Jeff Sanders exclusively heats his 3,000 square foot home in Bethel with wood he scavenges around town. He says he hasn’t used heating fuel since 1974.
Western
Fat-tire biker wins 1,000-mile race among mushers on Front Street
This is the third win and fourth finish in Nome for Jay Petervary of Idaho. Petervary said finishing the human-powered, 1,000-mile race across Alaska is an “overpowering” experience.
No environmental impact from 22,000-gallon heating oil spill in Savoonga
The spill reportedly happened inside of a lined container, surrounded by a chain-link fence and barbed wire. A state inspector is on the way to the community.
As Iditarod has changed, so has its relationship with its Native roots, mushers say
Before the ceremonial start Saturday of the 2018 Iditarod, veteran musher Ketil Reitan of Kaktovik remarked on how fewer Inupiaq people are dog mushing nowadays. Fewer than 10 mushers out of the 67 competing in this year’s Iditarod are Alaska Native.
Trying to solve a moose-sized mystery in the tundra near Nome
There’s been more snowfall than what was typical a few decades ago. Moose can handle heavy snow, but their environment appears to be changing.
In Western Alaska, there’s water where there should be ice
Last week, social media across Western Alaska lit up as residents posted photos and videos of open water where, normally, there’s ice.