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 declaration asks the state for public and individual financial assistance to support recovery efforts. -
Portions of the upcoming season were filmed in Mat-Su over the summer. -
Bus 33 was headed to Machetanz Elementary School on Tuesday morning when it tipped over due to icy road conditions. -
Soupy black trash water, once trucked south and dumped into Cook Inlet, is now treated and vaporized above the landfill. -
The measure follows a September Assembly vote to update the borough's annual guide with a memorial statement honoring conservative activist Charlie Kirk. -
The preliminary tally does not include thousands of absentee votes, which will be counted Friday. -
Mat-Su School District removes Indigenous land acknowledgment signs, halts land statements at eventsThe decision to remove the land acknowledgment signs and halt traditional land acknowledgment statements was not subject to public comment. -
There are no homeless shelters in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Warming stations operate on a case-by-case basis, depending on the weather forecast. -
The Palmer Public Library closed in early 2023 after a partial roof collapse caused major damage to the structure and portions of its collection. -
The meeting devolved into arguments and crosstalk over an alleged conflict of interest involving two City Council members.
