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 proposed ballot question would give voters a say on the future of a city airport project. -
We check in with some of Southcentral’s riders to hear what they love about hitting the trails and how to stay safe all winter long. We also hear from the head of the Iron Dog competition, an extreme snowmachine race. -
A federal grant that currently covers almost the entire cost of the program is going away. -
Discover what’s happening on their historic farm, how they’re using the outdoors as education for students off all ages and what the kids think of Field School. -
Mat-Su's annual property assessments help determine tax bills sent later in the year. -
The project includes 33 miles of deep resurfacing and culvert replacements between Anchorage and Palmer. -
The new rule closes a loophole that could allow some mobile home parks to open without a public hearing. -
The Palmer City Council is expected to approve the study early next year.
