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.
August 3
Ester Dome, Ester: Picked highbush cranberries (still tart) before the rain wrecks them. Also picked some ripe rosehips.
July 2
Gold Hill, Ester: People starting to harvest some of their wild strawberry spinach.
June 20
Mat-Su: Fireweed blooming just in time for solstice.
October 1
Ester Dome, Ester: Picked lots of highbush cranberry and some rosehips.
August 25
Farm Loop, Palmer: Picked very ripe watermelon berries and rosehips. Highbush cranberry are very nice this year. Still tart.
August 14
Ester Dome, Ester: Picked some ripe highbush cranberry, and good raspberries and rosehips.
July 27
Ester Dome, Ester: Picked red currants. Not that many, but nice. Rosehips starting to ripen.
July 16
Ester Dome, Ester: Red currants are red but tart still. Some raspberries are ready but sickly this year. Highbush cranberry berries are beginning to redden. Green rosehips.
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