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Takeaways from AP’s report on potential impacts of Alaska’s proposed Ambler Access Road - Houston Chronicle
Takeaways from AP’s report on potential impacts of Alaska’s proposed Ambler Access Road Houston Chronicle
📢 Published on 📅 11 December 2025 🕒 8:52 pm
Climate change is straining Alaska's Arctic. A new mining road may push the region past the brink - The Press Democrat
Climate change is straining Alaska's Arctic. A new mining road may push the region past the brink The Press Democrat
📢 Published on 📅 11 December 2025 🕒 2:40 pm
When permafrost thaw turns Arctic Alaska river red, toxicity levels rise, scientists find - Alaska Beacon
When permafrost thaw turns Arctic Alaska river red, toxicity levels rise, scientists find Alaska Beacon
📢 Published on 📅 29 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Northwest Alaska communities brace for more rain after wettest August ever - kotz.org
Northwest Alaska communities brace for more rain after wettest August ever kotz.org
📢 Published on 📅 11 September 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Rising river floods Allakaket, prompts disaster declaration for area - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
Rising river floods Allakaket, prompts disaster declaration for area Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
📢 Published on 📅 31 August 2025 🕒 7:00 am
A Day In The Park: Kobuk Valley National Park - National Parks Traveler
A Day In The Park: Kobuk Valley National Park National Parks Traveler
📢 Published on 📅 28 July 2025 🕒 7:00 am
The tundra is burning - Anchorage Daily News
The tundra is burning Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 22 July 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Slow growth seen in the Goldrun Complex - Alaska Wildland Fire Information
Slow growth seen in the Goldrun Complex Alaska Wildland Fire Information
📢 Published on 📅 18 July 2025 🕒 7:00 am
NOAA teams up with Alaskans to create a new tool to predict ice breakup - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (.gov)
NOAA teams up with Alaskans to create a new tool to predict ice breakup National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 17 July 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Protection efforts on Goldrun Complex aided by rain - Alaska Wildland Fire Information
Protection efforts on Goldrun Complex aided by rain Alaska Wildland Fire Information
📢 Published on 📅 15 July 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Warm, dry weather aids Goldrun Complex fire growth - Alaska Wildland Fire Information
Warm, dry weather aids Goldrun Complex fire growth Alaska Wildland Fire Information
📢 Published on 📅 13 July 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Efforts increase on complex of fires near Ambler - Alaska Wildland Fire Information
Efforts increase on complex of fires near Ambler Alaska Wildland Fire Information
📢 Published on 📅 10 July 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Northwest Alaska continues to see new fires - Alaska Wildland Fire Information
Northwest Alaska continues to see new fires Alaska Wildland Fire Information
📢 Published on 📅 9 July 2025 🕒 7:00 am
What the Caribou Remember - bioGraphic
What the Caribou Remember bioGraphic
📢 Published on 📅 17 April 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Kobuk 440, the season’s last major sled dog race, starts Thursday - kotz.org
Kobuk 440, the season’s last major sled dog race, starts Thursday kotz.org
📢 Published on 📅 2 April 2025 🕒 7:00 am
2025 Kobuk 440 to feature fresh snow, mix of mushing experience - Alaska's News Source
2025 Kobuk 440 to feature fresh snow, mix of mushing experience Alaska's News Source
📢 Published on 📅 2 April 2025 🕒 7:00 am
2025 Kobuk 440 to feature good trail, mix of mushers - Alaska's News Source
2025 Kobuk 440 to feature good trail, mix of mushers Alaska's News Source
📢 Published on 📅 2 April 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Alaskan Tribes and Activists Are Ready to Resist Ambler Road, Again - Sierra Club
Alaskan Tribes and Activists Are Ready to Resist Ambler Road, Again Sierra Club
📢 Published on 📅 25 March 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Using Sand Dunes On Earth To Study Sand Dunes On Mars - astrobiology.com
Using Sand Dunes On Earth To Study Sand Dunes On Mars astrobiology.com
📢 Published on 📅 12 March 2025 🕒 7:00 am
NASA-Funded Study Targets Alaska’s Frozen Dunes to Uncover Clues to Life on Mars and Titan - SynBioBeta
