The Common Murre is a common seabird in Alaska, but the population has fallen
The Kachemak Bay area has various and abundant berries, both edible and not.
The Lutz Spruce, the most common tree in the lower Kenai Peninsula forest, is a hybrid of White and Sitka Spruce
Homer's population of Sandhill Cranes winters in California's Central Valley
Two years ago, in the summer of 2023, a distinctly subdued fireweed bloom was eventually traced to the presence of the fireweed flower gall midge.
The Kachemak Bay area received less snow this winter, but about an average amount of precipitation. But our late season snowfall may benefit salmon, since snowmelt helps keep streams colder, and colder water is capable of carrying more oxygen
Roads, among many other human constructions, are a significant impediment to wildlife migration
Sea Otters have the thickest fur on the planet, but that's not the whole story of how these small mammals cope with winter
Citizen science is one approach to using local environmental knowledge to support research and vice versa.
Fin Whales can grow up to 85 feet long, and are classified as an endangered species
Birds that overwinter in the Homer area undergo remarkable physiological changes in response to low temperatures
Pheasants were introduced to the American West Coast in the 19th century, and first recorded in the Homer area in the 1980s.
The Sea Mouse is a segmented marine worm that belongs to the family Aphroditidae