The polar bear is a powerful symbol of the effects of climate change in the Arctic.  Here in New England, our symbol may soon be the sugar maple tree. 

Low water, warm temperatures and our seasonal waterfowl population are factors we think are contributing to the unprecedented algae and weed growth in the lake at the the Alaska Native Health Campus.

Slimy Algae on beach

Some tourists have canceled summer trips and lawmakers on Tobago have termed the sargassum invasion a “natural disaster.”

Algal blooms threaten the economies of the globe’s most tourism dependent nations, scuttle holidays plans and give climate scientists more to worry about

A species of invasive seaweed is becoming very abundant and displacing native species.

Unusual plant has red buds

Elodea, an aggressive invasive plant, was discovered this month in the lake used by hundreds of floatplanes, raising fears that it will be spread to multiple sites within flying reach.

There were lightning strike-caused fires at Paul's Creek and Coffee Creek north of King Salmon, AK.

Sockeye wildfire at mile post 77 of the George Parks Highway near Willow.

There seems to be an unbelievable bumper crop of spruce cones both in trees and on lawns this spring. Their abundance has been quite a topic of conversation, at least in my circles. It is coneucopia!

Around Isla Todos Santos, a massive Giant Kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) bed die-off was observed, which may be linked to the 2015-2016 El Niño event.

Salmonberry blossom seem a little early this year.

Early pussy willows - Anchorage, Alaska, USA

1/27/15 Early plants - Klawock, Alaska, USA

Squirrel parka tail plants early

Interior Alaska’s hot and dry summer of 2013, coupled with an invasion of insect pests, has taken a steep toll on the region’s birch trees, experts say.

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

A great year for harvesting mossberries.