"This year I walked along the same route after a rainstorm and see only one or two — sometimes none"
The large quantity of salt that had accumulated this year, 2021, was a lot more predominant and at a much higher quantity then has been observed in previous years.
Community Water System at Risk: Extreme precipitation throughout the summer and sustained high water has resulted in erosion of the location for the water transmission line and Noatak's two water wells.
These prolonged above-normal temperatures required the City of Cranbrook to increase water restrictions to levels not generally experienced by the community. Additionally, during this time (personal experience), the water was discoloured and had an odor, forcing bottled water to ensure safe drinking.
Unusual high water all summer in Noatak, causing massive erosion towards the airport and old buried landfill, exposing old trash into the river.
Red currant leaf consumption by something was observed by my supervisor while walking along a salmon stream.
About 10% of our catch during dip net fishing at mouth of Kenai River was harboring these worms.
After significant rain and high water from the Kobuk River the Native Village of Kobuk is now flooded.
Tribal member of St. Mary's finds the larva of a predaceous diving beetle.
"I am seeing spittlebugs deposits everywhere I look in the Sand Lake area."
Unusual mid summer storm in Golovin and local observations about changes in the salmon harvest.
"While on a field trip for work, we stopped at the beach and you can notice hundreds of dead clams and star fish littering the beach."
"My husband and I have been dipnetting on the Kasilof since 2014. This year we noticed more small fish than usual and all but ~5 of the 35 fish we caught had parasites."
In recent years, we have observed the salmon arriving at our territory along the Skeena River later than normal and in fewer numbers. The total number of wild sockeye (Oncorhynchus nerka) returning to the Skeena River have decreased by 69% in comparison to historical stocks.
Hikers on Kesugi Ridge observe a large abundance of Rusty Tussock Caterpillars all over cairns marking the trail from Coal Creek to Byre's Lake. They swarmed on the hiker's bodies and packs and from a distance covered structures to the point where they looked black.
Double-crested cormorants have been observed in the St Lawrence River region, with record-breaking numbers, in recent years.
"The first wave of dead mussels washed ashore on July 14th, possibly earlier but this was the first report we received. I took the pictures included in my LEO observation on July 16th, and the temperatures were only just then beginning to climb into the upper 70s and lower 80s."
An Aniak resident found these plants below Oskawalik and never have seen them before. Identification is still in progress.
A European Skipper butterfly is observed in Northwest BC, an introduced species and one of several stressors underlying insect declines.
Photos show some of the erosion caused by surge of high water in late June on the Noatak River. As of June 29th, 24 feet of bank have been lost adjacent to the Noatak Airport, and 28 feet adjacent to the landfill.
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