Photo of the Day - June 8

Punxsutawney Phil??? No, it’s just Salcha Sally. I was glad to get this photo of a woodchuck near Salcha. I have seen woodchucks near Quartz Lake road for the past five years and endured the heckling from my friends, suggesting maybe a hoary marmot, but definitely not a woodchuck. *I win.* The woodchuck, (groundhog, whistle pig) is much bigger than the parka squirrel that habitats this area, they are perhaps the size of a football or larger. Keep a watchful eye on your way to Fairbanks between Salcha and Eielson. See what the Department of Fish and Game has to say about these immigrants from the east.

Photo Courtesy Marlin Dunklebarger