ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº Pollen Count
Updated: Tuesday, July 7, 2026
Happy Tuesday, ËÄ»¢Ó°Ôº! While we are still enjoying some wonderfully low counts
for the trees, our local grasses are gaining some serious momentum. We are officially
seeing our very first moderate reading of the summer for grass pollen!
We also had a really great question that we wanted to answer today: "If both spruce
and grass have a count of '6,' why is spruce rated 'low' while grass is rated 'moderate'?"
The answer lies in how our bodies react to different types of pollen. Grass pollen
is a much more potent allergen than tree pollen. Because grass causes symptoms in
far more people, even at lower concentrations, its thresholds for the "moderate" category
are set much lower than for trees like spruce.
Spruce (Picea): 6 (Low)Birch (Betula): 1 (Low)
Mold* Spores: 712 (Low)
*Pollen counts are certified by the National Allergy Bureau; Mold counts are independently analyzed and provided for general informational and educational purposes only.Susan Harry’s Pollen Counts are provided by One Tree Alaska, with help from UAF Cooperative Extension.
KEY: Green is low; yellow is moderate; orange is high; red is very high.