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Lee Petersen

Yesterday was a rare, windless winter day. Low sun and long shadows along Miller Creek in the Alaska Range.

#alaska #winter #hiking

A bright winter landscape in the Alaska Range under a clear blue sky. In the foreground, low shrubs and willows are coated in frost and partially buried in smooth, untouched snow. Long, sharp shadows stretch across the snow surface from the low sun at the right edge of the frame. In the background, snow-covered mountains rise above a line of dark spruce trees. The light is crisp and cold, emphasizing the texture of the snow and the clarity of the air.

Lee Petersen

@leepetersen@alaskan.social · 4 days ago

Yesterday was a rare, windless winter day. Low sun and long shadows along Miller Creek in the Alaska Range.

#alaska #winter #hiking

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Lee Petersen

@leepetersen@alaskan.social · 6 days ago

Cotton candy skies over a spruce forest in Fairbanks, Alaska.

#alaska #sunset #sky

A winter sunset over a spruce forest in Fairbanks, Alaska. Snow-covered black spruce trees form a dark, uneven silhouette along the bottom of the image. Above them, thick, layered clouds glow pink, peach, and orange, fading into pale blue sky near the horizon. The warm colors contrast with the cold, shadowed forest below.

Lee Petersen

@leepetersen@alaskan.social · 6 days ago

Cotton candy skies over a spruce forest in Fairbanks, Alaska.

#alaska #sunset #sky

ProPublica

@ProPublica@newsie.social · last week

It’s been over a decade since Alaska significantly increased its funding for public education.

Two school districts are now suing the state for what they say is a long-running failure to give students a “sound basic education.”
https://www.propublica.org/article/alaska-public-education-funding-failure-lawsuit?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Alaska #Education #School #Law #Students #Lawsuit #Children #Family

ProPublica

Two School Districts Sue, Claiming Alaska Is Failing Its Constitutional Obligation to Fund Public Education

The lawsuit points to the effects of the state’s underfunding, including low proficiency-test scores and dangerous building conditions.

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Lee Petersen

@leepetersen@alaskan.social · last week

Just a moose browsing on willows in winter near Fairbanks, Alaska.

Wildlife gallery:
https://photos.lwpetersen.com/Galleries/Alaska-Photos/Wildlife

#alaska #wildlife #fairbanks

Close-up photograph of a moose standing among leafless willow branches in winter. The moose’s head is lowered toward the snow as it chews on a thin willow twig, with its mouth slightly open and teeth visible. Its dark brown fur contrasts with the white snow on the ground. Bare branches surround the animal, and soft winter light illuminates the side of its face and eye.

Wildlife - Lee Petersen Photography

Wildlife from Alaska - Bears, caribou, moose, eagles, sea lions, otters and more. Prints and wall art for sale through the "buy" button (click on the photo on mobile). This is only a small sample of my wildlife photos. Click here for more.

Lee Petersen

@leepetersen@alaskan.social · last week

Just a moose browsing on willows in winter near Fairbanks, Alaska.

Wildlife gallery:
https://photos.lwpetersen.com/Galleries/Alaska-Photos/Wildlife

#alaska #wildlife #fairbanks

Wildlife - Lee Petersen Photography

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MicheleV_AK

@MicheleV_AK@sfba.social · 2 weeks ago

This is Nipi, a rehabilitated sea otter pup, currently living at #AlaskaSeaLifeCenter enjoying a day of playing in the snow! #Alaska #AlaskaMarineLife #AlaskaSeaOtterPup

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Nipi, the sea otter pup, playing in a "snow box" as opposed to a sandbox.

Sea otter pup, Nipi, laying on her back in the snow.

Nipi's nose is covered in snow after dipping her head in a bucket full of the white stuff.

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Lee Petersen

@leepetersen@alaskan.social · 2 weeks ago

Just a Fairbanks winter sunrise.

