We just sued the Trump administration for deciding to trade federally protected wilderness to pave the way for a road through #Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in #Alaska.
The swap exchanged approximately 500 acres of ecologically irreplaceable wilderness lands.
Read on ➡️ https://bit.ly/4nUdzPx
The swap exchanged approximately 500 acres of ecologically irreplaceable wilderness lands.
Read on ➡️ https://bit.ly/4nUdzPx
November 13, 2025 at 7:47 PM
We just sued the Trump administration for deciding to trade federally protected wilderness to pave the way for a road through #Izembek National Wildlife Refuge in #Alaska.
The swap exchanged approximately 500 acres of ecologically irreplaceable wilderness lands.
Read on ➡️ https://bit.ly/4nUdzPx
The swap exchanged approximately 500 acres of ecologically irreplaceable wilderness lands.
Read on ➡️ https://bit.ly/4nUdzPx
Happy Friday, everyone 💙✌🏻🌲⛰️🪵💚
Eagle River, Anchorage
#ForestFriday #scape #Mountains #trees #FriYay
Eagle River, Anchorage
#ForestFriday #scape #Mountains #trees #FriYay
November 7, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Happy Friday, everyone 💙✌🏻🌲⛰️🪵💚
Eagle River, Anchorage
#ForestFriday #scape #Mountains #trees #FriYay
Eagle River, Anchorage
#ForestFriday #scape #Mountains #trees #FriYay
So, looking into going on a Relocation Cruise.
In spring, cruise lines move many ships from the Caribbean to Vancouver for Alaska cruises.
They take passengers along the way.
The fare for San Diego to Vancouver costs less than 4 nights in a motel.
With good food, live entertainment.
Hmmm.
In spring, cruise lines move many ships from the Caribbean to Vancouver for Alaska cruises.
They take passengers along the way.
The fare for San Diego to Vancouver costs less than 4 nights in a motel.
With good food, live entertainment.
Hmmm.
November 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
So, looking into going on a Relocation Cruise.
In spring, cruise lines move many ships from the Caribbean to Vancouver for Alaska cruises.
They take passengers along the way.
The fare for San Diego to Vancouver costs less than 4 nights in a motel.
With good food, live entertainment.
Hmmm.
In spring, cruise lines move many ships from the Caribbean to Vancouver for Alaska cruises.
They take passengers along the way.
The fare for San Diego to Vancouver costs less than 4 nights in a motel.
With good food, live entertainment.
Hmmm.
#Alaska #Denali National Park #NPS, #Nature #Photography. Visiting Alaska you are surrounded by vast empty spaces. Amazing:
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November 2, 2025 at 6:59 PM
#Alaska #Denali National Park #NPS, #Nature #Photography. Visiting Alaska you are surrounded by vast empty spaces. Amazing:
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Here's a #bird we dipped on for Oregon this year--Pacific Golden Plover, though we did see the less-likely AmericanGP. The one pictured we saw on the tundra outside of Nome, Alaska in 2023. Several of these were seen in Oregon this year, just not by us.
October 28, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Here's a #bird we dipped on for Oregon this year--Pacific Golden Plover, though we did see the less-likely AmericanGP. The one pictured we saw on the tundra outside of Nome, Alaska in 2023. Several of these were seen in Oregon this year, just not by us.
Spare a thought in particular for the Food Bank of Alaska. In addition to their regular support needs, thousands of people from the west coast have been airlifted to Anchorage following last week’s typhoon, and most won’t be able to return home until Spring 2026—at the earliest.
foodbankofalaska.org
foodbankofalaska.org
October 23, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Spare a thought in particular for the Food Bank of Alaska. In addition to their regular support needs, thousands of people from the west coast have been airlifted to Anchorage following last week’s typhoon, and most won’t be able to return home until Spring 2026—at the earliest.
foodbankofalaska.org
foodbankofalaska.org
The Trump EPA canceled a $20 million grant this spring to protect the Alaska Native village of Kipnuk from extreme flooding, calling it "wasteful DEI."
Kipnuk was just devastated by massive flooding.
This administration's unlawful gutting of climate programs can have devastating consequences.
Kipnuk was just devastated by massive flooding.
This administration's unlawful gutting of climate programs can have devastating consequences.
Before Alaska Flooding, E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The Trump EPA canceled a $20 million grant this spring to protect the Alaska Native village of Kipnuk from extreme flooding, calling it "wasteful DEI."
Kipnuk was just devastated by massive flooding.
This administration's unlawful gutting of climate programs can have devastating consequences.
Kipnuk was just devastated by massive flooding.
This administration's unlawful gutting of climate programs can have devastating consequences.
A Dall sheep at Polychrome Pass in Denali National Park, photographed in mid-spring.
More wildlife photos: photos.lwpetersen.com/Galleries/Al...
