Three skiers caught in avalanche; recovery operation underway in Alaska
Troopers identified the three missing skiers caught in the avalanche as David Linder, Charles Eppard and Jeremy Leif.
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Boreal forests face increased wildfire threat as tree densities shift
The extensive northern forests of Canada, Alaska and Siberia are ... while cover in colder, northern boreal forests increase, moving the entire forest system to one single state.
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When wildfires break out, this elite team of ‘smokejumpers’ parachute in
A dangerous race to fight remote fires begins each summer when Alaska's combustible backcountry ... team to a landing site near smoldering boreal forest. Jumpers can put on 100 pounds of gear ...
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Alaska Botanical Garden
Erin Kirkland Nestled in 110 acres of boreal forest, the Alaska Botanical Garden features 150 native plant species and more than 1,100 perennials. There is an herb garden, a wildflower trail ...
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The world’s biggest forest is in our own backyard and we need to protect it
The boreal forest attracts 325 bird species to its lands ... Once found ranging across the country from Alaska to Newfoundland and Labrador, their numbers have dropped significantly over the ...
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Welcome to the Pyrocene
The boreal forest has more sources of freshwater than any other biome, including the Amazon Rainforest. It is the lungs of the earth, able to store 208 billion tons of carbon, or 11 percent of the ...