NASA-Funded Study Targets Alaska’s Frozen Dunes to Uncover Clues to Life on Mars and Titan SynBioBeta
📢 Published on 📅 11 March 2025 🕒 7:00 am
Migration memory: How caribou adapt to changing winter conditions - Alaska Native News
Migration memory: How caribou adapt to changing winter conditions Alaska Native News
📢 Published on 📅 6 February 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Kobuk Valley - National Park Service (.gov)
Kobuk Valley National Park Service (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 31 January 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Siikauraq Whiting Named Superintendent of Western Arctic National Parklands - National Park Service (.gov)
Siikauraq Whiting Named Superintendent of Western Arctic National Parklands National Park Service (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 17 January 2025 🕒 8:00 am
Kotzebue, AK | Things to Do, Recreation, & Travel Information - Travel Alaska
Kotzebue, AK | Things to Do, Recreation, & Travel Information Travel Alaska
📢 Published on 📅 3 December 2024 🕒 10:02 pm
Ruth Sandvik - National Park Service (.gov)
Ruth Sandvik National Park Service (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 30 October 2024 🕒 7:00 am
Alaska Native Heritage at Kobuk Valley National Park - National Park Service (.gov)
Alaska Native Heritage at Kobuk Valley National Park National Park Service (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 30 October 2024 🕒 7:00 am
Unconventional drug smuggling methods fail within Nome jail - KTVF Fairbanks
Unconventional drug smuggling methods fail within Nome jail KTVF Fairbanks
📢 Published on 📅 12 September 2024 🕒 7:00 am
Inmate at AMCC Found with Contraband - KNOM Radio Mission
Inmate at AMCC Found with Contraband KNOM Radio Mission
📢 Published on 📅 12 September 2024 🕒 7:00 am
Body of missing Kiana boater found in Kobuk River - Alaska's News Source
Body of missing Kiana boater found in Kobuk River Alaska's News Source
📢 Published on 📅 18 July 2024 🕒 7:00 am
It’s not Arrakis, but the Kobuk Sand Dunes do have worms - kotz.org
It’s not Arrakis, but the Kobuk Sand Dunes do have worms kotz.org
📢 Published on 📅 18 April 2024 🕒 7:00 am
With a decision on Ambler looming, the Kobuk River makes a list of endangered rivers - Alaska Public Media
With a decision on Ambler looming, the Kobuk River makes a list of endangered rivers Alaska Public Media
📢 Published on 📅 17 April 2024 🕒 7:00 am
Kobuk River Listed As One Of The Country's Most Endangered Rivers - National Parks Traveler
Kobuk River Listed As One Of The Country's Most Endangered Rivers National Parks Traveler
📢 Published on 📅 16 April 2024 🕒 7:00 am
Threat of Ambler Road Places Kobuk Wild & Scenic River on ‘Most Endangered’ List - National Parks Conservation Association
Threat of Ambler Road Places Kobuk Wild & Scenic River on ‘Most Endangered’ List National Parks Conservation Association
📢 Published on 📅 16 April 2024 🕒 7:00 am
At Kobuk 440, volunteers ‘make the race happen’ - Anchorage Daily News
At Kobuk 440, volunteers ‘make the race happen’ Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 16 April 2024 🕒 7:00 am
Proposed Ambler road project cited as threat to Kobuk River in Arctic Alaska - Alaska Beacon
Proposed Ambler road project cited as threat to Kobuk River in Arctic Alaska Alaska Beacon
📢 Published on 📅 16 April 2024 🕒 7:00 am
Jessie Holmes earns 2nd straight Kobuk 440 title after taking 3rd place in Iditarod - Alaska's News Source
Jessie Holmes earns 2nd straight Kobuk 440 title after taking 3rd place in Iditarod Alaska's News Source
📢 Published on 📅 8 April 2024 🕒 7:00 am
Jessie Holmes wins his third Kobuk 440 race: ‘This is my best racing season’ - Anchorage Daily News
Jessie Holmes wins his third Kobuk 440 race: ‘This is my best racing season’ Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 7 April 2024 🕒 7:00 am
Veteran and local mushers will compete in Kobuk 440 this year - Anchorage Daily News
Veteran and local mushers will compete in Kobuk 440 this year Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 2 April 2024 🕒 7:00 am
Kobuk 440, one of the last mushing races of the season, takes off April 4 - KYUK
Kobuk 440, one of the last mushing races of the season, takes off April 4 KYUK
📢 Published on 📅 29 March 2024 🕒 7:00 am
The rusting of northern Alaska streams - Geophysical Institute
The rusting of northern Alaska streams Geophysical Institute
📢 Published on 📅 8 February 2024 🕒 8:00 am
