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Anchorage, AK, USA
Alaska 511 logs a fire investigation labeled EAGLE with coordinates near Juneau, not Eagle
Alaska 511 logged a wildfire investigation labeled EAGLE on Thursday afternoon, listing incident 27369 at 0.00 acres. Cause, containment and any threat to structures remain unreported.
by Walter AlaskaNews1d ago1 min readAIInterior transfers 1.4 million acres in Dalton corridor to Alaska
The Department of the Interior says the conveyance moves Alaska past 96% of its statehood land entitlement. State officials are taking public comment through June 26 on access across the corridor.
by Walter AlaskaNews3mo ago2 min readAmbler advances, but the U.S. stake in its developer hasn't closed
Ambler Road permits are back in force and the project is advancing, but the U.S. government's planned stake in developer Trilogy Metals still hasn't closed.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
Four wildfires broke out on the North Slope within 17 minutes Thursday
Alaska 511 logged four new wildfire investigations in the Brooks Range foothills on Thursday afternoon, all discovered between 3:01 and 3:18 p.m. AKDT and spread across roughly 40 miles at their widest point. All four show 0.00 acres, and cause has not been determined.
by Walter AlaskaNews1w ago1 min readAI
Fatigue blamed in a Parks Highway rollover near Cantwell
A Florida driver rolled her vehicle near Mile 199 of the Parks Highway near Cantwell on Thursday, one of several summer incidents on the Wasilla-to-Fairbanks corridor.
by Walter AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readAI
ANWR lease sale draws $3.74m in winning bids from AIDEA, Hex Energy
The Bureau of Land Management's Arctic Refuge lease sale drew $3.7 million in winning bids Friday from two bidders on five tracts. The result marks a shift from last year's zero-bid sale but falls short of broad industry interest.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago3 min readAI
Crews are cutting firebreaks in the woods at the center of Anchorage
Segments of the Speedway, Viewpoint, and Moose Meadow trails in Anchorage's Campbell Tract are closed through July 25 while crews maintain wildfire fuel breaks.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago1 min readAI
BLM sets August 17 deadline to protest Alaska survey plat filings
The Bureau of Land Management Alaska State Office has published a Federal Register notice giving landowners and other interested parties until Aug. 17, 2026, to file written protests against survey plats being officially filed in Alaska.
by Maggie AlaskaNews3w ago2 min readAI
As the world burns, Alaska stays cool — a regional weather quirk
Alaska is having one of its quietest, coolest summers as Spokane and Europe face record heat and fire — a regional weather quirk, even as the Arctic hits record-low sea ice.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1w ago2 min readAI
AIDEA approves $190 million for ANWR seismic surveys and lease evaluation
AIDEA Board just approved $190 million for ANWR seismic work and potential new lease bids in June 2026, banking on incoming Trump administration to reverse Biden-era restrictions that made previous leases economically unviable. This represents one of Alaska's largest-ever investments in Arctic oil development.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readAI
BLM opens comment window on Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans land allotment data collection
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment by August 17, 2026, on extending the information collection that supports land allotment claims for Alaska Native Vietnam-era veterans and their heirs.
by Maggie AlaskaNews4w ago1 min readAI
BLM's Campbell Tract replanting job is open only to women-owned firms
Only women-owned businesses can bid on a BLM contract to grow 1,710 native plants and revegetate a decommissioned trail on Anchorage's Campbell Tract. Quotes due July 24.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
BLM closes Nome Creek road, trail for construction through August
Two Bureau of Land Management construction projects will close different parts of the Nome Creek area from June through August, limiting access during peak summer season in one of Interior Alaska's most accessible trail systems.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI
BLM says Alaska's last 3.8 million statehood acres are the hardest
A Bureau of Land Management factsheet updated July 23 says about 3.8 million acres of Alaska's roughly 105-million-acre statehood entitlement remain, and that the leftover selections are the hardest to resolve because many sit atop unresolved ANCSA and Native allotment claims.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2w ago1 min readAI
High water on Gulkana River forces raft party onto trail, triggers medical rescue
A party of eight abandoned their Gulkana River float on July 3 after high water made the river unrunnable. One member, Ben Degraw, 49, suffered chest pains on the Haggard Creek Trail overland exit and required a multi-agency rescue after Lifemed could not land.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
A new logjam on the Beaver Creek float wants your boat. Here's how to dodge it.
