Tribal member from St. Mary's, Alaska noticed this on her when she went back inside her home. Turns out it is an elm sawfly, Cimbex americana.
Nobody I have asked has seen any plant like this. I touched it soon after the picture and it turned into a maroon colored powder.
This eye catching insect is the adult stonefly.
Two villages along the Lower Yukon River have begun evacuating their most vulnerable residents from a tundra fire.The fire late Thursday was burning less than eight miles from St Mary’s and nearby Pitkas Point, and wind continues spreading the flames closer to the villages with a combined population of over 700 people. Yute Commuter Service is sending all its planes to St. Mary’s to evacuate residents, and Grant Aviation is prepared to assist.
“It’s been hot, it’s been dry, and it’s been windy. And those winds gusts of 20 miles per hour, it’s kind of funneled through the Andreafsky River drainage,” said Beth Ipsen. Federal entities sent in more firefighters this week, and some residents are thinking about preparing their go-bags.
Tribal member of St. Mary's finds the larva of a predaceous diving beetle.
Slimy sculpins (Cottus cognatus) are small, nocturnal, bottom-dwelling fish that lack a swim bladder to help them stay bouyant in the water. Their size and habitat allow them to easily avoid fishing gear designed for salmon.
Seeing pollen in rainwater is unusual.
Grasshoppers aren't common around Saint Mary's, but may become abundant during years with warm temperatures and ample vegetation for food.
During the summer of 2019, warm water temperatures lowered the amount of dissolved oxygen in rivers and caused salmon across the state, including Mountain Village, to die before they were able to spawn.
Salmon are dying along the Andreafsky River and Lower Yukon River before spawning out. Water surface temperatures have been unusually warm, at one point reaching 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) caught with a spinal curvature, which may be related to many different factors including genetics, infectious disease, trauma, neoplasm, diet, or changes in the environment.
Two sturgeon were caught in the Yukon River, farther upriver than has been previously reported.
Tumor found in King Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
Single dead moose found in water, with injury on one side of its abdomen
Plants
Chum Salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Filled with Pus
Dump and hill fire
Early Blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum)
A photo of a black unknown insect taken in late July.
8-11-13 Long horned beetle - Pitkas Point, Alaska, USA
7-21-13 Tiger moth - St. Mary's, Alaska, USA
First time seeing a sucker fish in the Lower Yukon River.
Observations From Members 