Measuring the highest peaks in the Brooks Range of Alaska
www,alaskatrekker.com S. Geological Survey topographic maps give you a choice on the height of Mount Isto. Depending on what map scale you choose, the mountain in the Brooks Range is either higher or...
View ArticleAlaska Polar Bears Walking a Treadmill of Ice
www,alaskatrekker.com Alaska Polar Bears Walking a Treadmill of Ice By Ned Rozell Stronger winds and thinner ice are forcing Alaska polar bears to work harder to remain in Alaska, according to...
View ArticleHarmful Toxins Detected in Alaska Marine Mammals
www,alaskatrekker.com Harmful Toxins Detected in Alaska Marine Mammals From a NOAA Press Release: oxins from harmful algae are present in Alaskan marine food webs in high enough concentrations to be...
View ArticleYukon River breaking up smoothly this year
www,alaskatrekker.com Yukon River breaking up smoothly this year By Ned Rozell: IRCLE — As the pilot of a chartered Cessna 206 curved in for a landing above the Yukon River, his passengers squinted at...
View ArticleNOAA Fisheries finds harbor seals in Iliamna Lake not warranted for listing...
www,alaskatrekker.com NOAA Fisheries finds harbor seals in Iliamna Lake not warranted for listing under ESA November 16, 2016 NOAA Fisheries/Dave Withrow NOAA Fisheries concluded that the listing of...
View ArticleNOAA-trained team hopeful strategic cut freed an entangled humpback near...
www,alaskatrekker.com From a NOAA Press release: NOAA-trained team hopeful strategic cut freed an entangled humpback near Tracy Arm NOAA Fisheries marine mammal entanglement experts are hopeful that a...
View ArticleThe most valuable wild salmon fishery in the world could become a mine under...
www,alaskatrekker.com (CNN) This year, 56 million sockeye salmon swam hundreds of miles from the ocean toward the rivers and streams of the Bristol Bay watershed in southwest Alaska. Many that escaped...
View ArticleCalifornia Governor Brown Stops Off In Alaska To Talk Climate
www,alaskatrekker.com California Governor Brown Stops Off In Alaska To Talk Climate By Ned Rozell A few Alaska researchers recently accepted a surprise assignment of giving Jerry Brown a tour of the...
View ArticleAlaska Hit By Major Earthquake, Again
www,alaskatrekker.com Alaska Hit By Major Earthquake, Again By Ned Rozell What’s this? Another aftershock? That’s hundreds now, each more faint than the last. Sorry, I guess I’ve moved on. I should pay...
View ArticleScientists solve mystery of mass coho salmon deaths
www,alaskatrekker.com Scientists solve mystery of mass coho salmon deaths. The killer? A chemical from car tires When officials in Seattle spent millions of dollars restoring the creeks along Puget...
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