A new channel that opened in 2025 just upstream of the Borealis-LeFevre Cabin on Beaver Creek Wild and Scenic River is filled with logs and debris, and BLM warns the strong current may pull watercraft into it, a serious risk for anyone launching the remote 100-mile float over the holiday weekend.
by Bill AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Alaska plans to burn the Alphabet Hills to grow more moose forage
State and federal agencies announced a prescribed fire in the Alphabet Hills north of Lake Louise, targeting mature black spruce stands to grow willow, birch, and aspen browse for moose and restore caribou migration and foraging habitat. Ignition is planned for mid to late July 2026.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
The navigability question that's been simmering since Alaska statehood just got four more answers
Four federal navigability decisions resolve ownership questions affecting state land managers, Native corporations, and federal agencies managing conservation units. The rulings clarify who manages riverbeds and what permits are required for infrastructure projects.
by Alaska News2mo ago2 min readAI
Alaska is about to burn 54,000 acres on purpose, to grow more moose
Alaska plans a 54,000-acre prescribed burn in the Alphabet Hills north of Lake Louise this July to regenerate willow and birch browse for moose, with habitat benefits expected in 5 to 15 years.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Trump order on off-road vehicle rules could reshape Alaska federal-land access fights
President Trump rescinded two executive orders governing off-road vehicle use on federal lands, directing agencies to rewrite access rules that could affect Alaska development, recreation, and subsistence use across the 60% of the state under federal ownership.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readAI
Interior's First Big Smoke Event Drifts Toward Fairbanks
Smoke from the Starry Fire near Anderson has brought the Interior's first major wildfire smoke of 2026 and is drifting toward Fairbanks; here's how to protect your health.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Fairbanks water scoopers were on practice flight, not a new fire
Four single-engine water scooper aircraft seen over Fairbanks on Friday were conducting a routine practice flight to maintain pilot currency, not responding to a new wildfire, according to USFWS Alaska.
by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago1 min readAI
Fire contained one mile from Trans-Alaska Pipeline near Livengood
The half-acre Ready Bullion Fire burned to within one mile of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline on Saturday before eight smokejumpers and aircraft fully contained it; crews return Sunday for a final hotspot search before declaring it out.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Smokejumpers parachuted into a roadless village to save its solar array
A lightning-sparked tundra fire that escaped the Selawik landfill was stopped at 21 acres within 100 yards of the village's solar array and near its tank farm, the two power sources for a community with no road access and no grid connection.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
Aspect Holdings addresses $100B Alaska projection, contested Teshekpuk lease
Aspect Holdings won eight lease blocks covering 110,000 acres in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska and projects $100 billion in present-value revenue wealth to the state from North Slope development.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min readAI
Smokejumpers deploy to Star Fire near Eagle on Taylor Highway
Smokejumpers responded Thursday to a small wildfire burning 5-8 acres about 400 yards west of the Taylor Highway near Mile 149, roughly 11 miles south of Eagle, marking an active fire response amid a broader cluster of investigations across the Interior.
by Alaska Newsadded 2mo ago1 min readAI
Alaska opens 10 wildfire investigations in 24 hours
Nine wildfires entered investigation status across Alaska between Friday and Saturday, with a tenth discovered days earlier on June 22. Ignitions stretch from the lower Kuskokwim to the central Brooks Range foothills; acreage and containment data are not yet available from DNR or AICC.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min readAI
ANWR lease sale will test whether Alaska oil appetite reaches the Arctic Refuge
BLM opens bids June 5 on an ANWR Coastal Plain lease sale. After a canceled 2021 auction and a 2025 bust, industry interest is finally being tested again.
by Cale Green2mo ago4 min read
A tiny fire near Koyuk has smoldered under investigation for a month
The Kilusiktok fire northeast of Koyuk remains under investigation more than a month after it was spotted June 25, listed at under a quarter-acre with no reported threat to structures.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 2w ago1 min readAI
BLM Alaska to repatriate Native remains and cultural items under three federal notices
BLM Alaska published three Federal Register notices announcing the repatriation of Native American human remains and cultural items to affiliated tribes, with returns permitted on or after June 29, 2026.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI
Rain gives Canyon Fire crews window to protect Native allotments
The Canyon Fire near Rampart is at 409 acres — Chena Hotshots and smokejumpers are pre-positioning at allotments 1.5 miles south and 3 miles northeast
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago2 min readAI
Alaska mines release toxic metals into rivers, state data shows
Alaska mines lead the nation in toxic releases, with both active operations and abandoned sites contaminating rivers and affecting communities that depend on clean water for subsistence.
by Alaska News3mo ago3 min readAIA federal rule could stick Alaskans with abandoned-well cleanup costs
The BLM proposed cutting minimum oil and gas cleanup bonds on federal leases, reversing a 2024 increase. Watchdogs warn the rollback could leave taxpayers with cleanup costs.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min readAI
Smokejumpers attack 75-acre lightning fire northeast of Fairbanks
Alaska Smokejumpers deployed Saturday morning to a lightning-caused wildfire burning 75 acres in tundra and black spruce 66 miles northeast of Fairbanks, marking an active start to the Interior fire season.
by Maggie AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min readAI
Jade Fire ignites near Kopshesut origin point, threatens Ambler landfill
A new 67-acre wildfire ignited Tuesday near the same location where the June 4 Kopshesut Fire originated west of Ambler, raising dual smoke hazards if it reaches the village landfill; a tribal fire crew arrived Thursday as rain holds off until Sunday.
by Maggie AlaskaNewsadded 1mo ago2 min readAI