Photo: Jessie Young-Robertson demonstrates how a device measures tree water content. The UAF ecologist is using the data to help the best times of year to harvest firewood. UAF photo by JR Ancheta While studying how trees take up snowmelt and rainwater, Jessie Young-Robertson noticed dramatic seasonal variations in the water content in the trees, […]
The Fort Wainwright School Services Officer, in conjunction with the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation office and supported by Operation Homefront, will be hosting a back-to-school fair August 8, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Military families and garrison employees with school-aged children will find on and off-post educational resources and have access to public, private and homeschool […]
A resolution to develop a climate action plan in the Fairbanks North Star Borough will be introduced to the borough assembly on July 25 by members Marna Sanford and Leah Berman Williams. A similar plan was approved by the Anchorage City Council in May. The resolution asks the Borough to assemble a task force […]
15 Recruits head to Fairbanks, Soldotna and the Valley to Begin Field Training (ANCHORAGE, Alaska) – This week Trooper Recruits began their approximately 13-week Field Training Evaluation Program (FTEP). Six Alaska State Trooper Recruits were posted in Fairbanks, three went to Soldotna and six are honing their skills in the Mat-Su Valley. The sole […]