In early July, dead fish were observed floating along Kouwegoki Slough and along Powers Creek, among other locations.

Norton Sound residents have reported salmon die-offs in unusually large numbers during the last week. According to the Norton Sound Economic Development Corporation (NSEDC), dead pre-spawned pink salmon were found in multiple river systems over the weekend.

In July, Norton Sound water surface temperatures reached 68.2 DEG F on 7/10 and 69.3 DEG F on 7/11, which is about 17 degrees above average. The water was warm enough to comfortably swim in.

Large groups of loons are rarely observed in the summer on Homer's Beluga Lake. Over a dozen were observed calling back and forth on Beluga Lake.

Fire crews are battling a pair of major wildfires on the North Klondike Highway near Dawson City that are creating smoky conditions for locals but have not yet led to highway closures, Yukon Protective Services said Wednesday afternoon.

Dead salmon and whitefish found along the banks of the Yukon River.

People living in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta felt something unusual this past holiday weekend: a heat wave. Temperatures crept close to 90 degrees in many parts of the region.

Unidentified urban garden spider. Without a photo or a specimen, confirmation of the species is impossible.

A burying beetle was seen for the first time by an observer in Tuntutuliak.

Way out side of typical range.

Our operations and maintenance staff do their best to insure all mechanical systems are functioning properly. But several factors limited their ability to respond, including significant smoke from the Swan Lake wildfire.

The Capital Regional District recently issued an alert sheet for Poison Hemlock (Conium maculatum).

Smoke and soot from central Alaska wildfires have afflicted the subarctic city of Fairbanks with some of the world's worst air pollution in recent days, forcing many residents indoors and prompting one hospital to set up a "clean air shelter."

Leech found on duck near Selawik.

A hazy shade of summer.

An unprecedented belt of brown algae stretches from West Africa to the Gulf of Mexico. The largest bloom of macroalgae in the world, has been dubbed the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt.

The city is so parched and hot that even a cigarette tossed into a pile of fluffy cottonwood fiber could ignite a fire.

Unusually high abundance of rusty tussock moth caterpillars in the Nome area.

Due to 'extreme fire danger,' all open fires have been banned across much of Yukon, effective immediately.

It was also during the week where a number of dead fish started to occur along the riverine segment.