Roseanne Joe worries about her kids and grandkids, who have lived through a pandemic, the closure of salmon fisheries and now evacuations due to tundra fires. 'I'm a grandma now and I've never, never seen something like this,' she said.
On Thursday, Elder Sabastian Cowboy was among those going home to St. Mary’s, the Yukon River community of about 600 people. He had one thing he was most excited to return to.Sabastian Cowboy waits for his name to be called so he can return home to St. Mary’s, where he’ll chop wood for the winter and work on other house projects.
It’s not just elders and scientists who are noticing changes. Teenager Carmen Tinker said she’s noticed things too. Some residents say the north winds that pushed the fire toward their community were strange for the village, which is often cooled by a coastal western breeze. Maureen Andrews, who stayed at a Bethel shelter with three kids the past week, said a warmer climate means the vegetation around St. Mary’s is changing too. An aerialview of the East Fork Fire from the cockpit on June 16, 2022. Aside from the health effects of smoke, some residents are concerned about food security.
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