Cold water the color of iced tea wets the boots of Chris Arp as he yanks a power auger from the hole he just drilled in this quiet lake, a few miles from his office at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. A whiff of sulfur, a sign there’s not much oxygen in this pond born […]
POKER CREEK -On this south-facing hillside bathed in spring sunshine, trees are swelling like hot dogs.
As I skied on a frozen river, a hairy creature trotted toward me. When the wolverine spotted me, it popped up in the air like an antelope, landed like a cat, and bounced away into the high country of the Wrangell Mountains.
Strengthening the U.S. Coast Guard’s ability to respond to a changing Arctic, U.S. Senator Mark Begich introduced legislation last Thursday to strengthen icebreaking capabilities, increase vessel tracking capacity and enhance oil spill response and recovery.