Fairbanks: Official Chena Ridge greenup day.
May 6
Bodenburg Butte, Butte: Red currants are flowering.
May 2
Fairbanks: Last freeze.
May 28
Swamp land, Big Lake: Gathered lots of good very big/tender spruce tips which are everywhere. Elderberries and raspberries flowering. Red and black currants flowering too. Also bluebells, etc.
May 17
Swamp land, Big Lake: Fiddlehead ferns are ready. Maybe some past-due, but still good ones to pick.
May 10
Fairbanks: Official Chena Ridge greenup day. Also highest temperature of the year for Fairbanks, 82°F.
May 8
Mat-Su: Greenup happened through this week. Red currant flowers are blooming all over, large-looking flowers in many places this year.
May 6
Fairbanks: Last freeze.
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.