Day: May 23, 2014

Harbor Mountain Walk

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Another sunny day, though this one seemed include a lot of smoke/haze, probably blown over from the forest fires that have been burning in South Central Alaska. Today was the first day the third gate on Harbor Mountain road was open, and I went up there to go for a walk with an ethnobotany class … Read more

Yellow Jacket Nest

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On a recent walk to the park, I was interested to notice at least two different chunks of yellow jacket nests on the ground along the trail. I’m not sure what species was working on them – I’ve seen a couple of different ones here – but I imagine it’s the queens getting things going. … Read more