Four property owners were victims of thefts last week, totaling about $30,000 in stolen equipment, vehicles, tools, and other items. Alaska Department of Public Safety Communications Director Austin McDaniel says … About $30,000 Stolen in Trapper Creek Thefts

A popular fishing spot at Sunshine Creek near Talkeetna will become a day-use and camping area beginning this summer. The Sunshine Creek Day Use Area and Campground was originally constructed … Sunshine Campground to Open Soon

Spruce bark beetles were detected in southcentral Alaska in 2016. Since then, the beetle has been moving through the forest at a fast clip, killing white spruce and letting light … Beetle-Killed Spruce Fuel Loads Shift

According to the Alaska Interagency Coordination Center, six of the seven major wildfires in the Upper Susitna Valley occurred in the last 18 years. These fires were at least 100 … Largest Wildfires Occurred in Last Two Decades

Though the Upper Susitna Valley saw close to normal precipitation for the winter, a lot of it fell as rain, according to International Arctic Research Center Alaska Climate Specialist Rick … Low Snowpack Increases Fire Danger This Spring

More than two million dollars in federal grant funding will help the Borough develop a compost program and upgrade three transfer facilities. Mat-Su Borough Solid Waste Division Manager Jeff Smith … Grant will fund improvements to Talkeetna, Willow transfer sites

For more than 20 years, rural fire departments in the Mat-Su Borough have been awarded funding through the Alaska State Division of Forestry Volunteer Fire Capacity Grant Program. This year, … Fire Equipment Grant Accepted

A decision on an ordinance that would have increased the required number of members on each road service area board was delayed again.  The road service area boards, or RSAs, … RSA Board Decision Delayed Again

According to the State of Alaska’s Department of Transportation and Public Facilities website, Upper Valley residents and visitors should expect construction along the Parks Highway this summer. Alaska DOT has … Culvert and Bridge Construction on Track for This Summer