Highbush cranberries benefited from unusually warm, sunny conditions.
Unusual foam on autumn fallen leaves does not belong to a spittlebug, but may be a type of fungus.
Local residents debated whether a massive release of spruce pollen, which accumulated on every surface—including car bonnets, picnic tables and the nearby Kachemak Bay—amounted to a “golden sheen” or a “yellow scum”. The fine dust turned the surface of the sea the colour of butter and left a bright, lemony line on shore that marked the extent of high tide and gave off a sickly sweet smell. This huge release of pollen might be yet another symptom of a rapidly changing environment.
As lower Kenai Peninsula temperatures have soared recently, local farmers and gardeners have concerns about how June’s lack of rain and steady warm temperatures will affect their businesses in the weeks ahead.
Cloudberries observed in new area around Seldovia.
Spruce Aphid (Elatobium abietinum) Damage
Communities on the southern coastline of Kenai Peninsula have noticed changes to trees as a result of the aphid.
Early blueberries in Jakolof Bay, Alaska
5-25-14 High spruce pollen McDonald Spit, Alaska, USA
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