A new project in the Chugach and Tongass National Forests will make overnights in Alaska’s wilderness less intimidating for ...

Every year, the Huntington family spent about $7,000 on diesel to heat the cabin during bone-chilling winters, and a few ...

Using experimentation to understand the 10‐year snowshoe hare cycle in the boreal forest of North America. Journal of Animal Ecology, 87 (1), 87-100. doi: 10.1111/1365-2656.12720 ...

The planet’s oceans, forests, and soil are well-known carbon sinks. The Arctic Boreal Zone (ABZ ... ABZ that had become carbon sources: while Alaska accounted for 44% of the ‘new’ emissions ...

Airborne SAR data gathered by the NASA/JPL three-frequency, polarimetric, radar system in winter, spring, and summer over the Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest, near Fairbanks, AK, are compared to ...

Abstract: Mapping of forest types in the Tanana river flood-plain, interior Alaska, is performed using a maximum-a-posteriori ... as well as the forest seasonal state, which includes winter/frozen, ...

The majority of Alaska’s bird species are now at least moderately ... Should we plant the cedar in places it has never grown, to help it avoid extinction? Winter in the boreal forest. (Courtesy of ...

Forget about tropical beaches; Alaska winter adventures can be just as beautiful ... Head to this Alaska cabin, nestled in the boreal forest near Fairbanks. It's quiet, cozy, private, and right up ...

In Alaska, one area where land managers and ecologists are wrestling with those questions is the boreal forest, home to spruce and birch trees, wetlands and many species of animals. But the boreal ...

The Kenai Peninsula marks the edge of Alaska’s boreal forest. While its western coast ... logged on to a video call on a gloomy late-winter morning, the internet connection was slow, stalled ...

There are three main types of forest; tropical, temperate, and boreal. Let’s look at ... The largest forest in North America, located in Alaska is currently facing significant changes due to global ...

Boreal forests cover large parts of Russia, Canada, Alaska, and Scandinavia ... “Snow is really a critical part of winter in most northern ecosystems,” said Richardson. “Transitioning to low- or ...