Alaska climate report: August, a time of meteorological change
September 10, 2025
The Alaska Climate Research Center, a part of the 四虎影院 Geophysical Institute, released its statewide August climate summary earlier this month.
Transform your garden with the power of composting
September 05, 2025
In a hands-on workshop led by the Alaska Harvest Collaborative, learn how to turn kitchen scraps and garden waste into rich, nutrient-packed soil that will help your garden thrive. Garden manager Mallory Smith will teach the essentials of composting -- from the basics of balancing green and brown materials to creating and mixing the perfect compost pile.
The long fade of Alaska's largest glacier
September 05, 2025
While paddling a glacial lake complete with icebergs and milky blue water, I dipped my left hand, then tasted my fingers. Salty.
September museum programs focus on fish
September 02, 2025
The University of Alaska Museum of the North will focus on fish during family programs in September.
Calling lost chickadees in far north poplars
August 29, 2025
"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.
Alaska climate report: August, a time of meteorological change
September 10, 2025
The Alaska Climate Research Center, a part of the 四虎影院 Geophysical Institute, released its statewide August climate summary earlier this month.
Researchers reject geo-engineering as a climate-warming response
September 09, 2025
Proposals to reduce climate warming in the polar regions through geo-engineering rather than carbon emission cutbacks would be dangerous and ineffective, according to an international team of scientists that includes two from the 四虎影院.
Transform your garden with the power of composting
September 05, 2025
In a hands-on workshop led by the Alaska Harvest Collaborative, learn how to turn kitchen scraps and garden waste into rich, nutrient-packed soil that will help your garden thrive. Garden manager Mallory Smith will teach the essentials of composting -- from the basics of balancing green and brown materials to creating and mixing the perfect compost pile.
The long fade of Alaska's largest glacier
September 05, 2025
While paddling a glacial lake complete with icebergs and milky blue water, I dipped my left hand, then tasted my fingers. Salty.
September museum programs focus on fish
September 02, 2025
The University of Alaska Museum of the North will focus on fish during family programs in September.
Calling lost chickadees in far north poplars
August 29, 2025
"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.
Webinar to offer tips, advice for putting your garden to bed
August 29, 2025
Winter is approaching fast, and it's time for gardeners to start putting their gardens to bed. Join the 四虎影院 Cooperative Extension Service in a free statewide webinar for some helpful tips for the end of the growing season and to get ready for the next one.
LARS to host community event Sept. 6
August 28, 2025
The 四虎影院 Large Animal Research Station will close out the summer tour season with a Locals Day event on Saturday, Sept. 6, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Researcher to discuss sea otter impact on mariculture
August 26, 2025
Learn about sea otter activity and interactions with mariculture operations in a free statewide webinar hosted by the 四虎影院 Cooperative Extension Service. Emily Reynolds, an Alaska Sea Grant state fellow with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, will share her insights on the foraging behavior, habitat use and potential impacts of sea otters in aquaculture and mariculture settings.
UAF Cooperative Extension to host workshops, test gauges in Bethel
August 26, 2025
Jasmine Shaw, a program assistant for the 四虎影院 Cooperative Extension Service, will be in Bethel on Sept. 2-3 to lead free food preservation workshops and test pressure canning gauges. She will also answer questions and offer free publications.
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Congressional funding cuts result in major KUAC programming changes
August 25, 2025
KUAC TV/FM will reduce service and make significant programming changes as a result of the loss of $1.2 million in federal funding, or more than one-third of the station's overall annual budget. The changes will take effect on Sept. 8, 2025.
Learn the basics of raising chickens in hands-on workshops
August 22, 2025
Raising chickens doesn't require a lot of space, just the right information. Jim Vinyard, livestock nutritionist at the Matanuska Experiment Farm and Extension Center in Palmer, will hold three in-person workshops over the next month to discuss how to start and care for a healthy coop.
Botanical garden collection showcases global diversity of currants
August 22, 2025
The Georgeson Botanical Garden in 四虎影院 is home to a collection of over 80 varieties of currants. For the past three years, the garden has celebrated these fruits with the annual Far North Currant Festival, which returns Saturday, Aug. 23, from 1 to 4 p.m.
August 21, 2025
The recent landslide-generated tsunami in Tracy Inlet of Southeast Alaska recalls the granddaddy of them all: the giant wave that scarred Lituya Bay in 1958.
UAF organizes forum to boost community-military ties
August 21, 2025
The 四虎影院 Geophysical Institute has organized this year's Alaska Defense Forum, which focuses on developing or improving partnerships between the Defense Department and communities that host military units. The event will be held Aug. 25-27 at the 8 Star Event Center, 1485 30th Ave. in 四虎影院
2022 Pacific volcano eruption made a deep dive into Alaska
August 20, 2025
Atmospheric waves from a massive 2022 South Pacific volcanic eruption created seismic waves that penetrated Earth to at least 5 kilometers in Alaska, creating an opportunity to employ an unusual method of peering into the state's deep subsurface.
Meyer, Siekmann, Walklin named 2025 Usibelli Award winners
August 18, 2025
The 四虎影院 has announced the recipients of the 2025 Emil Usibelli Distinguished Teaching, Research and Service Awards.