Kobuk Valley National Park is among America’s least visited. Here’s why it’s worth going. - USA Today
Kobuk Valley National Park is among America’s least visited. Here’s why it’s worth going. USA Today
📢 Published on 📅 13 January 2024 🕒 8:00 am
Rusting of Wild and Scenic Rivers in Alaska Arctic National Parks - National Park Service (.gov)
Rusting of Wild and Scenic Rivers in Alaska Arctic National Parks National Park Service (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 20 December 2023 🕒 8:00 am
Alaska Guide Creations Kobuk 42 Pack Review - Bowhunting.com
Alaska Guide Creations Kobuk 42 Pack Review Bowhunting.com
📢 Published on 📅 19 December 2023 🕒 8:00 am
Biden Administration Finds Ambler Road Proposal Threatens Alaska Native Tribes, Water, National Parks and Wildlife - National Parks Conservation Association
Biden Administration Finds Ambler Road Proposal Threatens Alaska Native Tribes, Water, National Parks and Wildlife National Parks Conservation Association
📢 Published on 📅 13 October 2023 🕒 7:00 am
Essay: The Proposed Ambler Mine And Road And Its Implications - National Parks Traveler
Essay: The Proposed Ambler Mine And Road And Its Implications National Parks Traveler
📢 Published on 📅 28 August 2023 🕒 7:00 am
The Proposed Ambler Mine and Road–Implications For The Kobuk River Ecosystem And People. - The Wildlife News
The Proposed Ambler Mine and Road–Implications For The Kobuk River Ecosystem And People. The Wildlife News
📢 Published on 📅 27 August 2023 🕒 7:00 am
Alaska Guide Creations Kobuk Backpack - Bowhunting.com
Alaska Guide Creations Kobuk Backpack Bowhunting.com
📢 Published on 📅 12 July 2023 🕒 7:00 am
Kenai Fjords Top 15 National Park in USA; Kobuk Valley and Gates of the Arctic Bottom - Alaska Native News
Kenai Fjords Top 15 National Park in USA; Kobuk Valley and Gates of the Arctic Bottom Alaska Native News
📢 Published on 📅 1 May 2023 🕒 7:00 am
‘Life Below Zero” Jessie Holmes wins Kobuk 440, toughest race above Arctic Circle - Must Read Alaska
‘Life Below Zero” Jessie Holmes wins Kobuk 440, toughest race above Arctic Circle Must Read Alaska
📢 Published on 📅 9 April 2023 🕒 7:00 am
Jessie Holmes wins Kobuk 440: ‘It made the Iditarod seem a little bit more like a vacation to me’ - Anchorage Daily News
Jessie Holmes wins Kobuk 440: ‘It made the Iditarod seem a little bit more like a vacation to me’ Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 9 April 2023 🕒 7:00 am
Young Kotzebue musher finishes Junior Iditarod with humanitarian award, building community along the way - Anchorage Daily News
Young Kotzebue musher finishes Junior Iditarod with humanitarian award, building community along the way Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 27 February 2023 🕒 8:00 am
Trilogy Metals Announces First Results of the 2022 Arctic Drill Program at the Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects - PR Newswire
Trilogy Metals Announces First Results of the 2022 Arctic Drill Program at the Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects PR Newswire
📢 Published on 📅 29 November 2022 🕒 8:00 am
Hugh Neff wins Kobuk 440 sled dog race by 2 minutes - Alaska Public Media
Hugh Neff wins Kobuk 440 sled dog race by 2 minutes Alaska Public Media
📢 Published on 📅 11 April 2022 🕒 7:00 am
Moose soup, beaver hats and a warm welcome: Ambler residents greet the Kobuk 440 mushers - Anchorage Daily News
Moose soup, beaver hats and a warm welcome: Ambler residents greet the Kobuk 440 mushers Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 11 April 2022 🕒 7:00 am
Hugh Neff wins Kobuk 440 sled dog race after a tight chase with Richie Diehl close to the finish - Anchorage Daily News
Hugh Neff wins Kobuk 440 sled dog race after a tight chase with Richie Diehl close to the finish Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 10 April 2022 🕒 7:00 am
2022 Kobuk 440 features mix of Northwest Arctic mushers and top Iditarod finishers - Alaska Public Media
2022 Kobuk 440 features mix of Northwest Arctic mushers and top Iditarod finishers Alaska Public Media
📢 Published on 📅 5 April 2022 🕒 7:00 am
Trilogy has begun to explore beyond UKMP - North of 60 Mining News
Trilogy has begun to explore beyond UKMP North of 60 Mining News
📢 Published on 📅 27 January 2022 🕒 8:00 am
Proposed Ambler project underscores promise and peril of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act - Alaska Public Media
Proposed Ambler project underscores promise and peril of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Alaska Public Media
