu still spreading in Alaska, state veterinarian says

Mat-Su flooding closes roads, threatens homes after deluge soaks Talkeetna Mountains

Thunderstorms in Southcentral Alaska spark at least 1 structure fire

Alaska's first case of highly contagious bird flu strain confirmed in Mat-Su chickens

It'll likely take 2 weeks to clear snow from Eagle River road after massive avalanche, officials say

Dunleavy issues disaster declaration for Interior Alaska and Mat-Su storms

Large number of flies in our home

Different Speeds in Stream Current

Shift in Overall Weather Pattern Over Past Two Decades

Insect eating red currant leaves

Sudden Snowstorm Out of Nowhere

Willow buds are happening

Hatcher Pass road likely closed all week due to avalanche danger

Late Blooming Willow (genus Salix)

Alaska Grown Black Walnuts

A Lily (genus Lilium) is Blooming in My Garden

Late Blooming Rose

Odd shaped Low-bush Cranberries (Vaccinium vitis-idaea)

Northern Shrike (Lanius borealis) in Wasilla

Mat-Su declares disaster after Willow Creek flooding forces evacuations, closes bridge

More than a dozen homes evacuated due to Willow Creek flooding; Mat-Su officials say bridge could be closed for days

Narcissus (Anemone narcissiflora) Blooming in Fall

Record heat has Susitna Valley silver salmon in hot - and low - water

Wildfire along Parks Highway burns at least 50 structures

Wasilla store contends with ‘large-scale’ rodent problem

Summer heat accelerates Alaska peony harvest

Late Birch Leaf Edge Miner Damage

Spruce Bark Beetle and Wood Boring Insects

Vegetables are mature earlier than farmers have ever seen; flowers are ready to go

Alaska salmon stream hits high temperature during heat wave

Early Spring Sandhill Crane (Antigone canadensis) Arrival

Spruce bark beetle damage shuts down 2 popular Alaska campgrounds

First Sighting of a Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis) at My Feeder

Black bear filmed awake and active in Eagle River

After 6 days, still no trace of couple who went missing at Big Lake

Earthquake effects linger in problems with water wells

Beetle damage skyrockets to nearly 1 million acres in Southcentral Alaska

Man killed, member of search party injured in Eagle River bear attacks

Alaska restricts king salmon fishing in Susitna, Little Su and upper Inlet

Unidentified Jay

Ice jam causes flooding in Peters Creek area

These brown bears should be hibernating, but they’re raiding trash in Eagle River instead

Alaska’s farming future is warmer, and probably weirder

Family watches in horror as cabin is swept away by river in Alaska

Pintail ducks (Anas acuta) early

Eklutna Glacier, a source of Anchorage drinking water, is disappearing drip by drip

Miserable stretches of trail prompt Iditarod to move race start to Fairbanks

Storm Left Only a Few Inches of Snow

Visible Hue to Air - Smoke.. Smog... Silt..?

Matanuska River erosion prompts warning to Butte residents

Unusual Wasp (Dolichovespula maculata)

Tall Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium)

Early Mushrooms

Raspberries (Rubus idaeus) are Ripe

Early Hay (Avena sativa) Cuttings

Loads of Yellow Jackets / Wasps (Vespidae)

Early Fireweed (Chamerion angustifolium) Bloom

Flora Blooming Early in the Valley

First Mosquitoe (Culicidae) of Spring

Sure Has Been A Warm Winter

Observing Eklutna Lake Water Level

Dead Humpback (Megaptera novaeangliae) Near Birchwood

Wildfire

Early Golfing

Unusual Caterpillar

Abundant Bees