Crooked Island, 25 Miles south of Togiak. Remnants of blackberries.

08-17-14 Abundant bees - Eagle River, Alaska, USA

Abundance of Fireweed on Popof Island

7-14-14 Yellow flowers genus Arnica - Togiak, Alaska, USA

7-14-14 Abundant bees & berries - King Cove, Alaska, USA

Early blueberries in Jakolof Bay, Alaska

In just seven years, as much as one-third of the mountain-birch forest in the North Calotte region was severely defoliated by two moth species. Researchers now have a better understanding of what happened.

5-27-14 Early salmon berry blossoms - Toksook Bay, Alaska, USA

5-25-14 High spruce pollen McDonald Spit, Alaska, USA

5-19-14 Poor air quality - Anchorage Alaska, USA

1-24-14 Winter plants blooming - Bethel, Alaska, USA

Folks here are famous for being able to handle the cold, but anything wet in December has always made us nervous. Especially wet falling from the sky. Lately, weather, our favorite nemesis, has broken the rules. Our confidence in the most-trustworthy feature of the Arctic -- winter -- has been wounded.

11-11-13 Weather effects caribou migration and season - Barrow, Alaska, USA

The blueberries are so ripe now that the best time to pick those are late morning while they are chilled down and the leaves are not so moist, otherwise they fall easily or squish in your fingers.

Thawing permafrost and river bank collapsed on the Cheenik Creek.

The past couple of years there haven't been a lot to pick.

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

7-24-13 More salmon berries - Nondalton, Alaska, USA

Residents were amazed to see lightning actually arching down to the ground.

High spruce pollen levels causing eye, respiratory irrigation and nose bleeds.