📢 Published on 📅 14 December 2021 🕒 8:00 am
North to Alaska, Bobcat finds her first teaching job an adventure above the Arctic Circle - Texas State University
North to Alaska, Bobcat finds her first teaching job an adventure above the Arctic Circle Texas State University
📢 Published on 📅 14 December 2021 🕒 8:00 am
Stream Communities & Ecosystems Resource Brief for the Arctic Network - National Park Service (.gov)
Stream Communities & Ecosystems Resource Brief for the Arctic Network National Park Service (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 12 October 2021 🕒 7:00 am
Alaska’s Kobuk Valley—This Is the Sound of Silence - Outside Magazine
Alaska’s Kobuk Valley—This Is the Sound of Silence Outside Magazine
📢 Published on 📅 29 July 2021 🕒 7:00 am
Shallow Lakes Resource Brief for the Arctic Network - National Park Service (.gov)
Shallow Lakes Resource Brief for the Arctic Network National Park Service (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 21 June 2021 🕒 7:00 am
‘Send help now’: Two mushers describe the events that led to their rescue from the Kobuk 440 race trail - Anchorage Daily News
‘Send help now’: Two mushers describe the events that led to their rescue from the Kobuk 440 race trail Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 10 April 2021 🕒 7:00 am
Redington declared winner of harrowing Kobuk 440 - KTOO
Redington declared winner of harrowing Kobuk 440 KTOO
📢 Published on 📅 7 April 2021 🕒 7:00 am
Redington battles the elements to win Kobuk 440 in mushing season finale - Alaska's News Source
Redington battles the elements to win Kobuk 440 in mushing season finale Alaska's News Source
📢 Published on 📅 7 April 2021 🕒 7:00 am
Ryan Redington declared victor in ‘brutal’ Kobuk 440 as the only musher to complete the course - Anchorage Daily News
Ryan Redington declared victor in ‘brutal’ Kobuk 440 as the only musher to complete the course Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 7 April 2021 🕒 7:00 am
Kobuk 440 rerouted after snow and extreme winds pause race - Anchorage Daily News
Kobuk 440 rerouted after snow and extreme winds pause race Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 6 April 2021 🕒 7:00 am
‘A pretty tough race’: Musher Tony Browning is first to cross Kobuk 440 finish line - KTOO
‘A pretty tough race’: Musher Tony Browning is first to cross Kobuk 440 finish line KTOO
📢 Published on 📅 6 April 2021 🕒 7:00 am
Kobuk 440 will restart Monday morning after ground storms on the Kobuk River paused race Sunday - Alaska's News Source
Kobuk 440 will restart Monday morning after ground storms on the Kobuk River paused race Sunday Alaska's News Source
📢 Published on 📅 4 April 2021 🕒 7:00 am
A dozen mushers brave wind, snow and whiteout conditions as the Kobuk 440 kicks off - KTOO
A dozen mushers brave wind, snow and whiteout conditions as the Kobuk 440 kicks off KTOO
📢 Published on 📅 3 April 2021 🕒 7:00 am
Pair of Iñupiat villages partner on $2.1M Alaska solar project - Tribal Business News
Pair of Iñupiat villages partner on $2.1M Alaska solar project Tribal Business News
📢 Published on 📅 19 March 2021 🕒 7:00 am
An Unexpected Expanse of Sand in Alaska - NASA Science (.gov)
An Unexpected Expanse of Sand in Alaska NASA Science (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 1 December 2020 🕒 8:00 am
Sea of caribou, waves of insects - National Park Service (.gov)
Sea of caribou, waves of insects National Park Service (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 30 September 2020 🕒 7:00 am
Caribou Resource Brief for the Arctic Network - National Park Service (.gov)
Caribou Resource Brief for the Arctic Network National Park Service (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 27 July 2020 🕒 7:00 am
Long-distance champions of Alaska - Geophysical Institute
Long-distance champions of Alaska Geophysical Institute
📢 Published on 📅 1 July 2020 🕒 7:00 am
15,000-gallon heating oil spill reported in Kobuk River village of Shungnak - Alaska Public Media
15,000-gallon heating oil spill reported in Kobuk River village of Shungnak Alaska Public Media
📢 Published on 📅 23 June 2020 🕒 7:00 am
Fish Inventories of the Upper Kobuk and Koyukuk River Basins - National Park Service (.gov)
Fish Inventories of the Upper Kobuk and Koyukuk River Basins National Park Service (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 29 May 2020 🕒 7:00 am
South32 and Trilogy Metals to form Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects Joint Venture - PR Newswire
