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Alaska Science Forum: Insects of Alaska forest humming along
Recent long-term studies revealed a three-quarters reduction of insects in parts of Germany and an 80 percent decline…
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I Went to the Woods: Survey says…
Our floatplane cleared the notch in the snowy ridge then turned slightly north as the mountain dropped below…
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On the Trails: Wood ducks, redstarts, yellowlegs and flowers
Mid-June, and a few days ago we saw a wood duck with two tiny chicks on Moose Lake.…
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Alaska Science Forum: Journey through a sub-Arctic summer night
“You guys are the result of thousands of years of selection,” Fran Kohl said. “You haven’t scratched the…
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Busting out the pink and pearls at the first Dolly Dash
Dolly Parton-inspired fun run raises funds for free books for kids.
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On the Trails: Spring to summer
Spring temperatures were cool this year, but the lengthening days gave birds the signals they needed to start…
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Alaska Science Forum: Did sea ice help populate the Americas?
Human footprints preserved in mud at White Sands National Park in New Mexico suggest that humans arrived there…
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On the Trails: Egg dumping behavior
Egg-dumping refers to the behavior of a female who puts her eggs in another animal’s nest, leaving all…
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Alaska Science Forum: The gardening potential of the Last Frontier
More than 100 years ago, a man traveled north on a mission most people thought was ridiculous —…
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On the Trails: Maple flowers and some spring observations
The sun came out! So it was a day for me and a friend to head to the…
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On the Trails: Orcas, ducks, warblers and others
I went on the Audubon cruise to Berners Bay in May, on a drizzly, breezy day. On the…
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On the Trails: Feeding the kids
A parental duty of feeding the offspring can be very expensive in terms of energy expenditure and sometimes…
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Alaska Science Forum: Mountain goats live and die on the edge
Kevin White has placed his hands on the long, white fur of more than 400 Alaska mountain goats…
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I Went to the Woods: To burn or not to burn
The go-carts and caramel apples from the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory also come to mind, but I can’t…
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On the Trails: Yellow-rumped warblers, white-fronted geese, and white-crowned sparrows
These are some natural history tidbits about three of the several species I’ve enjoyed seeing this spring.
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Alaska Science Forum: Searching for microplastics on Denali
Two college students will soon be stuffing snow from the slopes of Alaska’s highest mountain into Nalgene bottles.…
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On the Trails: April jaunts
A walk at Fish Creek was productive, as it usually is. The marine side of the point was…
