Amy Bushatz
Host Outdoor ExplorerAmy Bushatz is an experienced journalist based in Palmer, Alaska. Originally from Santa Cruz, California, she and her family moved to Palmer sight-unseen from Fort Campbell, Kentucky, to pursue a consistent, outdoor-focused lifestyle after her husband left active duty Army service.
Since moving to Palmer, Amy has built a lifestyle and expertise around spending time outdoors as she connects with outdoor-minded Alaskans while writing and podcasting about local news and outdoor issues. An ultrarunner and ridge running enthusiast, Amy can often be found exploring public lands around the Valley, road running on local bike paths, snowboarding at Skeetawk, cross-country skiing in Hatcher Pass, ice skating (poorly) on Mat-Su lakes, paddleboarding or kayaking with her family, and camping out of her ugly van.
You can hear Humans Outside, her podcast about building an outdoor-centric lifestyle wherever you get your podcasts or read her local news reporting on the new nonprofit news website Mat-Su Sentinel at MatSuSentinel.com.
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The expansion, which is likely years away, is required under old FAA grants used to purchase the property. -
The change is designed to keep newcomers out of the city’s most powerful seat. -
Crews still need to smooth bumps where the bridge spans meet the highway. -
Revetment repairs were expected to begin Tuesday. -
A restraining order issued Wednesday temporarily blocks the closure of the nationwide program. -
The proposed 7-cent-per-gallon tax would apply to all gasoline and diesel sold at pumps throughout the borough. -
The Job Corps Center in Palmer hosts 160 students from across the state and has 111 local employees. -
The holiday, proposed in a local ballot measure, would recognize a private family-friendly festival hosted by Houston Grass Station Campground. -
Carrington will stay in office until the city's regular election in October. -
Election Day in the vote on whether to remove Mayor Steve Carrington is scheduled for May 20.