#Alaska #sunrise #fairbanks

Winter sunrise over a snow-covered spruce forest near Fairbanks, Alaska. Tall black spruce trees stand across a flat, snowy landscape, their branches heavily coated in fresh snow. The low sun sits just below the horizon, casting warm orange and yellow light through gaps in the trees. The sky above is layered with soft clouds tinted pink, peach, and pale blue, contrasting with the dark silhouettes of the spruce. The foreground is a smooth expanse of snow with low shrubs partially buried beneath it.

Lee Petersen

@leepetersen@alaskan.social · 2 weeks ago

Just a Fairbanks winter sunrise.

#Alaska #sunrise #fairbanks

MicheleV_AK

@MicheleV_AK@sfba.social · 2 weeks ago

This is Nipi, a rehabilitated sea otter pup, currently living at #AlaskaSeaLifeCenter enjoying a day of playing in the snow! #Alaska #AlaskaMarineLife #AlaskaSeaOtterPup

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ProPublica

@ProPublica@newsie.social · 2 weeks ago

Typhoon Halong’s destruction in Kipnuk, Alaska, adds an exclamation point to long-simmering fears about the future of coastal villages facing climate change.

Which town will be wiped away next? Should their former homes be rebuilt?
https://www.propublica.org/article/kipnuk-alaska-typhoon-halong-climate-change?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

#News #Alaska #Climate #ClimateChange #Indigenous #Native

ProPublica

Documenting an Alaska Village, Before and After the Storm That Destroyed It

The story of Typhoon Halong’s destruction in Kipnuk adds an exclamation point to long-simmering fears about the future of Alaska coastal villages facing down climate change.

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Lee Petersen

@leepetersen@alaskan.social · 2 weeks ago

A few more photos from the night of January 20, 2026. I have a blogpost up with more photos and timelapse footage from the night here: https://www.lwpetersen.com/photo-blog/aurora-continues-january-20-2026/

#Alaska #auroraborealis #northernlights

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Multiple green auroral bands and rays stretch across the sky above a line of snow-covered spruce trees. The bands appear layered and slightly blurred from motion, indicating rapid movement.

A bright green auroral corona hangs above a snow-covered spruce forest. Vertical rays converge toward a central point high in the sky, creating a dramatic radial pattern.

Green auroral bands separate into thinner strands and begin to shimmer, creating a rippling effect across the sky. The motion blur emphasizes rapid changes in shape and intensity.

The aurora fills nearly the entire sky with overlapping green bands and faint purple tones. The foreground shows snow-covered ground and spruce trees silhouetted against the light.

Lee Petersen

Aurora Continues – January 20, 2026

A strong geomagnetic storm carried over into January 20, 2026, producing an intense and rapidly evolving aurora display over the Goldstream Valley near Fairbanks, Alaska. Within minutes of arriving on the trail, bands and rays filled the sky and built into a prolonged overhead corona, one of the most sustained displays I’ve seen in years.

Lee Petersen

@leepetersen@alaskan.social · 2 weeks ago

#Alaska #auroraborealis #northernlights

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Lee Petersen

Aurora Continues – January 20, 2026

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@tksst@fediscience.org · 2 weeks ago

🐋🌊 New #research into #Alaska's #BristolBay beluga whales reveals a surprising social strategy. Instead of a few dominant males, these long-lived #whales take a "plenty of #fish in the sea" approach, frequently switching partners to maintain genetic #health.

This flexible mating system helps their small, isolated population avoid inbreeding.

👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/beluga-whales-sex-lives/

#marinebiology #biology #wildlife #conservation #science #nature #ecology #ocean

Popular Science

The swinging sex lives of Alaska’s beluga whales

To survive, this isolated population of only 2,000 whales needs to be smart about mates.

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@tksst@fediscience.org · 2 weeks ago

This flexible mating system helps their small, isolated population avoid inbreeding.

👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/beluga-whales-sex-lives/

#marinebiology #biology #wildlife #conservation #science #nature #ecology #ocean

Popular Science

The swinging sex lives of Alaska’s beluga whales

To survive, this isolated population of only 2,000 whales needs to be smart about mates.