Community conversations, clean energy and cautious optimism mark a week of highs (and a few lows) in Interior Alaska.

Along with the arrival of migrant songbirds, the pussy willows announce spring in Fairbanks ... As a vital part of the landscape, willows colonize and stabilize bare soil after flooding, fire ...

Rob Fairbanks, Surrey Hills national landscape director, said: "It's inspiring to see volunteers working not just to prevent harm, but also to preserve and enhance our wild places." These dead ...