Salcha

A series of observations indicate changing moose behaviors and migration patterns in the interior, with increased sightings in unusual locations and times of the year, potentially linked to climate change and habitat alterations.

Invasive elodea decade history in the Chena slough with mitigation and persistent infestation.

Elodea found on and near Eielson Airforce Base

Invasive Elodea has been observed since 2020.

Elodea was first observed in Harding Lake in 2020 growing in isolated patches and has since been assessed and managed by the Fairbanks Soil and Water Conservation District and its partners.

Warm air temperatures have melted the snow, leaving the soil without the insulation that snowcover usually provides.

A borough employee who went to measure ice at Chena Lake got first-hand evidence that the lake ice ready for vehicles. “Lo and behold, there was a truck upside down on the bottom in about 25 feet of water,” Haas said. “No one was in it.”

Alaska Department of Fish and Game seeks the public's help in determining the date that an exotic deer died near North Pole.

A sinkhole has opened up on Ft. Wainwright in Fairbanks. The 3-foot diameter void discovered Monday near a housing unit, is suspected to be the result of thawing permafrost.

FAIRBANKS — Michael Houx was driving Tuesday evening between Eielson Air Force Base and Salcha when he saw an animal that he at first thought was a caribou.

An evacuation alert was also issued Friday for residents of the Lower Salcha River, from river mile 3 to 40. The Middle Salcha remains under a SET status, from river

In Two Rivers,at a time when the outside air’s temperature has not been above freezing since October — three butterflies living in a heated garage.