#alaska #wildlife #denalinationalpark #bikepacking
More wildlife photos: photos.lwpetersen.com/Galleries/Al...
#alaska #wildlife #denalinationalpark #bikepacking
October 20, 2025 at 3:27 PM
A Dall sheep at Polychrome Pass in Denali National Park, photographed in mid-spring.
More wildlife photos: photos.lwpetersen.com/Galleries/Al...
#alaska #wildlife #denalinationalpark #bikepacking
More wildlife photos: photos.lwpetersen.com/Galleries/Al...
#alaska #wildlife #denalinationalpark #bikepacking
would take wing, swirl in unison, & re-alight in another spot. When preparing for migration in spring & fall, these tiny “peeps” gather in flocks of 100,000s to fly to or from their breeding grounds on the tundra coasts of Alaska.🪶 They winter in the Southern US, on the coastlines of US, C America,
October 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
would take wing, swirl in unison, & re-alight in another spot. When preparing for migration in spring & fall, these tiny “peeps” gather in flocks of 100,000s to fly to or from their breeding grounds on the tundra coasts of Alaska.🪶 They winter in the Southern US, on the coastlines of US, C America,
Context: Kipnuk, a Yup'ik village near Bering Sea in SW Alaska, was hit with a massive storm and flooding last August, too. Last spring, it won a $20M grant for erosion control.
The GOP's Bugly Bill killed the grant program, which allocated 2.8B to communities hardest hit by climate change.
The GOP's Bugly Bill killed the grant program, which allocated 2.8B to communities hardest hit by climate change.
FB reports of major flood damage in Kipnuk - homes and store floating, people swimming.
Very high water in Quinhagak as well.
Very high water in Quinhagak as well.
October 12, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Context: Kipnuk, a Yup'ik village near Bering Sea in SW Alaska, was hit with a massive storm and flooding last August, too. Last spring, it won a $20M grant for erosion control.
The GOP's Bugly Bill killed the grant program, which allocated 2.8B to communities hardest hit by climate change.
The GOP's Bugly Bill killed the grant program, which allocated 2.8B to communities hardest hit by climate change.
Good morning #knitsky
Back from a road trip that gave me lots of knitting time. I have several WIPs going, here are the two I took with me, details of each in alt. 🧶
Back from a road trip that gave me lots of knitting time. I have several WIPs going, here are the two I took with me, details of each in alt. 🧶
October 9, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Good morning #knitsky
Back from a road trip that gave me lots of knitting time. I have several WIPs going, here are the two I took with me, details of each in alt. 🧶
Back from a road trip that gave me lots of knitting time. I have several WIPs going, here are the two I took with me, details of each in alt. 🧶
We’re staying in Lucca, in the Tuscany region of Italy, using the town as a hub & taking day rides. Pisa is only 25K away, mostly via cycle paths, so we biked to see the tower today. Yesterday’s ride was up in the hills. Perfect weather, gorgeous countryside, incredible art/architecture.
October 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
We’re staying in Lucca, in the Tuscany region of Italy, using the town as a hub & taking day rides. Pisa is only 25K away, mostly via cycle paths, so we biked to see the tower today. Yesterday’s ride was up in the hills. Perfect weather, gorgeous countryside, incredible art/architecture.
AMGO#4. American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica) making a quick stopover in northwest PA. These amazing creatures annually migrate from their breeding grounds in Alaska/Canada to South America (Argentina/Uruguay/Paraguay). And then back again in the spring! Photographed from my kayak. #birds
September 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM
AMGO#4. American Golden Plover (Pluvialis dominica) making a quick stopover in northwest PA. These amazing creatures annually migrate from their breeding grounds in Alaska/Canada to South America (Argentina/Uruguay/Paraguay). And then back again in the spring! Photographed from my kayak. #birds
NEW PAPER: Radar data from Alaska show birds shift to diurnal flights as nights shorten, but peak migration still clusters near solar midnight—highlighting strong stabilizing pressure on flight timing that overrides pressure to maintain nocturnality.
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#ornithology #birds 🪶
➡️ vist.ly/48ata
#ornithology #birds 🪶
September 26, 2025 at 4:22 PM
NEW PAPER: Radar data from Alaska show birds shift to diurnal flights as nights shorten, but peak migration still clusters near solar midnight—highlighting strong stabilizing pressure on flight timing that overrides pressure to maintain nocturnality.
➡️ vist.ly/48ata
#ornithology #birds 🪶
➡️ vist.ly/48ata
#ornithology #birds 🪶
I also take exception to the Alaska content. Alaska is not hell, except in the fall mud season, late fall, winter, early spring, and the spring mud season.
December 5, 2024 at 11:33 PM
I also take exception to the Alaska content. Alaska is not hell, except in the fall mud season, late fall, winter, early spring, and the spring mud season.
