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 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. -
The removal makes way for a handicapped-accessible crosswalk near the Alaska Veterans and Pioneer Home in Palmer. -
What makes the annual Mount Marathon Race in Seward, Alaska, so special? Join co-hosts Amy Bushatz and Adam Verrier as they chat with Mount Marathon race official Matias Saari, competitors Denali Foldager Strabel and Steve Mayer, and each other to learn more about the world's toughest 5K. -
Travelers faced few delays Wednesday as construction crews funneled all traffic into three lanes. -
The budget proposal includes voter-approved funding for road and school construction. -
The signs and alarms are available through a pair of borough safety programs. -
Drivers should expect significant backups and delays, officials said.