Stebbins, Alaska — KNOM reporter Emily Russell traveled to Stebbins twice this year: the first time in February and the second time in July.
![Stebbins](https://www.knom.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_4982-2432px-608x912.jpg)
The landscape throughout Western Alaska varies widely from season to season. In Stebbins, sea ice extends out from the shoreline during the winter months, serving as a highway for snowmachiners and a staging area for ice fishers.
In the summertime, the tundra turns a bright green, speckled with salmonberries, blueberries, and other fruitful plants, and fish racks line the beach.
![Photo: Emily Russell/KNOM.](https://www.knom.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_4977-2432px-608x405.jpg)
![Stebbins](https://www.knom.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_6816-2432px-608x229.jpg)
![Stebbins Native Story](https://www.knom.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_4964-2432px-608x410.jpg)
![Stebbins in winter](https://www.knom.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_4960-2432px-608x405.jpg)
![Salmonberry in Stebbins](https://www.knom.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_6784-2432px-608x456.jpg)
![Photo: Emily Russell/KNOM.](https://www.knom.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_5749-2432px-608x405.jpg)
![Bernard Abouchuk in Stebbins](https://www.knom.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_5750-2432px-608x405.jpg)
![Stebbins](https://www.knom.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/IMG_6822-2432px-608x205.jpg)