South32 and Trilogy Metals to form Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects Joint Venture PR Newswire
📢 Published on 📅 19 December 2019 🕒 8:00 am
Kobuk Valley National Park: Digging Into Mother Nature's Sandbox - National Parks Traveler
Kobuk Valley National Park: Digging Into Mother Nature's Sandbox National Parks Traveler
📢 Published on 📅 17 April 2019 🕒 7:00 am
Rookie Ryan Redington wins 2019 Kobuk 440 - Alaska Public Media
Rookie Ryan Redington wins 2019 Kobuk 440 Alaska Public Media
📢 Published on 📅 9 April 2019 🕒 7:00 am
Trilogy Metals Announces Increase in 2019 Exploration Budget at the Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects - PR Newswire
Trilogy Metals Announces Increase in 2019 Exploration Budget at the Upper Kobuk Mineral Projects PR Newswire
📢 Published on 📅 6 February 2019 🕒 8:00 am
Kobuk Valley from the Sky: First-Time Flier - National Park Service (.gov)
Kobuk Valley from the Sky: First-Time Flier National Park Service (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 22 August 2018 🕒 7:00 am
Interpretive Rangers Visit the Great Sand Dunes - National Park Service (.gov)
Interpretive Rangers Visit the Great Sand Dunes National Park Service (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 8 August 2018 🕒 7:00 am
Moments of truth: Life and change on the Kobuk River - Anchorage Daily News
Moments of truth: Life and change on the Kobuk River Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 28 April 2018 🕒 7:00 am
The Great Kobuk Sand Dunes of Alaska - Atlas Obscura
The Great Kobuk Sand Dunes of Alaska Atlas Obscura
📢 Published on 📅 15 January 2018 🕒 8:00 am
Little-known Nenana musher is surprising winner at Kobuk 440 - Anchorage Daily News
Little-known Nenana musher is surprising winner at Kobuk 440 Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 10 April 2017 🕒 7:00 am
Jessie Holmes wins 2017 Kobuk 440 - Alaska Public Media
Jessie Holmes wins 2017 Kobuk 440 Alaska Public Media
📢 Published on 📅 10 April 2017 🕒 7:00 am
Gone & forgotten - Craig Medred
Gone & forgotten Craig Medred
📢 Published on 📅 19 December 2016 🕒 8:00 am
Landing in the Backcountry - National Park Service (.gov)
Landing in the Backcountry National Park Service (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 26 July 2016 🕒 7:00 am
Sand Dunes in the Arctic - National Park Service (.gov)
Sand Dunes in the Arctic National Park Service (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 7 July 2016 🕒 7:00 am
Caribou Tracks on a Snowy Tundra - National Park Service (.gov)
Caribou Tracks on a Snowy Tundra National Park Service (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 7 July 2016 🕒 7:00 am
Welcome to the Tundra: Kobuk Valley, One of America’s Least-Visited National Parks - Smithsonian Magazine
Welcome to the Tundra: Kobuk Valley, One of America’s Least-Visited National Parks Smithsonian Magazine
📢 Published on 📅 20 April 2015 🕒 7:00 am
Thermokarst in Alaska's Arctic - National Park Service (.gov)
Thermokarst in Alaska's Arctic National Park Service (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 14 April 2015 🕒 7:00 am
Meet the Expert: Permafrost - National Park Service (.gov)
Meet the Expert: Permafrost National Park Service (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 14 April 2015 🕒 7:00 am
Getting Lost... in Translation - National Park Service (.gov)
Getting Lost... in Translation National Park Service (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 14 April 2015 🕒 7:00 am
Cim Smyth wins the Kobuk 440 - KTOO
Cim Smyth wins the Kobuk 440 KTOO
📢 Published on 📅 7 April 2015 🕒 7:00 am
Inmate dies after being restrained at Anchorage Correctional Complex - Anchorage Daily News
Inmate dies after being restrained at Anchorage Correctional Complex Anchorage Daily News
📢 Published on 📅 28 January 2015 🕒 8:00 am
Peeling back the layers at Onion Portage - National Park Service (.gov)
Peeling back the layers at Onion Portage National Park Service (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 12 September 2013 🕒 7:00 am
The Great Kobuk Sand Dunes: A Cloudy (and Warming) Crystal Ball for Mars - National Park Service (.gov)
The Great Kobuk Sand Dunes: A Cloudy (and Warming) Crystal Ball for Mars National Park Service (.gov)
📢 Published on 📅 5 August 2012 🕒 7:00 am
A Guide to Alaska's Kobuk Valley National Park - National Geographic
A Guide to Alaska's Kobuk Valley National Park National Geographic
📢 Published on 📅 5 November 2009 🕒 8:00 am
