New Stuyahok

The five documented landslides may be associated with high rainfall between July and September.

An image of a swollen leg on this caribou raises questions that it may be a case of brucellosis.

Blue sap was found on a spruce tree.

The Mulchatna herd was not at the peak numbers it once had decades ago. Over-hunting, migration changes and wolf predation could be leading causes of decline in herd.

The Bristol Bay Times - Serving Dillingham, Naknek, King Salmon and Southwest villages

Koliganek and New Stuyahok are still waiting on their first barge of the year. Heating fuel use for residents and businesses in New Stuyahok is limited.

More than 2.5 million sockeye have returned to spawn in the Nushagak River this year, one of the highest counts on record. They have filled pools and creeks, jumping and swimming their way to their spawning grounds.

Sick brown bear

A terrible year for berry harvest in the Upper Nushagak River.

9-24-14 Coho salmon with parasites - New Stuyahok, Alaska, USA

9-23-14 Lots of wasps - Kolikanek, Alaska, USA

7-25-13 Invasive dandelion - Levelock, Alaska, USA

The Bristol Bay Times - Serving Dillingham, Naknek, King Salmon and Southwest villages

High winds at the Muklung tower blew the antenna pointing at Levelock out of alignment. It was too windy for the technicians to fly back to finish repairs at the Muklung site on Thursday. On Friday, the cooperative said they were able to reach the site, but the winds were still too strong for them to climb the tower to fix the antenna.