A group of University of Alaska Fairbanks faculty, students and staff has been conducting Arctic fieldwork in Utqiagvik since mid-April to measure snowmelt, but the melt only started in mid-June. This is an exceptionally late melt year. The Snow Albedo Evolution in the Arctic team, or SALVO, has been working hard through the midnight sun, […]
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FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska – The U.S. Army Garrison Alaska Directorate of Public Works will begin work to improve the main installation gate on Gaffney Road on June 2. This project will better enable the Directorate of Emergency Services to provide security while managing vehicle traffic flow. The Main Gate and current Visitor Center will be […]
Four vessels expected to resume service in June and July (KETCHIKAN, Alaska) – The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) released an updated summer schedule to provide an appropriate level of service based on passenger demand, crew availability, and state and federal guidelines for responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The schedule is tentative and could change […]