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American dipper stands on the shore of the Mendenhall Lake on Sept. 16, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
Wispy clouds float by as the sun shines on Stephens Passage as seen from West Ridge at Eaglecrest on 9-16-20.(Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
Fuchsia-colored turtlehead blooms in September In a downtown garden on Sept. 14, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
An immature yellow warbler perches by Steep Creek on Sept. 10, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
The new face of the Mendenhall Glacier 2020 is seen on Sept. 10. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
Four seagulls enjoy the sunset in Fritz Cove on Sept. 10. (Courtesy Photo / Bill Andrews)
This Sept. 12 photo taken during a hike up Mount McGinnis shows an alpine pond. (Courtesy Photo / Deborah Rudis)
This heron, seen on Sept. 4, 2020, has been camping in front of Spaulding Beach condos. (Courtesy Photo / Carolyn Kelley)
Early morning fog and skim ice float on Mendenhall Lake. Sept. 6, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Gretchen Keiser)
“While trolling for silvers, I had a pod of killer whales check us out,” writes Tom Matthews of this photo shared Sept. 3, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Tom Matthews)
A large bear print is seen in the mud along Windfall Lake trail on Sept. 4, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
Finding spilled chicken feed makes a vole happy on Sept. 3, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Deborah Rudis)
Rose hip seen at Jensen-Olsen Arboretum on Aug. 29, 2020. (Courtesy Photo/ Deborag Rudis)
A maple tree changes colors during autumn on Sept. 2, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
The fishing boat Carol Ann returns to Don D. Statter Harbor on Aug. 29, 2020.(Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
A brown bear feeds on salmon at Sweetheart Creek. (Courtesy Photo / Tom Matthews)
Reflections in Windfall Lake of a brightening sky on Sept. 4, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
The Black Bear chairlift disappears into the thickening fog on Sept. 2, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
An eagle sits in a tree overlooking Juneau in this photo shared on Sept. 3, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Tom Matthews)
An ermine peeks its head out on on Perseverance Trail Aug. 19, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Marsha Squires)
The Eagle Beach Campground area lives up to its name on Aug. 19,2020. (Courtesy Photo / Carolyn Kelley)
Downtown Juneau, the airport and the Chilkats as seen from the Mount Roberts trail on Aug. 21, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
This photo shows Peterson Creek Pond near Amalga Harbor. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
This photo shows a toxic amanita near Mendenhall River Community School on Aug. 20, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Dick Fagnant)
A banana slug slowly makes his way along the trail to the Blue Mussel Beach cabin on Aug. 28, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
This photo shows a trio of Golden Crowned Sparrows seen somewhere Out the Road. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
The feathery look of Foxtail along the airport dike trail on Aug. 23, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
Stink currants as seen on Salmon Creek Dam Trail on Aug. 22, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Deana Barajas) Stink currants as seen on Salmon Creek Dam Trail on Aug. 22, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Deana Barajas)
This photo shows a view looking south down the Gastineau Channel while on the way to the top of Gastineau Peak on August 21. (Courtesy Photo / Bill Andrews)
A view of the silhouette of North Douglas and heavy cloud cover over the Chilkats and Auke Bay on Aug. 19, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
Creek foam seen along the Auke Nu trail on Aug 19. (Courtesy Photo / Deborah Rudis)
This photo shows a trailing raspberry at the Vista Creek shelter on Sept. 5, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Deana Barajas)
A backyard poppy seen on Aug. 21. (Courtesy Photo / Deborah Rudis)
Reflections in a muskeg pond in Auke Mountain on Aug 19. (Courtesy Photo / Deborah Rudis)
A mushroom, identified by Gary Miller as a toxic Amanita, seen along the Eagle Glacier Trail on Aug. 21, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Gary Miller)
Eagle River is seen from the Eagle Glacier Trail on Aug. 21, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Gary Miller)
This pond seen along Eaglecrest Ski Road looks like the State of Alaska, according to Sandy Williams. (Courtesy Photo / Sandy Williams)
Thick velvety moss drapes over the branches of this evergreen tree along the Treadwell mine ruins Trail on Aug. 16, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
This devil’s club provides a spot of color in the forest along the Treadwell mine ruins trail on Aug. 16, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
Dewy high bush cranberries glisten along the Auke Nu trail on Aug. 19, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
Ravens share Sockeye salmon on beaver dam; Steep Creek by the Mendenhall Glacier. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
Sockeye salmon in Steep Creek by the Mendenhall Glacier. (Courtesy Photo / Kenneth Gill, gillfoto)
Red highbush cranberry leaves lend a spot of color to a dying landscape on Windfall Lake Trail on Sept.4, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
A layer of fog like cotton batting settles over Herbert River along the Windfall Lake Trail on Sept. 4, 2020. (Courtesy Photo / Denise Carroll)
