The sockeye salmon are coming back smaller for the Newhalen River and Iliamna Lake, plus not a thick as they once did when I was younger.

An unseasonable winter insect sighting in Newhalen.

I have been speaking with elders in the community and they have never before seen the river break up that soon.

Closely resembling a spider, this long legged mite belongs to the family Erythraeoidae and can be found in many different environments across Alaska.

A hole cut in the ice has produced a lot of overflow, and flooding is now threatening homes and a state-managed road.

“Something” big has shredded fishing gear and long been spotted in the lake. Bruce Wright plans to use a deepwater camera to find it.

Hungry and looking for food, where it was last fall. Very warm 40 degrees and rain. I'm sure it disturbed his hibernation.

Mid-January sparrow sighting in Pedro Bay

On June 19, some kids spotted an unrecognized creature the size of a large whale offshore near the Alaska village of Iliamna. Other accounts followed.

Furry caterpillar in November.

Black fly

Black bear (Ursus americanus) sighted during a rather warm winter this year.

Winter storm grounds birds along the shores of Iliamna Lake.

Unusual beetle

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