Sea Nettle (Chrysaora melanaster) jellyfish washed up on the beach.
Sea Star (Pisaster ochraceus) appears sick but is actually healthy.
Uncommon coyote sighting in the Interior.
Squid are becoming more common on the shoreline over the past few years.
Large bull kelp (Nereocystis luetkeana) bed near the 1st channel marker, which used to attract sea otters, has disappeared.
During fall time, we only hand pick when the blackberries turn brown. As I was picking I saw this wild iris, like it bloomed just a few days ago. I was very awed to see this flower in October.
Bald eagle feeds on seagull
Sea foam collecting on the beach where it is not normally seen.
The Tongass Forest in southeast Alaska, a temperate rain forest, is experiencing record-low precipitation and severe drought conditions, impacting community hydroelectricity production.
Weather conditions including drought are effecting vegetation in Punjab and other areas of Pakistan.
Delphiniums (Delphinium glaucum) are still growing late in to the season.
Erosion of Kincaid beach bluffs accelerated compared to previous years.
Fireweed blooming in mid-late September after other plants have gone to seed.
Spruce branch girdling causing discoloration in tree.
Discolored spruce (Picea sitchensis) needles
White, puffy, clouds unusually close to the land.
Prickly rose plant is blooming when others have gone to hips.
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