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On the Trails: A hungry goshawk and some early spring observations
Every late afternoon, a bunch of mallards is in the habit of coming to snack on fallen birdseed…
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Alaska Science Forum: Marine scientist rows across the Atlantic
The first days were the hardest days, Noelle Helder said.
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I Went to the Woods: All you can eat pizza
There are times you’re confronted with the culmination of your career as an active human and you end…
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Alaska Science Forum: Why is Denali so tall?
Denali, North America’s highest peak at 20,310 feet above sea level, always seemed abnormally high to Peter Haeussler.…
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On the Trails: Witch’s brooms and gumboots
Local creatures have often been given the names of early explorers and naturalists that visited our northern shores…
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Alaska Science Forum: Wet overflow a winter hazard in Alaska
While following a snowmachine trail recently, my dog and I came to a low spot that looked like…
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I went to the woods: The reward of risk
One of the easiest things for athletes, coaches, former athletes, former coaches and parents to say is that…
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Alaska Science Forum: Alaska hot springs, far and wide
After a few hours of skiing through deep snow, Forest Wagner and I smelled a tuna sandwich. We…
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On the Trails: Early signs of spring
The ground is heavily blanketed with snow. The snow berms in my driveway (and, dangerously, at some street…
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Alaska Science Forum: The rusting of northern Alaska streams
During these late winter days, researchers who are studying the rusty discoloration of northern Alaska streams are prepping…
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On the Trails: Snow flies and other wintery things
January brought us two massive snowfalls, piling up about six feet deep, and pretty much shutting down the…
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Alaska Science Forum: Alaska still excellent at manufacturing cold
Moments after bashing some drywall with a hammer to expose my home’s water pipes to warmer air, I…
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On the Trails: Mallards eating rockweed (and how plants hear)
Mallards are omnivores, eating seeds, little invertebrates, an occasional tiny fish, and whatnot. Recent midwinter observations at North…
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Alaska Science Forum: The super moons of this Alaska winter
Has the moon seemed exceptionally noticeable this winter? There’s a reason: The full moon currently never sets for…
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Alaska Science Forum: The coyotes of San Francisco
A person is bound to notice changes if he bicycles the same pathways for 20 years. Such is…
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On the Trails: Fire-adapted trees
In areas subject to fairly frequent wildfires, especially surface fires, we find many plants that have evolved resistance…
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Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area improvement plan gets a final decision
New welcome center and outdoor amphitheater, more trails, no motorized boats in multiyear plan.
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On the Trails: Honey and nectar
Several kinds of bees can make honey, although domestic honeybees are the most famous and best-studied. They make…
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I Went to the Woods: Too tough to call
The Teklanika River grows and moves swiftly as it flows north. Eventually the Alaska Range relents and gives…