Right now, on the brushy tundra of northern Alaska, grizzly bears are gathering at quiet streams and rivers, attracted by the largest calorie reward they can find — spawning salmon.
In this era of limited air travel, my family and I have spent most of our recent months in Fairbanks.
Late in the evening of July 21, 2020, State Seismologist Michael West heard a text alarm.
As I started hiking a ridgetop during the July 4th weekend, a friend told me to look for the mushroom rock ahead.
At first, I thought I may have heard her wrong.
A scientist recently wondered which animal travels farthest across the landscape in one year. In doing his research, he found a few Alaska creatures near the top of the list.