So this is what spring looks like in Alaska…
May 8, 2023 at 3:24 PM
So this is what spring looks like in Alaska…
Happy Hump Day! #Wednesday (Taken in Alaska last spring ~ hoping to go back soon!) I hope you're having a good one.
#photography #nature #landscape
#photography #nature #landscape
January 15, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Happy Hump Day! #Wednesday (Taken in Alaska last spring ~ hoping to go back soon!) I hope you're having a good one.
#photography #nature #landscape
#photography #nature #landscape
New to my Alaska Wildflower Guide: Bog rosemary (Andromeda polifolia). Despite the name and the look of the leaves, it's actually quite toxic.
www.lwpetersen.com/alaska-wildf...
#Alaska #bloomscrolling #spring
www.lwpetersen.com/alaska-wildf...
#Alaska #bloomscrolling #spring
June 6, 2024 at 7:41 PM
New to my Alaska Wildflower Guide: Bog rosemary (Andromeda polifolia). Despite the name and the look of the leaves, it's actually quite toxic.
www.lwpetersen.com/alaska-wildf...
#Alaska #bloomscrolling #spring
www.lwpetersen.com/alaska-wildf...
#Alaska #bloomscrolling #spring
growing up in alaska one of the harbingers of spring was when the sun would come out and it would actually provide some warmth
November 19, 2023 at 6:55 AM
growing up in alaska one of the harbingers of spring was when the sun would come out and it would actually provide some warmth
Was dreaming of an early spring in Alaska, but currently it is snowing hard, ha ha. Every April! Enjoy the emergence of delight.
April 7, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Was dreaming of an early spring in Alaska, but currently it is snowing hard, ha ha. Every April! Enjoy the emergence of delight.
At the Alyeska Pipeline viewing point, one can confirm it is indeed a pipeline. Spring 2024
📷 #Ricoh #GR3X
#Alaska #Fairbanks #goldenhour #infrastructure #photography
📷 #Ricoh #GR3X
#Alaska #Fairbanks #goldenhour #infrastructure #photography
March 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
At the Alyeska Pipeline viewing point, one can confirm it is indeed a pipeline. Spring 2024
📷 #Ricoh #GR3X
#Alaska #Fairbanks #goldenhour #infrastructure #photography
📷 #Ricoh #GR3X
#Alaska #Fairbanks #goldenhour #infrastructure #photography
Fun fact! I'm making a Pokemon fangame based on Alaska and people there tend to go to Hawaii for spring break. As such, I am having a tourist who was in Alola and bit too much they could chew and offer the player to pick one of the Alolan starters around the half way point of the game
November 10, 2024 at 10:54 PM
Fun fact! I'm making a Pokemon fangame based on Alaska and people there tend to go to Hawaii for spring break. As such, I am having a tourist who was in Alola and bit too much they could chew and offer the player to pick one of the Alolan starters around the half way point of the game
Norwegian Cruise Line just released 500 spring-summer 2027 cruises, covering Europe, Alaska, Bermuda, and the Caribbean, with new Norwegian Luna sailing from New York and every warm-weather trip visiting Great Stirrup Cay or Harvest Caye. #NorwegianCruiseLine #CruiseNews adept.travel/news/2025-07...
Norwegian Unveils 500 Voyages for Spring and Summer 2027 - The Adept Traveler
Norwegian Cruise Line opens bookings for 500-plus spring-summer 2027 voyages, adds Great Stirrup Cay upgrades, and debuts Norwegian Luna in Bermuda.
adept.travel
July 23, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Norwegian Cruise Line just released 500 spring-summer 2027 cruises, covering Europe, Alaska, Bermuda, and the Caribbean, with new Norwegian Luna sailing from New York and every warm-weather trip visiting Great Stirrup Cay or Harvest Caye. #NorwegianCruiseLine #CruiseNews adept.travel/news/2025-07...
I love to see the sun shining through the vivid spring green of the new birch leaves against the deep green of the spruces — one of my favorite things about this time of year in Alaska.
spruces.ne
May 5, 2025 at 4:30 AM
I love to see the sun shining through the vivid spring green of the new birch leaves against the deep green of the spruces — one of my favorite things about this time of year in Alaska.
This weekend I joined my colleague Margo Bellamy at the Association of Alaska School Boards Spring Academy. I appreciated the deep-dive on Alaska’s Tribal Consultation process, and used the opportunity to create action items aimed at integrating aspects of the process within district operations.
April 27, 2025 at 7:44 PM
This weekend I joined my colleague Margo Bellamy at the Association of Alaska School Boards Spring Academy. I appreciated the deep-dive on Alaska’s Tribal Consultation process, and used the opportunity to create action items aimed at integrating aspects of the process within district operations.