Nanwalek - Local Environmental Observer (LEO) Network

Something is eating salmonberry leaves

Aug 18, 2023

"This season we have observed many salmonberry bushes that appear to be defoliated. It seems something is eating the leaves. We have also noticed the berries look sickly."

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Oyster catchers return to Nanwalek

Nanwalek, Alaska, United States

Jun 16, 2023

Black oystercatchers have returned to Nanwalek, Alaska, and three eggs have been spotted on the beach.

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Jakolof Creek Fish Die-off

Head of Jakolof Bay on Jakolof Creek

Aug 12, 2019

"Jakolof Creek is dry almost all the way up to the switchbacks and continues to recede. The early run of red salmon may have made it to the lake, but that is probably the only run that has."

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Unusual Squid Found on Shoreline

Aleksandrovsk, Alaska, United States

Oct 17, 2018

Squid are becoming more common on the shoreline over the past few years.

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Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Die-off, Jakolof Creek

Jakolof Creek, Alaska, United States

Aug 27, 2015

Drought and high temperatures have dried the creek and caused thousands of pink salmon and Dolly Varden to die before they could spawn. The event raises questions about vulnerability of area salmon streams to climate change, and for local residents food security.

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OPINION: The end of an era for Alaska fishing may already be here

Homer, Alaska, United States

This summer, Kenai Peninsula beaches from Ninilchik to Kenai will be empty of setnets and buoys. Family-run commerial fishing businesses, a major economic force in the Cook Inlet region since territorial days, have been shut down and may not be coming back.

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