Marsh land, Big Lake: Cloudberries are perfect for picking, good flavor. Blueberries ready too. Plants all have happy leaves but not many berries per plant. Dry conditions, with record breaking heat earlier in July for Southcentral.
July 17
Woods, Wasilla: Picked tons of watermelon berries off of powerline trails. Many ripe, others still not ready.
July 2
Gold Hill, Ester: People starting to harvest some of their wild strawberry spinach.
June 29
Fairbanks: 89°F highest temperature of the year.
June 25
Ester Dome, Ester: Highbush cranberries and rosehips green. Red currants turning red. Raspberries flowering.
June 20
Mat-Su: Fireweed blooming just in time for solstice.
May 25
Woods, Wasilla: Red currant and highbush cranberry plants flowering profusely.
May 20
Marsh land, Big Lake: Blueberry flowers are still turning into small green berries.
May 7
Fairbanks: Last freeze.
May 1
Fairbanks: Official Chena Ridge greenup day.