August was a bit of a weather yo-yo in some parts of Alaska. Kotzebue, Nome and Bethel had warm weather in the month’s first week but cooler than average temperatures later in the month, according to the August summary from the Alaska Climate Research Center. Cold Bay, Juneau, and stations in the Interior set several […]
The University of Alaska Museum of the North will focus on fish during family programs in September. Families with children ages 5 and younger are invited to drop in at Early Explorers on Friday, Sept. 5, from 10 a.m. to noon. Create and discover with hands-on activities, and explore the galleries. Family Day: Fish is […]
NORTH SLOPE, Alaska — “Chick chick whirrr, chick whirrr.” Although it was a recorded birdsong that chattered through each of the poplar stands we entered, I still occasionally caught myself believing we were hearing the real thing — the call of the gray-headed chickadee, last heard in Alaska in 2018. Tom Glass, a postdoctoral researcher […]
Learn about sea otter activity and interactions with mariculture operations in a free statewide webinar hosted by the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service. Emily Reynolds, an Alaska Sea Grant state fellow with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, works on projects related to seaweed farming and mapping kelp. In the field, she monitors […]